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Upcoming Events including updates to events listing:

Mon Feb 6th   Engineers Ireland - Engineering Your Career! 7pm, ENG-G017 Lecture Theatre 02
Find out about the benefits of Engineers Ireland Membership and how the organisation can support you in your job search.
Mon Feb 6th   CV workshop    6-7.30pm    Careers Seminar Room
Tues Feb 7th  Personal Statement Workshop 1pm     AC215 **UPDATE**
Most postgraduate courses require a personal statement as part of the application process. Attend this workshop to get tips on how to write one.
Tues Feb 7th  Interview Workshop 6pm - 7.30pm    Career Seminar Room
Attend this workshop to get hints and tips on how to prepare for and perform at interviews.
Tues Feb 7th  Careers with English 6pm Siobhan McKenna Theatre **UPDATE**
Find out about career and postgraduate options with your degree
Wed Feb 8th   Making the Most of your Internship 11am Careers Seminar Room **NEW**
Wed Feb 8th   Internship & Work Experience Fair 12.30 - 3pm Orbsen Building
Thur Feb 9th   Business Students ! Kick Start your Career - take action - feel motivated. 1pm, Career Seminar Room
A workshop to sharpen your career focus, discover your passions, your decision making style and find the work you were born to do! Book your place on Careers Connect.
Mon Feb 13th CV workshop 6-7.30pm Careers Seminar Room Book your place on Careers Connect
Mon Feb 13th Careers in Medical Devices Industry 6pm - 7.30pm Siobhan McKenna Theatre
Find out about the variety of career opportunities in this industry and meet with past graduates working in the sector
Wed Feb 15th Science Students ! Kick Start your Career - take action - feel motivated. 1pm - 2pm Career Seminar Room
A workshop to sharpen your career focus, discover your passions, your decision making style and find the work you were born to do! Book your place on Careers Connect.

Your Degree in Geography - What Next? **POSTPONED**
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YouthWork is an awareness-raising campaign to build contacts between young people and small businesses (SMEs). Site includes videos (see right of page) promoting how employers and young people can benefit from working together.

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Focus Ireland CSV Programme.
It is particularly suited to graduates of Social Science courses interested in social & community work.
The programme runs from September to August each year. Closing date: 5th February 2012.
http://www.focusireland.ie/index.php/work-with-us/graduate-programmes

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Online study skills module for students
NUI Galway has licensed a set of online support materials ("skills4study") aimed at developing first year students' key academic skills. This material is standalone and requires no book purchase. There are a number of diagnostic tests, activities and quizzes built into the site.
Access through 'self-enrol' module on Blackboard called the 'Learning Centre' .

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An Inside Look at Law Firms and An Inside Look at Investment Banking (2012 editions) are now ready for free download at http://www.insidebuzz.co.uk/download-free-career-guides.html
Other features to the website include
-    New jobs page in partnership with The Guardian
-    50+ new insider company profiles
-    Over 5,000 new employee quotes
-    Dozens of new Buzz Board articles

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Budget 2012:
Some changes to the grant system for higher education as follows:
"Amend grants system for post-graduate studies by paying fees only (no maintenance grant) for special rate students, and providing a €2,000 fee contribution grant to a further 4,000 students. Measures apply to new entrants only, from 2012. Existing grant-holders will be unaffected.
3% reduction in rate of student maintenance grant from 2012."
Citizens information have a page outlining fees and grants entitlements.

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Washington Ireland Program applications are now open:

Each year WIP brings together a group of outstanding young people, who commit to a 6 month programme of service and leadership development. The programme seeks out promising individuals who show potential to be future social, business and political leaders of Ireland and Northern Ireland.
Central to the programme is an 8 week professional internship in Washington DC, the centre of American democracy and political power.
We are looking for a wide range of individuals who we believe have the potential to make a difference and help to create a more positive, prosperous Ireland. We want individuals who will make great ambassadors for Ireland and Northern Ireland, and who show potential and promise to make a difference both now and in the future. There are 30 places on the programme.

Each participant is valued for their unique perspective and potential, and while there is no ideal applicant, we look for a range of characteristics and competencies as follows:

Demonstrated a commitment to leadership. Participants may have held leadership roles in school, in sport, and in their communities.
Commitment to service. Individuals who have been actively engaged in giving back to their home communities, to their countries, and to the world.
Experience of working collaboratively in a team. Willingness to face challenges and work through them with perseverance and commitment.
Respect for diversity and an understanding of the benefits of inclusive experiences.
Passionate about the future and its possibilities. Participants are expected to have proven dedication to a cause/endeavor/area that excites them.
Dedication to personal and professional excellence. We are looking for people who will bring a responsible attitude to the programme, and couple it with a good sense of humour which will help carry the team through challenges.
Goal and results driven. We looking for individuals who have demonstrated achievement in either their personal or professional life, and who work hard to make positive results happen.
Interested in cross-border dialogue. We are looking for individuals who have an interest broadening their understanding and perspective of political and socialissues in Ireland and Northern Ireland.

Applications Close February 7, 2012

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English Language Assistant (ELA) Scheme

Austria
France
Germany
Italy
Spain

Now open. Closing date for applications March 2012.
See website for details and application forms.
http://www.education.ie/home/home.jsp?pcategory="10900&ecategory="32241&language=EN"

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Postgraduate study at NUI Galway:
www.pac.ie/nuigalway is now open to accept applications for entry 2012.
Information on closing dates and offer rounds online at: http://www.nuigalway.ie/postgrad/closingdates/

For a full listing of courses on offer see www.nuigalway.ie/courses

NUI Galway 2012 Postgraduate Open Day, Wed 1 February 2012, 12-4pm, Bailey Allen Hall, NUI Galway
www.nuigalway.ie/postgrad/exhibitions

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The gradireland National Student Challenge

Want to challenge yourself? Want to know if you are the brightest in your class? The brightest in your college? The brightest student in Ireland? Well now is your chance. Not only will you be in with the opportunity of winning up to €1,000, you could also be crowned Ireland’s brightest student, not a bad addition to your CV!

The gradireland National Student Challenge gives you the chance to see how you compare to students from across Ireland’s top Universities. It is free to enter, it is all online and will only take 40 minutes of your time!

So what are you waiting for? If you want to be in with a chance of winning the top prize of €1000 or one of the many other prizes head back to the home page, get yourself registered and have a go today!

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Eurograduate online magazine
Articles on looking for work in Europe, finance, travel, engineering, and postgrads.
Read online free.

Also website http://www.eurograduate.com/

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http://www.moving2vancouver.ca/

Set up by an Irish immigrant, the website now acts as a one-stop-shop for all Irish immigrants coming to Vancouver.

The website is a comprehensive, on-line resource that provides useful and practical information to anyone planning on moving to Vancouver or who is already living in the city. Our mission is to help newcomers settle in and become successful in a new city by providing them with asupport network.

In April 2011 we set-up a Facebook page and since then, we have amassed members from over 52 different countries. The first phase of our project was focused on helping people plan their move to Vancouver and get settled here.

As the website progresses, we will focus more of our attention on helping newcomers overcome a crucial obstacle – finding employment. We're quickly building a strong support network by working with the various Irish organizations in anticipation of a new wave of new Irish immigrants in 2012!

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European Online Job Days (EOJD) 2011 - 9th November

If you’re looking for opportunities and advice on working abroad in Europe, then the European Online Job Days (EOJD) 2011 is for you. Employers and EURES Advisers (job mobility experts) from a number of European countries will be available online.

You can find out more about EOJD here: http://eojd.eu/

The OEJD event takes place on the 9th of November and helps to promote jobs through a variety of online interactions. These include:

• Online job seeking interaction
• Live chats and Q&A sessions with online job-experts
• Live chats and Q&A sessions with employers
• Hot jobs, further information and contacts of employers
• Information, advice and further resources on living and working abroad
• Live-streaming of sessions from the Manchester Job Day

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The Graduate Barometer 2012 is a large-scale, independent piece of research into students’ views on graduate careers and recruitment. Almost 5,000 students from across the Ireland took part in our 2011 edition. Your views provide valuable insight and also help decide who makes the Ireland’s top 100 graduate employers. Join in and enter our prize draw with two prizes of €1,000 and five of €500 up for grabs!
The survey takes just 15 minutes to complete. To take part, please go to:
http://www.trendence-gradbarometer.ie/
Thank you for your participation and best of luck in the prize draw!

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Student work placement: Institute of Physics funded scheme

From 2012, the IOP is offering penultimate year undergraduate student members of the IOP the opportunity to gain work experience through our Work Placements Scheme. The scheme enables up to 40 students the opportunity to find work placements which will then be fully funded by the IOP.
Successful applicants will receive £2000 for the duration of the placement for a maximum of 8 weeks (£250 per week).

Eligibility
-Penultimate year undergraduate physics students, including mature students, studying at a higher education institution in the UK or Ireland are eligible to apply
-Students must carry out their placements during the summer vacation before starting their final year
-Students must be studying on an accredited or recognised physics degree course
Applicants must read and adhere to the terms and conditions relating to the Summer Work Placements Scheme.

What should I do?
You will need to find your own placement, and receive confirmation of this offer from your potential employer. You will then need to express your interest by submitting your CV and confirmation of your pending placement to summerplacementsiop.org.
Applications should be submitted to summerplacementsiop.org by Monday 12 March 2012. If you are successful, you will receive confirmation of your placement by Monday 26 March 2012.
For more information see http://www.iop.org/careers/university/placements/students/page_51569.html

Employers who would be interested in getting involved in this scheme, please see
http://www.iop.org/careers/opportunities/scheme/page_51610.html

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Guardian Careers Q&A series

http://careers.guardian.co.uk/live-q-a

A series of question and answers sessions between members of the public interested in a particular career, and experts working in the sector. See the above page for upcoming sessions and transcripts of recent ones.

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Ireland's 100 leading graduate employers

Be in with a chance to win €4,500 and have your say on the graduate jobs market, Irish employers, who you'd like to work for, and other topics relevant to you. Please take our survey, it will take as long as you want (you don't have to answer all the questions) and you could win a handy chunk of change!
Take the survey now!

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ITs Happening Here (developed by Enterprise Ireland and Innovation Ireland)

1000′s of Jobs in 600+ Irish software companies
Did you know that the Irish-owned software sector is still growing fast, almost 10% in the last year. To keep up this growth, more than 600 companies in this sector need the best people the world has to offer. Could IT be you?!
Search jobs, see company profiles and sign up for their newsletter or rss feed.

http://www.itshappeninghere.ie/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zHNJpb3o7wwatch the video here.

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London Irish Graduate Network (LIGN)

LIGN was established in September 2010 to help young Irish graduates and students emigrating to London to enhance their employment prospects and establish a social and networking platform.

Recent events have included a graduate focused event, whereby we got a number of our members who are employed in highly reputable companies to speak to members about their interview experiences, and their day to day roles. We have also held information sessions, debates and guest speaker events, where guests have ranged from Irish financiers, to European Professors and Irish Dignitaries. All our formal events end with a social setting to facilitate networking. We will be running a number of similar events from October 2011 onwards and feel they will be very beneficial to all our members.

Our current aim is to increase our membership base, as we feel that the benefits of being involved in this society increase exponentially as the membership base increases. We are looking for a broad range of business-focused members, who are aspiring business leaders in their respective fields. We are also open to hearing from other non-business related candidates who could potentially add unique benefits to the society, and our members.

http://www.londonirishgraduatenetwork.com/join-lign.html

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New job portal for students and recent graduates
LinkedIn have launched a job portal for students and recent graduates, with quick access to entry-level jobs and internships. http://www.linkedin.com/studentjobs

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Graduate Prospects launches first national (UK) postgraduate funding database
Graduate Prospects has partnered with The Grants Register to launch the first national postgraduate funding database, making it easier for students to access course and funding information. The Prospects Postgraduate Funding Database will offer 1,200 opportunities from universities, charities, foundations, societies and trusts, improving accessibility to 270 UK funding providers. It is the most comprehensive guide to postgraduate funding available, with the inclusion of The Grants Register. Find out more http://www.prospects.ac.uk/funding_my_further_study.htm

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Supporting Student Wellbeing.

A new online mental health and wellbeing resource for third level students in Ireland. All information is up to date and selected by health promotion experts - factsheets, podcasts, interactive self-help programmes - coming soon: online counselling for NUI Galway students.

Topics include: relationships, dealing with stress, anxiety, addiction, adjusting to college life and more..

mymindmatters.ie

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EuroBrussels Junior Newsletter Subscription

The Junior Newsletter - the only EuroBrussels Newsletter with all EU affairs jobs and internships for graduates and young potentials: Subscribe to the weekly EuroBrussels Junior Newsletter.
http://www.eurobrussels.com/newsletter_junior.php

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The truth about HR - get the inside track on careers in Human Resources

Download the free 26 page pdf guide: http://www.cipd.co.uk/hr-careers/free-HR-guide.htm and discover:

• Why HR is at the heart of business success • The variety of HR roles • Fascinating career journeys • The skills and qualities for success • Details of starting salaries and earning potential.

A new website - cipd.co.uk/thinkHR
• Video interviews with real people working in HR in different roles and at different stages of their careers.
• Day in the life case studies stories.
• Insights into the many roles that HR has to offer.
• Useful tips for CV, application form and interview success.
• Links to the latest HR jobs.

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DIGITAL MAGAZINES FROM INSIDE CAREERS

This year students can access these guides and more as Digital Magazines.
These magazines are produced in partnership with the leading professional bodies and are packed with expert advice, motivating articles and inspirational case studies from recent graduates and leading professionals.

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Do employers value Masters degrees?

Guardian article - Master's degrees - do employers value them
http://careers.guardian.co.uk/master-s-degrees-do-employers-value-them

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Guidelines for Employers and International Students

This information leaflet will be of interest to non-EEA graduates of Irish Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) who may be exploring the possibility of staying on in Ireland to work for some time after their studies. http://www.icosirl.ie/eng/publications/leaflets/employment_of_international_graduates_in_ireland

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New requirements for teachers training abroad from 2011

The Teaching Council is the designated authority for the recognition of teaching qualifications under Council Directive 2005/36/EC1 in Ireland. To ensure compliance with The Teaching Council’s recently published Registration Regulations2 and the Directive, the Council wishes to advise of revised procedures for the assessment of teaching qualifications coming within the terms of the Directive.
Persons wishing to apply for registration under the terms of the Directive must be fully recognised/registered as teachers in another EEA Member State3 and provide certification thereof when applying for registration with the Teaching Council of Ireland. In practice, this means that persons commencing a teacher education qualification in another EEA Member State from 01/01/2011 onwards must also complete any required period of postqualification professional practice (e.g. N.Q.T. or Induction year) and be fully recognised/registered under the terms of the Directive 2005/36/EC by the designated authority of that Member State prior to seeking registration with The Teaching Council in Ireland.
This update does not change existing arrangements for those persons who have commenced a teaching qualification outside of Ireland prior to 31/12/2010.
1 European Directive 2005/36/EC aids mobility by obliging Member States to consider the qualifications acquired elsewhere in the Community to allow access to a regulated profession in their territory. The Directive is available on the website of the European Commission at http://ec.europa.eu/
2 The [Registration] Regulations 2009 are available on the website of the Teaching Council at http://www.teachingcouncil.ie/
3 Please check with the designated authority of the EEA Member State in which the teacher education qualification is being provided with regard to the requirements for registration that meets the terms of Council Directive 2005/36/EC. The designated authority is usually the General Teaching Council or Ministry for Education in that Member State.

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Career Development Centre
National University of Ireland, Galway, University Road, Galway, Ireland.
Phone: +353 (0)91 493589, Fax: +353 (0)91 494570
This page was last updated Monday, February 06, 2012

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