On Thursday the 17th of November, all the senior students had the opportunity to participate in the “Careers Evening” event, organised by the Career’s Councillor, Mrs Maguire. I was excited when we received the form on which we had to tick the careers we would be interested in learning more about! I thought very deeply about which careers I wanted to learn more about, as at the moment I am not quite sure what I would like to pursue in the future. I am trying to keep my eyes and mind open to all possible careers during Transition Year. Thursdays are generally busy days for me! I have ECDL (European Computer Driving Licence) after school and then I help out at Greystones Library as part of my Gaisce Community Service. Today I had to cancel the library as we were going to have the Careers Evening! When I entered the Junior School Hall at 7.30pm, I was amazed to see several tables set up everywhere around the hall. Signs were hung above tables to show which careers this person would be talking about. I immediately sat at the Public Relations table with Carla and Anna. I actually knew very little about Public Relations prior to this event. I am glad that I now know and understand a great deal more about Public Relations than before, and it also seems an exciting and appealing career. The tables were full very quickly, so you had to run to get a place! Next I went to a lady who was talking to is about Business Studies. This is a very broad and interesting career, and the talk helped me grasp the concept of Business and the type of careers it is better. The following talk I attended was Human Resource Manager. I found this career particularly appealing as it seems to tick many of the boxes of what I like and what I am good at! The fact that females tend to go towards the careers of Human Resource Manager more than men, fascinated me. Quickly I claimed a seat at the table for Journalism, TV/Film and Drama. I could really relate to the speaker, and her career interested me very much. It seems quite an exciting yet difficult job! However I do enjoy writing extremely much, and the idea of doing it as a big part of my career seems very nice. Lastly I went to the Marketing table. Since I did Business for the Junior Cert I have a fair idea of what marketing is and what the career entails. Nonetheless it was useful to talk to a person who is involved in marketing themselves, to get an insight into the career. This Careers Evening has really inspired me and opened my mind to many possible options for future careers. I was very happy with the talks I went to, and thought the speakers were especially kind and answered all my questions fully!
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