I haven't decided what is the right career for me

Information Resources

The organisations listed below are partners in Caeers4Graduates and their web sites all provide further useful information:

• Dublin Institute of Technology
• Trinity College Dublin
• University of Limerick
• University of Ulster

• Grad Ireland is a web site for Irish graduates
• Prospects is a comprehensive careers web site for graduates

The information sources listed below are not intended to be comprehensive and, with the exception of Prospects Graduate Services, are not endorsed in any way.

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Web Sites

Career Planning

Windmills Careers Management Programme
Structured Career Planning Programme

Self Assessment questionnaires

Interest questionnaire
try this quiz to identify types of work that will suit you

Entrepreneurship questionnaire
this quiz allows you to compare yourself with successful self-made business people on some key traits and characteristics

Transferable skills self assessment
find out what transferable skills you have

Confidence
use this site to read about confidence and try confidence building exercises

Learning Style questionnaire
find out about your preferred learning style

Personality assessment
try The Keirsey Temperament Sorter II - an online personality questionnaire

Motivations
The assessment on this site reveals your natural motivations and talent for work.

Careers information

Careers World
This Irish careers site provides course information, employee profiles and job opportunities

Career Directions
Irish database of careers information

Higher Education Authority
this site provides information about higher education in Ireland, links to all Irish university and institute of technology web sites, together with links to information on humanities and social science scholarships. Also information on employment and study destinations of graduates from universities in Ireland

Skill
website – the national bureau for students with disabilities

Videos

May I have a few minutes of your time?
AGCAS 20 minute video available in higher education Careers Services, covering ways of approaching people to find out about careers

Books

AGCSI Careers Information Booklets
Degree Series and Career Series

AGCSI Your Degree… What Next?
Available from University Careers Service

AGCAS Career Information Booklets


AGCAS Signpost Series
your degree in …what next?

The Art of building Windmills
Peter Hawkins 1999, Structured career planning workbook

What colour is your parachute?
Richard Nelson Bolles Ten Speed Press 1997

The graduate Career Handbook
Shirley Jenner, Prentice Hall 2000