Careers for Trinity Arts Graduates

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Careers for TrinityArts Graduates
presentation to Guidance Counsellors Open Day
15th December 2004
Orlaith Tunney Sarah Ryan Careers Advisers
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Agenda

• Inform you of range of career possibilities open
  to arts graduates
• Identify what arts graduates have to offer
• Outline the support of the Careers Service
• Resources for second level students Guidance
  Counsellors

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Departments of the Arts Faculties

• Humanities
• Education
• Hebrew, Biblical and Theological Studies
• History of Art
• History (Medieval)
• History (Modern)
• Law
• Music
• Philosophy
• Psychology
• European Studies

• Letters
• Classics
• English
• Irish and Celtic Languages - Scoil na Gaeilge
• French
• Germanic Studies
• Hispanic Studies
• Italian
• Russian

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What TCD Arts Graduates Do
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Arts Graduates- Trends 03
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Types of Organisations

• Non Market Services Teaching, advertising,
  volunteering, civil service, health boards,
  archaeology
• Professional Services NEC Accountancy firms,
  recruitment consultantancy, publishing, libraries
• Business, Finance Insurance Services Law,
  bank, financial institutions
• Personal Recreational Services Theatres,
  hotels, tourism

• Distribution Book shops
• Computing Software Applications Computer
  software
• Manufacturing Industries Computing and
  pharmaceutical
• Transport, Storage Communications Broadcast

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What do Arts Graduates Do?
MARY, Languages 97 Call centre, IBEC EOP
programme, TEFL, Language Initiative
Co-ordinator, University Senior Admin BEN,
History 99 MSc, Press Officer, Broadcaster with
own show AOIFE, Sociology and English 96
Market Research (MR), Fundraiser, Market Research
UK, UNICEF Senior MR Executive PETER,
Philosophy Theology 96 Internship General
Motors, Jetfax Capital Bars, Smurfit,
Self-employed Consultant SARAH, Classics 97
Bicycle courier, archivist, travel, MA
Archaeology Prehistory (UK), Creative
Consultant in Classics, PHD Archaeology, TCD
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What Do Employers Want?
Student Rating 1 2 4 5 3 6 7 8
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• Employer Rating
• Enthusiasm for position
• Personal qualities
• Transferable skills
• Potential for advancement
• Good academic record
• Relevant work experience
• Specialist subject knowledge
• Personal interests
• Unrelated Work Experience

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STUDENTS Transferable Skills

• Time Management
• Analytical/ Problem Solving
• Research Skills
• Team Work
• Presentation Skills
• Personal and Interpersonal skills
• Oral and Written Communication
• Self-management Skills
• Organisational Skills
• Information skills
• Thinking
• Creativity

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Career Planning
Self Awareness Who am I?
Planning Taking Action Effective Applications
Opportunity Awareness What are the options?
Decision-making How can I make the best match?
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Career Areas of Interest

• Social Community
• Teaching
• Media
• Public Relations/Advertising/Marketing
• Business
• Research
• Museum/ Heritage/ Conservation
• Library
• Law
• Health Science Conversion

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Employers Targeting All Disciplines

• - Civil Service
• AIB, Bank of Ireland, Bank of America Securities,
  Canada Life, Morgan Stanley
• Export Orientation Programme (EOP), Explorer
• Diageo, Smurfit, Scottish Newcastle plc.
• Deloitte, McKinsey Co., KPMG, Accenture
• JET, I to I, Nova Group, ESL
• Accountancy firms- Ernest Young
• Solicitor firms
• The Defence Forces
• Brightwater
• Lidl, Aldi
• VHI Healthcare

• Internships
• Direct Entry
• Creative Job Search

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Job Case Study

• Export Orientation Programme
• Graduate Placement Programme, 1yr
• Train with Irish company min. 6 months abroad
• Europe/ South Africa/ Asia
• 15,850 Europe 21,120 USA
• Bord Bia, Technology Sales, Diageo, Irish
  Distillers, Kepak
• Certificate in Marketing Practice from the
  Marketing Institute of Ireland

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Further Study

• Where does course lead to?
• Taught vs research
• International
• Time Cost

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Taking Time Out

• Develop skills and experience
• Plan for next step in career
• Opportunities for Career Related Experience
• JET programme, USIT etc.
• Internship USA
• Australia/ NZ work visa
• Volunteering Ireland

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Career Advisory Service

• www.tcd.ie/careers
• Your Degree What Next? What do Graduates Do?
• Careers Library
• Trinity Careers Service Guide
• Alumni Database, Careers Evenings
• Individual Careers Advice

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Useful Links

• www.tcd.ie/Careers Trinity Careers Service
  website with Your Degree What Next, What Do
  Trinity Graduates Do, Vacancies and lots more
• www.gradireland.com Provides publications on
  career areas, postgraduate searchable database
  and graduate immediate vacancies. Publications
  include
• Careers for Arts Social Sciences Careers for
  Business Studies, Commerce Economics Graduates
  and more.
• Graduate Careers in Accounting Financial
  Services, Journalism Print Media, Languages,
  Legal Profession, Social Work, Radio, TV, Film
  Video, Teaching Education
•  www.careers4graduates.org Provides careers
  advice to graduates of Irish universities

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Careers for Trinity Arts Graduates

• International Sales Negotiator
• Account Representative
• Project Manager
• Editor
• Teaching Assistant
• Bookseller
• Editorial Co-ordinator
• PR Marketing Assistant
• Primary School Teacher
• Art Archivist
• Auditor
• Political Assistant
• Mythological Consultant

• Film Producer
• Recruitment Consultant
• Voluntary Work
• Dublin Tourism
• Goodbodys Stockbrokers
• Hodges Figgis Bookstore
• Bank of Ireland
• Self-Employed
• Blackwell Publishing
• Easons
• Oireachtas Eireann
• Equitant (Microsoft)