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NCTE: College graduates to help develop digital material for schools under Microsoft deal - Minister O’Keeffe
“Twenty graduates of technology or teacher training college courses are to get work placement positions in Microsoft Ireland to help develop digital material for the school curriculum as part of… more →
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NCTE: College graduates to help develop digital material for schools under Microsoft deal - Minister O’Keeffe
wrote 8 hours ago: “Twenty graduates of technology or teacher training college courses are to get work placement … more →
Que Sera Sera...
wrote 10 hours ago: Que Sera, Sera, Whatever will be, will be. The future’s not ours, to see Que Sera, Sera So, it … more →
Call for graduate internship programme
wrote 2 days ago: “A call for the introduction of a graduate internship programme, where businesses can take gra … more →
Show 'tough love' towards graduate children, parents told
wrote 1 week ago: “Parents should show ‘tough love’ towards children recently graduated from univers … more →
“The best way to appreciate your job is to imagine yourself without one” – Oscar Wilde
wrote 1 week ago: The above quote, by Britain’s favourite straggly-haired Irishman (except perhaps that man who voices … more →
Graduates are failing to make the grade, say employers
wrote 2 weeks ago: “Universities have rejected employer claims that the quality of Irish graduates has dropped. T … more →
Reading Week - Next Generation Management Week 7
wrote 2 weeks ago: By Theo Lynn Week 7 is traditionally “Reading Week” in DCU Business School. It gives stu … more →
Five-fold increase in people with degrees joining dole queue
wrote 2 weeks ago: “Five times more graduates are now signing on the dole after leaving college. New figures reve … more →
Architect jobseeker fears her generation will be left behind
wrote 2 weeks ago: “Ann-Marie Fallon is coming up on her second Christmas since graduating as an architect, but h … more →
An average of 90 graduates battling it out for each vacancy
wrote 2 weeks ago: “Two years ago there were 12 applicants on average for every graduate job vacancy. This year t … more →
Students paying to gain unpaid internships
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wrote 1 month ago: In the media this week there has been a variety of stories suggesting that students are paying compa … more →
100th Post!
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wrote 1 month ago: Huzzah! Against all of the odds (up to and including the fact that many of my long term projects are … more →
Fears for 'lost generation' in recession
wrote 2 months ago: “Today’s young people will suffer the biggest long-term effect of the current recession, … more →
Students seek out greener pastures to avoid recession
wrote 2 months ago: “… The career choice for more and more young Irish graduates is to leave these bankrupt … more →
Job offers halved for graduates in Ireland last year
wrote 2 months ago: “Unemployment among new graduates doubled last year as the recession began to bite. The class … more →
In praise of the intern
wrote 3 months ago: Today, I have been interviewing interns (none of those jokes, please). Now, usually I would take thi … more →
The right graduates?
wrote 3 months ago: “I was at a discussion forum today, and one of the topics was whether as a country we are prod … more →
‘Mickey-Mouse’ degrees are lucrative, too
wrote 3 months ago: “University of Cambridge economics graduates may be assured high-paying positions, but the hol … more →
Degree programmes miss career target
wrote 3 months ago: “Many academic programmes at European universities are not adapted to the needs of the labour … more →
