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Career Development Module

This module explores the skills, interests, and career opportunities for mature graduates. It covers topics such as career investigation, CVs and covering letters, application forms, and interviews. The module also discusses the advantages of being an older student and future employee. The UL Careers Service provides two assignments and offers insights from a survey of mature graduates' career experiences.

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Career Development Module

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  1. Career Development Module Mature Graduates and the Workplace UL Careers Service

  2. Overview of Module • Mature Graduates and the Workplace • Skills and Interests • A Career Investigation • CVs and Covering Letters • Application forms • Interviews UL Careers Service

  3. Two Assignments • A Career Investigation (500 words) Due….. • CV & Cover Letter Due:…… Graded on a pass/fail basis UL Careers Service

  4. Mature Graduates and the Workplace 4 groups (10 min discussion) • A & B Why are some employers reluctant to employ older graduates? • C & D What are the advantages/positive qualities of being an older student and future employee? UL Careers Service

  5. What Do Mature Students Have To Offer? UL Careers Service

  6. Mature Reflections - A survey of the career experiences of mature graduates, UL, 1998- 2002 • Summary: • 60 mature graduates surveyed in 2003 • Employment details of mature graduates compare very favourably with those of younger graduates. • 85% employed • 73% full time • 12% part time • Salary levels decent: more than a third earning in excess of €33,000 in June 2003 • 89% thought their degree was relevant to their job • Almost half had gone on to further study after their degree UL Careers Service

  7. Mature Reflections - cont • Experience of the job search process • Two thirds thought that maturity was an advantage when entering the jobs market • Only 3% said they experienced discrimination based on their age • 83% considered their degree made them more employable • Personal contacts proved to be the most important source of job vacancies • Report available on UL website at www.ul.ie/careers/careers/mature UL Careers Service

  8. Next week • How Employable are you? • What skills do you need to be employable? • What careers would suit you? • Career pathfinder- looks at your interests and suggests careers to match them • In the meantime, check out the following: • Personality websites • www.careerdirections.ie ( Irish website) • www.careersworld.com ( Irish website) • www.personalitytype.com/quiz.asp (American website) • Temperament Sorter (70 questions, 10 min) www.advisorteam.com (American website) • (you’ll need to register, provide email & user name) UL Careers Service

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