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Not sure what suits your interests and abilities?

" Complete a Skills and Qualities Audit. This will give you a good idea of what your skills and qualities are and what you are best at. These will be areas that you may want to focus on when choosing a career.

Want to match your strengths to a career?

: Now that you have assessed your own skills and qualities, try and match them to a career. Take a careers matching test by clicking the following link: Career Directions Matching

Want to find out more about a career?

: Now that you have an idea of what careers might suit you, why not research those careers further? Click the Career Research link to learn more.

 

: You may also need to research a course of study, or a college. The following links will help you.

 CAO Courses

Qualifax

careersportal

FETAC/PLC

FAS

Research Tips

J Talk to people already working in the areas that you are interested in.

J Do voluntary work, work experience, or work shadowing in the career that you are interested in. Keep a diary of your experience.

J Go to career events, recruitment days, college open days etc. to find out more about your options.

J Research Web sites - professional bodies, companies, colleges etc. have lots of information on-line.

Complete the Career Investigation document when you have done your research.