Career choices?

boneless

So, all you third years not coming back for postgrad and all you postgrads leaving for the big bad world... whatcha goin' to do??

Scraggs

What you doing boney me darlin dearest?

irlrobins

IT Consultant for one of the Big 4.

Seraphina

im gonna sponge off my parents until they force me to get a decent job. then i'll spend a year 'sending out letters/cvs' and then i'll say i gotta go back to college before i can get a decent job.
next 5 years - sorted!

arbeitsscheuer

London for 6 months, then the 3rd world. To do what I must for my fellow man.

And also to avoid the rat race in the developed world - dunno how ppl fcuking stomach it tbh

irlrobins

SebtheBum wrote:

dunno how ppl fcuking stomach it tbh

Each to their own.....

Dave!

Still in first year, but career-wise I'd like to join the Gardaí or something similar (maybe the firebrigade, the army, dunno)

arbeitsscheuer

DaveMcG wrote:

Still in first year, but career-wise I'd like to join the Gardaí or something similar (maybe the firebrigade, the army, dunno)

Yeah, something public sector would interest me too, after I've completed my sojourn... Probably civil service, but God knows what I'll wanna do in a year's time. I don't particularly want to live in this country, so... I'll have to see what opportunities there are elsewhere, to see if living (and working) abroad is a viable option.

I'm only 21 tho, so there's no rush or anythin'.

Riamfada

SebtheBum wrote:

London for 6 months, then the 3rd world. To do what I must for my fellow man.

And also to avoid the rat race in the developed world - dunno how ppl fcuking stomach it tbh

I watch out for the aul Ebola virus out there. What exactly do you plan on doing?

Dr. Octagon

I'm in 3rd year of a 4 year course but I hope to work for some multinational scum for a few years to raise funds to start my own business and be my own commander.

Pythia

Only in 2nd year but should be working for a Big 4 Company as a Tax Trainee.

Hermione*

Postgrad, then eventually more academic type stuff/ civil service. I only really like history, which doesnt make me very employable :rolleyes:

arbeitsscheuer

Hermione* wrote:

I only really like history, which doesnt make me very employable :rolleyes:

Ditto.

@Grimes: Whatever really. I mean, I'm gonna be working in the Plan UK offices in Camden for 6 months, and while I'm there I'll be going through the (many) volunteer organisations there are that are particularly desperate. Cos let's face it, they'd have to be desperate to accept me as a recruit!:D I've already given em my CV so it's in the pipeline, it's just a question of ppl getting back to me over the next few months.

Riamfada

Seb: - ill talk to you more about it tomorrow, somehow i dont see my patented brand of unique humor going down well here on boards

Exar Khun

see you in the fleet.

ShriekingSheet

vodafone marketing possibly
part time with them for 4 years

social aspect is great. alotta people your own age in a nice working environment. Starting up my own deal after a few years of experience gained.

Sgt Slaughter

Joining the guards

Sangre

Plan is to have my Fe1s and my llm in Trinity done and dusted while still 21. Joy.

rainbow kirby

Unfortunately, I'm still a long way from finishing college... I've no idea what I want to do when I finish. You'd think 4 years here already would give me a notion of what I want to do, but no. All I know at this stage is that it'll involve computers, I don't know beyond that.

singingstranger

Two years away but probably a PG in Journalism somewhere.

Mr.Nice Guy

I'm thinking about something in journalism since I enjoy writing.

Riamfada

Im thinking about somthing in the sex industry. Since I enjoy that

failsafe

Grimes wrote:

Im thinking about somthing in the sex industry. Since I enjoy that

Can I come too?

Waltons

Most likely something in computers

Riamfada

Waltons wrote:

Most likely something in computers

within the sex industry?

Waltons

You know it!

besty

ShriekingSheet wrote:

vodafone marketing possibly
part time with them for 4 years

social aspect is great. alotta people your own age in a nice working environment. Starting up my own deal after a few years of experience gained.

That sounds interesting. What are they like to work for? Do you have real responsibility for them in regards the marketing aspect of things? I hope you don't mind me asking.

tintinr35

maybe.... an art auctioneer for christy's london/newyork but ill have to look into it more!!! ive another year in UCD yet tho

rain on

graduate from my masters in august, going to arse around (hopefully while employed) for a few moths while writing a phd proposal, then hopefully start a phd in english in january or april.

ferdi

i want to be come a knight of the road

Jonny Arson

*If* I ever get a degree out of this place I would like to end up in something along the lines of urban planning or doing environmental work. However I'm thinking about quitting college (yes again! ) and with my experience of working in an office environment this year that's where I could see myself ending up for the next few years anyway.

scop

rain on wrote:

graduate from my masters in august, going to arse around (hopefully while employed) for a few moths while writing a phd proposal, then hopefully start a phd in english in january or april.

Copies your idea. Same really, finish thesis, work while writing some kind of proposal, send off and hope for thumbs up. :eek:

rain on

scop wrote:

Copies your idea. Same really, finish thesis, work while writing some kind of proposal, send off and hope for thumbs up. :eek:

so what jobs can you get with a masters in modern english anyway? reader of books? problematiser of dichotomies? analyser of functions of liminalities?

Scraggs

Ok I might as well share my plans for the future... I've already scared Panda and Humbert with them!

Complete degree in Gaeilge and Linguistics here in UCD, Then do a year long applied Biology/Physiology in Carlow or Limerick then do a two post grad in Speech and Language Therapy in U.L. or in Trinity. I'll have to learn how to speak aswell in the meantime...

Now if that plan fails which it wont because I'm very determined, I'll become a muinteoir Gaeilge or muinteoir bunscoile.

And if that plan fails I'll take up the management job I was offered a while back and work my way to the top, buy out the company and have my own little empire [ok perhaps slightly over-ambitious but i'll try my damndest!]

And if that plan fails I'll encourage my sister to do well and scrounge off her!!

humbert

I remember that, talk about a girl with a plan!

Hermione*

Scraggs wrote:

Ok I might as well share my plans for the future... I've already scared Panda and Humbert with them!

Complete degree in Gaeilge and Linguistics here in UCD, Then do a year long applied Biology/Physiology in Carlow or Limerick then do a two post grad in Speech and Language Therapy in U.L. or in Trinity. I'll have to learn how to speak aswell in the meantime...

Now if that plan fails which it wont because I'm very determined, I'll become a muinteoir Gaeilge or muinteoir bunscoile.

And if that plan fails I'll take up the management job I was offered a while back and work my way to the top, buy out the company and have my own little empire [ok perhaps slightly over-ambitious but i'll try my damndest!]

And if that plan fails I'll encourage my sister to do well and scrounge off her!!

Wow, you've really thought of everything! Actually I really like your last plan -my little sis was supposed to become a barrister in London, and I always told her she could pay me back for all the support when she got a position in one of the inns in London after qualifying

dajaffa

Hopefull someone will give me a job in a hospital/clinic, cause otherwise I'm wasting 4 years of my life...

scop

rain on wrote:

so what jobs can you get with a masters in modern english anyway? reader of books? problematiser of dichotomies? analyser of functions of liminalities?

There are a few options:

Sender of poems to competitions.

Library assistant applicant.

Grammar nazi for local newspaper.

Etc.

irlrobins

scop wrote:

There are a few options:

Sender of poems to competitions.

Library assistant applicant.

Grammar nazi for local newspaper.

Etc.

Don't forget the only job that will get you into a management position.... Yes, thats right.... McDonalds!

rain on

scop wrote:

There are a few options:

Sender of poems to competitions.

Library assistant applicant.

Grammar nazi for local newspaper.

Etc.

heh heh. i wish the tribune would pay me to be their grammar nazi.. i'm constantly finding myself going "you can't say that! that reads really badly! who are these imbeciles and has a college education taught them mothing about how to construct a sentence?".

right now i'm finding i'm deadly at putting things in alphabetical order. thirteen pages of bibliographical entries alphabetised in one morning.. that's gotta be a marketable skill.

scop

rain on wrote:

heh heh. i wish the tribune would pay me to be their grammar nazi.. i'm constantly finding myself going "you can't say that! that reads really badly! who are these imbeciles and has a college education taught them mothing about how to construct a sentence?".

right now i'm finding i'm deadly at putting things in alphabetical order. thirteen pages of bibliographical entries alphabetised in one morning.. that's gotta be a marketable skill.

Ha, I am sure theres some kind of editing job out there but you'd probably have to spend years reading manuscripts for novels nobody will ever read or sumfink.

I too am a bibliographical master. Mind a lot of those books look suspiciously like I just used a quote or two here and there but this makes it look like I've really gotten into it.

I am sure if we all got together we could start some kind of bull**** .com magazine and get ourselves Art council and FAS grants thus solving all our problems.

Dr. Octagon

rain on wrote:

heh heh. i wish the tribune would pay me to be their grammar nazi.. i'm constantly finding myself going "you can't say that! that reads really badly! who are these imbeciles and has a college education taught them Mothing about how to construct a sentence?".

right now i'm finding i'm deadly at putting things in alphabetical order. thirteen pages of bibliographical entries alphabetised in one morning.. that's gotta be a marketable skill.

Next time you're being pedantic try not to shoot yourself in the foot!

rain on

Dr. Octagon wrote:

Next time you're being pedantic try not to shoot yourself in the foot!

yeah i saw that.. still, i have spell check. sh!t writers have nothing.

Larien

my current plan is to move to Edinburgh and teach over there for a year, or however long it takes for trinity to realise what a huge mistake they made and finally offer me a place in their higher diploma course. although, i haven't actually done anything about getting a job over there yet, so i dunno...

boneless

Scraggs wrote:

What you doing boney me darlin dearest?

Try to stay out of prison again!!!

I've applied for a postgrad in archaeology but I don't think I'll make the grade. I might do some night courses in adult ed. if I don't get on the MA.

Blowfish

I'll probably end up programming, or maybe being a Sys Admin (lazy bum who 'minds' servers, and sits on his ass all day)

Blush_01

I'll either spend next year doing an MA in Medieval English here or take a year out. Ideally I'll tutor, do my PhD and eventually become a lecturer, once I've killed everyone who can actually speak english properly in Ireland so I sound smart. Nah, no murder, but the rest of it is the current plan.

I'd still like to write for a living but then again, I never manage to formulate a plot, so there goes that idea. *poof*

Stepherunie

Graduate and work as a radiographer in some big hospital department then I'll probably do a MBA health care stream here in UCD and go into management or else do an MSc by research and go into lecturing or more likely than the second, do an MSc in CT or MRI and work as a clinical specialist radiographer either here or in the UK.

snickerpuss

Not leaving til next year but considering MA in art history (what i'd do then i really don't know), either that or primary teaching (which i had intended to do in the first place)

Dave!

Q: What's more useless than a degree in art history?

A: A MASTERS in art history! (also, a degree in film studies )

elmyra

Blush_01 wrote:

I'll either spend next year doing an MA in Medieval English here or take a year out. Ideally I'll tutor, do my PhD and eventually become a lecturer, once I've killed everyone who can actually speak english properly in Ireland so I sound smart. Nah, no murder, but the rest of it is the current plan.

I'd still like to write for a living but then again, I never manage to formulate a plot, so there goes that idea. *poof*

Ok, insert 'MA in Anglo-Irish Literature' *drools** where you have MA in Medieval English and you've got me! I wrote a few books about two years ago, I can come up with plots, they're just not very good.

*yes it is possible to drool over it, it's that good. My only part of my course that I like, and Declan Kiberd gave me a 1st! *hearts Declan Kiberd*