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  • 05-06-2015 11:43pm
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    [Deleted User]
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    Hey people :)

    I am in the middle of a Degree and I expect to get quite good results in the end because I like it and seem to have a decent enough aptitude for it. I am 25 at the moment and have done quite a few odd jobs here and there. I worked in a bar up the north briefly, shop that has closed down but I turned 18 in 2008 so have never had a proper steady job because of the down turn. I went back to college to try get some skills that will help me get a steady job.

    now that I am a year away from finishing I have a worry. I have no real references at all really. Lots of the places/shops I worked in have closed down and I can't find the old manager/owner. I get on well and try in college so I'm sure I will get an academic reference off one of my lecturers.

    Is there anything that I could possibly do to improve my references before I graduate? Would this possibly affect my chances of getting a job once graduated? It is a genuine worry I have in the back of my mind at the moment.


    Thanks for listening all


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  • #2
    Geniass
    Closed Accounts Posts: 643 ✭✭✭Geniass


    Deleted User wrote: »
    Hey people :)

    I am in the middle of a Degree and I expect to get quite good results in the end because I like it and seem to have a decent enough aptitude for it. I am 25 at the moment and have done quite a few odd jobs here and there. I worked in a bar up the north briefly, shop that has closed down but I turned 18 in 2008 so have never had a proper steady job because of the down turn. I went back to college to try get some skills that will help me get a steady job.

    now that I am a year away from finishing I have a worry. I have no real references at all really. Lots of the places/shops I worked in have closed down and I can't find the old manager/owner. I get on well and try in college so I'm sure I will get an academic reference off one of my lecturers.

    Is there anything that I could possibly do to improve my references before I graduate? Would this possibly affect my chances of getting a job once graduated? It is a genuine worry I have in the back of my mind at the moment.


    Thanks for listening all

    I'm assuming your college doesn't do job placement.

    Could you get a summer intern job/job bridge in your chosen area?


  • #3
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    Geniass wrote: »
    I'm assuming your college doesn't do job placement.

    Could you get a summer intern job/job bridge in your chosen area?

    That is something to consider alright if I can't get paid work. I was kind of hoping though that if I get a good degree in I.T. I might find paid work straight out of college.


  • #4
    Geniass
    Closed Accounts Posts: 643 ✭✭✭Geniass


    Deleted User wrote: »
    That is something to consider alright if I can't get paid work. I was kind of hoping though that if I get a good degree in I.T. I might find paid work straight out of college.

    Graduate jobs wouldn't necessarily require previous relevant work experience. Just get a good grade! :)


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