Want to upskill

bluefivetwo23

I'm sorry if this is the wrong thread.

I'm basically looking for advice.

I'm 24 and graduated from college in 2018 with first class honours. I did an Arts course that focused on Public Administration, Economics and Sociology. In hindsight it probably wasn't the most sensible career decision I've ever made but I worked hard and I am proud of my results.

Ever since then I've been working minimum wage jobs in cafes/restaurants. I'm currently working in admin and its a welcome change from hospitality but it only pays a few cent above the minimum wage.

I'm writing here for some advice as to how I can upskill myself and try and develop some sort of career.

Are there any particular online courses anyone would recommend? The area doesn't particularly matter my main goal is to do something that will make me more employable.

I would love to do something related to recruitment/HR as thats an area I've always been interested in and similar to the one in which I currently work.

I can't afford to do a masters as I'm totally independent and I'm based outside of Dublin so online courses would really be the most suitable.

Thanks in advance for any words of wisdom anyone might have.

Slydice

Well, from my experience, there's HR all over the place. I can't imagine they wouldn't be looking for people.

Don't know where the entry level jobs are for it though.
Maybe see if there's a HR Recruitment company?
Maybe they can give you tips on what direction to upskill if they can't help get a job.

NSAman

bluefivetwo23 wrote: »

I'm sorry if this is the wrong thread.

I'm basically looking for advice.

I'm 24 and graduated from college in 2018 with first class honours. I did an Arts course that focused on Public Administration, Economics and Sociology. In hindsight it probably wasn't the most sensible career decision I've ever made but I worked hard and I am proud of my results.

Ever since then I've been working minimum wage jobs in cafes/restaurants. I'm currently working in admin and its a welcome change from hospitality but it only pays a few cent above the minimum wage.

I'm writing here for some advice as to how I can upskill myself and try and develop some sort of career.

Are there any particular online courses anyone would recommend? The area doesn't particularly matter my main goal is to do something that will make me more employable.

I would love to do something related to recruitment/HR as thats an area I've always been interested in and similar to the one in which I currently work.

I can't afford to do a masters as I'm totally independent and I'm based outside of Dublin so online courses would really be the most suitable.

Thanks in advance for any words of wisdom anyone might have.

May I ask?

What options are you looking for and what type of career path do you want to follow?

There are some pretty off the wall ways to make a life for yourself based on the knowledge and experience that you have to date.

Have you looked into Overseas Foreign Aid? NGO's? Volunteerism? These are fantastic ways to start a career path. They give you experience while seeing different aspects of life.

With the degree accountancy will knock a few modules off the ACCA courses. I hate to say it but accountancy is one of the basic building blocks in many careers. It is so diverse and leads to many options such as management/development/planning...etc..etc.. for many organisations/companies/individuals. Skills are transferable and used all over the globe.

Make It Real

bluefivetwo23 wrote: »

The area doesn't particularly matter my main goal is to do something that will make me more employable.

Horse = What do you like doing? What are you good at?

Cart = What are employment prospects in it like? What would you need to do to get a job in it?


While it may be tempting to look for any route to any well paid job, invest a bit of time in making sure it is going to be right for you. You have some solid ideas on HR, so look more into that. Also, what else would you like to do? Dream a bit! Figure out reality or compromises you may need to make on it later.

From working with people in similar situations to you, knowing what you really want helps two fold. Obviously in when you "arrive" in the job, its the right place. But also in getting to it. Strong motivation and willingness to dig in when things get hard, comes from aiming for something that's really important to you.

Hope this helps and let me know if I can do anything more for you!