Step 2 - Exploring Your Options
With insight gained into your skills, interests, values, personality, and the types of jobs that might fit, you now need to research job options to understand more clearly what different jobs involve, so as to make an informed choice.
You need to consider too if you want to find a job, undertake further studies or training, or take time out
Investigating Job Options
click on:
- What WIT Graduates do to find out what you can do with your programme; also see the Prospects website (Use Your Subject)
- What Different jobs involve to access job descriptions and information, and to explore different job sectors
Continue with your Studies
Students undertake further study for various reasons e.g.
- real passion and interest in the subject;
- need to obtain a specific qualification required for/will enhance entry into a job;
- uncertain as to job choice and believe that further study will develop skills, knowledge and greater maturity in making job choice
- the value of graduate study/further training at a time of economic uncertainty
Taking a Year Out
Some students feel that taking a gap between graduation and beginning a career or resuming higher education will offer opportunities to e.g. travel and/or work abroad. If you are considering this option, then there is lots of information available to help you decide on what to do and where, i.e. - http://www.wit.ie/CareersCentre/Jobs/VoluntaryandWorkExperience-HomeandAbroad/. Planning well ahead will help you to make an informed decision and to make the most of opportunities available.
