Graduate Compass

When Amy didn't get her first choice for her degree (a business degree) she had to figure out how else to move forward with her career. After studying English and History as her undergraduate and with a masters degree in English under her belt an internship in a newspaper seemed to be a road into journalism but actually set her on a career into the world of marketing and advertising.

Jeff grew up working in the service industry and developed a love for it. He decided to go to college and study Commerce and French but after a little while working in other areas he felt drawn back into the industry. A fire in a building in Cork City would give Jeff the unexpected chance of opening his own business. And so www.koto.ie was born.

When Kornelius went to university it was with an open mind that he would do something in physics, he is now at the forefront of research into the world of virtual reality and its use to help people with chronic pain.

When Cormac went to college it was with an interest in designing games. But while learning the IT skills for a career like this would demand he realized he now had the skill set to apply his new skill set in a much more broad manner. But the life of being a Tech Entrepreneur doesn't come easy, 50 rejections in a row would spark an idea that would launch his business. You can visit his site now at www.mastered.ie

@FeenaOSullivan (TW) studied Graphic design as she loved being creative but as she began her career she found more joy in the creativity of problem solving and found herself being drawn more into User Experience Design (UX), and User Interface Design (UI)

After leaving his first course after school because it wasn't working out Tim O'Leary took some time to figure out what he was going to do next. The service industry, personal training and MMA along with his own health issues would slowly shape his career in the world of Nutrition, Health and Wellbeing.

Now the owner of elevated-lifestyle.com Tim works with Clients all over the world. You can follow Tim on Instagram @elevatedlifestyle_coaching

When Sophie was studying for her degree in Primary Education. She loved teaching but didn't think the mainstream system was for her which left her wondering what should she do next. Now she has a dual career as a Knowledge Exchange coordinator as well as running her own tutoring business.

With an absolute love of helping people in another life Lisa might have been a Doctor, nurse or a paramedic but coming from a business background, her love of business and helping people would draw her into a career working in Healthcare management.

When @sunitadastidar qualified to be a science teacher she knew communication was her strength. One masters later and her career had turned on its head and she was now pursing a career as Multimedia Journalist. However Graduating in the middle of the pandemic made the transition ever harder, listen to Sunita's journey of how she has been finding it so far.

Note: Sunita will be hosting a free online event on the 12th of Feb 2021, Radio and Podcasting for Beginners. Radio and Podcasting for Beginners Tickets, Fri 12 Feb 2021 at 19:00 | Eventbrite

Dr Therese Lynn originally followed a career in the world of Biomedical sciences. But after completing her Ph.D and spending a bit of time in the working world she realized she had a burning desire to go back to college to be a medical doctor.