Careers, Employability and Skills
Career Planning and Options
Reference and Takeaway Materials
We have a number of reference materials (listed below) available for you to study in the Careers and Employability Information Area in the Student Guidance Centre. If you have difficulty in locating this information ask at the Careers, Employability and Skills Information Point.
*denotes there are also additional copies for you to take away with you.
A hyperlink denotes an online version is available
| 02.1AGC | Flexible Working. R Alexander. March 2011. AGCAS |
| 02.1BAR | Aptitude, Personality and Motivation Tests. J Barrett. 2004 2nd Edition. Kogan Page .ISBN 0749441798 |
| 02.2NEP |
DVD Careers for Graduates in Science and Engineering |
| 02.2AGC | What do graduates do? AGCAS |
| 02.2GTI | Gradireland. Your Career with Irish-public sector, business, culture, media, translation. May 2009. GTI. ISBN 1843186314 |
| 02.2HAR | Careers with a Science Degree. Revised by Neil Harris 2006. 4th Edition. Lifetime Careers. ISBN 1904979076 |
| 02.2LON | Life after Biological Sciences. S Longson 2007. Routledge.ISBN 9780415412490 |
| 02.3AGC | Your degree…what next? C Dewar and L McDonald. April 2010. AGCAS |
| 02.3AGC | Your foundation degree…what next? E Bumpus. May 2011 AGCAS |
| 02.3AGC | Your HND…what next? E Bumpus. February 2012. AGCAS |
| 02.3AGC | Your Masters…what next? C Norman. 2012. AGCAS |
| 02.3AGC | Your PhD...what next? C Sharples. February 2012. AGCAS |
| 02.3APP | The Apprenticeship Guide 2011. 2010. Apprenticeship Guide. ISBN 9780956628800 |
| 02.3PAR |
Graduate Elite. Your Guide to a Graduate Career 2011 |
| 02.3DEG | Dude, where’s my career. The guide for baffled graduates. Tanya de Grunwald. 2008.Summersdale. ISBN 9781840246575 |
| 02.30JEN | The Graduate Career Handbook. S Jenner. 2000 Pearson Education. ISBN 0273644289 |
| 02.3 KNO | Handbook for Languages and Careers. J. Knowles and D. Luddy. CILT. 2004. ISBN 190424398 |
| 02.3 LEA | The Guardian Guide to Careers. Edited by Jimmy Leach. 2008.Guardian. ISBN 9780852650844 |
| 02.3 PHI | No Idea about a Career. C Phillips. 1996 GTI ISBN 1901122026 |
| *02.3PRO | Prospects Finalist 2011/12. Prospects. 2011 |
| *02.3 REA | RealWorld Magazine. RealWorld. January/February 2011 |
| 02.3 VIT | What do Researchers Do? Vitae. 2011 |
| 02.5 FRE | How to Change Your Career. V Freeman, S Todd, D Winter, J Yates. 2001 2nd Edition. University of London Careers. ISBN 0718716353 |
| 11.0 AGC | Self-employment. P Blackmore. April 2009. AGCAS |
| 11.0 BEN | Start-up Smart. How to start and build a successful business on a budget. 2010. Harriman House. ISBN 9781906659837 |
| 11.0 GIB | The E Factor. Entrepreneurial competencies for personal and business success. D Gibson. 2006. Pearson Publishing. ISBN 1844795837 |
Online Resources
We recommend looking at the Planning Your Career section of our website to help with your choices.
- English: What in the world can I do with my degree?
- History: What in the world can I do with my degree?
- I'm a Modern Language Student. What are my options?
- What can I Do with my Bioscience Degree?
- What Can I do with my non-vocational degree by Greta O'Donnell

