Day 3 Careersmas



DAY 3 Careers Tip Code: Snowman
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On Friday last we took a deeper look at personality and talked about the importance of knowing your strengths. Today we move forward a step and look at how to research and link ‘you’ to your Target Market.
A good place to start is the company’s history: this will give you a good idea of where they have been, as well as the direction they’re going in. You’ll also want to be up to date on the latest in company and industry news, as well as any recent developments within the sector. Finally, keep yourself informed on industry standards. This way you’ll impress the employer with your preparedness and relevant knowledge.

The UL Career Service publish several resources that are ideal for researching the market.
Careers by Degrees - What UL Graduates do nine months after graduation. Organisations that employ UL Graduates from this Degree. Job Titles of Graduates who progressed directly to employment. Click here

Opportunities 4 U – A guide to some of the career opportunities for UL graduates. This publication provides information on many organisations targeting UL students for recruitment. Click here

UL Graduate Outcome Survey – This Annual survey is conducted nine months after graduation and focuses on the employment (location and salary) and further study pattern of the graduates. Click here

We also highly recommend you to review the Career sectors from the gradireland website. These give in-depth advice on key graduate career sectors. Click here 


If you want to have control over your job search here are our three tips to help you ‘Research your Target Market’ click here.

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