Careers Hub

 

Welcome to The Open College Careers Hub.

Looking for some up to date careers advice but find the information out there confusing?

Our new and exciting careers hub is where you can start your journey to your perfect and more fulfilling career. Our Careers Advisor – Mary McGlynn has been working very closely with employers for a number of years and as a result has learned some very useful and up to date information about best practices when trying to help you identify your perfect career and how you can remain happy in your job.

We at The Open College understand that returning to work after time off for, whatever reason, can be quite daunting. Unsure what you really want to do, it can be very confusing and frustrating, but we have made it very easy for you. Just have a look at our four easy to follow sections below which were put together with you in mind.

In short, our Careers Hub is all about where you are at the moment, where you want to go and how you are going to get there. Maybe you have been looking after other people for a long time or you have been in an unfulfilling job for too long and you have forgotten about your own needs. Well it’s your time now – you can take control and really commit to something that you enjoy doing with a view of gaining employment in an area that you are passionate about.

We are committed to helping our students reach their full potential and beyond, so no matter what background you are coming from, you will most definitely find our help and advice useful in determining your future career.

Current Jobs

In addition to the above we are also providing an area for companies to advertise their available positions for free in the areas that we educate in – i.e. Childcare & Healthcare providers, Medical Centers, Administration Businesses and Schools etc..

In the below section employers that we currently have agreements with will be sending us current vacancies for our students under different career sectors. You can keep up to date with the most recent jobs available in your area and get in contact with employers through this section.

 

Career Blog

  • Exploring Alternative Options After the Leaving Cert

    For the majority of 6th year students who sat their Leaving Certificate, the best summer of their lives is about to come to an end. Soon they will need to start thinking about what comes next. For some, the path will be clearly written in the points they receive in their Leaving Cert results […]

  • 5 Ways to Create Work Life Balance

    In today’s fast paced world, achieving a healthy work life balance has become increasingly challenging. As we strive for career success and personal fulfilment, its crucial to develop effective strategies that allow us to thrive in both aspects of our lives. By finding a harmonious balance between work and personal commitments, we can enhance […]

  • Tackling Unconscious Bias in Further Education with Online Learning

    As the CEO of an online college, I have seen firsthand (and I’m sure my colleagues would agree) how online learning can help combat unconscious bias in further education. Unconscious bias is a pervasive problem in our society and it can have a significant impact on how people are treated in many areas of […]

  • Online Learning Helping You Succeed

    One thing we love is to see at The Open College is our student population grow and every year we go from strength to strength. The online learning route could be for many reasons of course, which expands far beyond practicality because online learning can also have a positive impact on personal lives so […]

  • 5 Solutions to Misconceptions in e-Learning

    It is normal in life for things to grow, people’s needs to change and for people to adapt – more often than not this is for the better. Developments are made at a rapid pace in many areas of society and embraced. This rings true in how we live, how we travel, our shopping […]

  • How to smash that Virtual Interview

    Virtual Interviews were fast becoming the norm, but the pandemic has really forced companies to now conduct all their interviews online. Since the pandemic began right at the beginning of last year, I have conducted many virtual interviews. I have noticed that candidates can be quite uncomfortable during the first interview due to interview […]