Starting on May 10th next, UCC will host a Graduate Career Forum with a series
of one-day seminars in the university for graduates during which business
leaders and recruitment specialists from a variety of industry sectors will
share their experience and point graduates in the right direction. Speaking
about UCC’s interest in assisting graduates who have been adversely affected by
the current downturn, Dr Rónán O Dubhghaill, one of the organisers, said:
“Waiting until things get better is simply not an option. We want to
pro-actively help graduates identify relevant opportunities in today’s job
markets.”
The seminars will run daily from May 10th-18th 2010.
10th May - Information &
Communications Technology, Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Speakers: Paul Hourican, Managing
Director, PFH Technology Group; Carl Jackson, Chief Executive Officer, SensL Technologies Ltd; Richard Lord, Chief Technical Officer, Altobridge; Ken
Murphy, Director, CareerWise Recruitment;
Andrew O’Shaughnessy, Founder and Chief
Executive Officer, Newsweaver; Gerry White, Manager, Market and Technology Developments, ESB International.
11th May - Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices
Speakers: John Buckley, Business
Leader, HR & IT, Eli Lilly; Brian Dennehy, Team Leader, Global Process Development Centre, Pfizer; Brian
Flynn, Executive Search, CareerWise
Recruitment; Sharon Higgins, Director,
Irish Medical Devices Association; Matthew Moran, Director, Pharmachemical Ireland.
12th May - Financial, Legal and
Professional Services
Speakers: Joe Breslin, Manager
Financial Services, Enterprise Ireland; Michael Fitzgerald, Managing Director, Abtran; Bryan Hyland,
Regional Director, Premier Group;
Eoin Motherway, Managing Director and
Head of Fund Accounting Ireland, Bank of New York Mellon; Barrie O’Connell,
Partner, KPMG; Kevin O'Leary, Chief Executive, Qumas; Aisling
O’Malley, Solicitor, Dillon Eustace.
13th May - Civil and Energy Engineering
Speakers: Brendan Tuohy, formerly of
Department of Communications; Jack O’Leary, Chairman, Malachy Walsh & Partners, Consulting Engineers.
17th May - Starting a Business as a
Graduate (all sectors)
Speakers: Joanne Hession, Founder QED
(Quality Education Development) and delegates from Cork City Enterprise Board
and UCC.
18th May - Food and Beverage Industry
Speakers: Rita Ahern, Entrepreneur,
Rita Ahern Training; Derek Breen, Head
of Meat Division, Enterprise Ireland; Deirdre Collins, Entrepreneur and Founder, Dee’s “Eat Well, Be Happy; Peter
Morehead, Production Director, Irish
Distillers Ltd; Phil O’Sullivan, General
Manager, Kepak Group; Anne Rigney, Musgrave
Retail Partners Ireland.
Seminar Agenda
9.00 am – 9.30 am:
Registration
and Coffee
9.30 am – 10.00 am
Orientation
10.00 am – 1.00 pm:
Industry
Sector Briefings
Industry leaders will speak about opportunities for graduates, focusing in
particular on emerging trends in that sector, employers’ skills requirements
and ways in which graduates can make themselves more employable. Group
discussions will enable attendees to interact with, and seek advice from,
industry experts.
1.00 pm – 2.00 pm:
Lunch
2.00 pm – 5.00 pm:
Career
Advice Workshops
A series of workshops will be delivered by UCC’s Careers Service and will
provide graduates with guidance on career planning and career concept building,
creative job hunting and brand visibility, writing CVs for success, one-to-one
interviews (the personal sales pitch) and group interviews/assessment centres.
Registration
Please register early to secure a place on the industry day/s most relevant
to you. Admission: €25 per participant per day (to cover the cost of
refreshments and lunch). Closing
date: April 30th 2010.
For more information about the UCC
Graduate Career Forum and the industry experts who will participate, please log
on to http://www.ucc.ie/en/careerforum
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