©2022 Mary Hickey Career Consultant 2021 saw a record high for CAO Applications with a figure of 85,000 noted. This figure has dropped by 1.5% in 2022 with a figure of 78,000 recorded. These figures account for the full cohort of applicants comprising of; school leavers, further education (QQI), mature students and international students including […]
All You Need to Know About the CAO Change of Mind Facility The CAO Change of Mind Facility opened on May 5th and will remain open until 5:00pm on July 1st. The Central Applications Office (CAO) has begun emailing all applicants who applied to CAO by 1 February this year. The email instructs applicants to […]
Over the past 12 months, there has been major overhaul and significant changes in the Irish College System. As a result, 12 major IT Colleges across Ireland have amalgamated into 5 large Technological Universities. The 5 new entities are as follows; New College Name Former Name Technological University of Dublin – TUD […]
This is a question we at Whitney Career Guidance are being asked a lot of late. Before I answer that question here is a brief overview of what has been happening with Leaving Cert points over the past 5 years. During the period 2017-2019 Leaving Cert points held steady, but there was the usual amount […]
© Psychologist Barry Schwartz (2015) – Why We Work Psychologist Barry Schwartz explores the meaning and engagement that some workers feel about professions you might not expect to be fulfilling. Why do we work? Why do we drag ourselves out of bed every morning instead of living lives composed of one pleasure-filled adventure after another? […]
What do you do for a living? I am a stay-at-home parent From my work through Griffin Career Consultancy and from speaking to friends, I am aware that many stay-at-home parents feel somewhat inadequate when answering this question. After putting their career on pause to care for their children whether that decision was made […]
©2020 Mary Hickey and Seamus Whitney Seamus recently spoke on South East Radio about the stress and uncertainty that students entering 6th year in 2020 are currently experiencing. To address this I have compiled a short blog that should be of interest to students and parents of this cohort. The theme that is arising from […]
©2020 Mary Hickey What do you want to be when you grow up? What do you want to be when you grow up? This question is often posed to children during primary school. Responses to this question often include; a fireman, a camogie star, a farmer etc. A recent family outing reminded me of this. […]
There are many queries coming in from parents and students regarding the timeline for CAO 2020. So to give some clarity on the situation I have put together this short blog. The most immediate and important task for Leaving Certificate Students to complete now is to confirm or opt in to receive Calculated Grades. Even […]
Following on from the most recent Government announcements re Covid 19, there still seems to be a lot of uncertainty in the country surrounding the Leaving Certificate examinations for 2020. To help clarify some of the related issues, we decided to put to put together a brief summary of how we think the remainder of […]
