People often face challenges when they attend a job interview. Indeed many people face challenges even thinking about applying for a new job as they fear the interview process so much. I have sat on both sides of the interview table as an interviewee and as an interviewer so I can empathise with these feelings. […]
Angela Lee Duckword, a teacher turned psychologist, reveals what factor determines whether a student will succeed or fail. Well worth a review. Copyright TED
What do you want to be when you grow up? This question is often posed to students during primary school. With response including a fireman, a camogie star, a farmer etc. A recent family outing reminded me of this. The story goes 3 young boys in 6th class were asked by the school principal; What […]
The time is coming for your child to start post primary school. This is an anxious and stressful time for both parent and student – particularly if this is your eldest child. We spoke to Bernie Murphy, Home School Liaison Co-ordinator at Selskar College Wexford, about this important and often difficult transition period. Following is […]
Monday 21 August is the day for CAO offers. Seamus Whitney will be broadcasting with South East Radio during the Morning Mix programme. Listen in for solid guidance and advice on issues arising from any CAO offers. However for those who cannot tune in below is a summary of possible […]
At Whitney Career Guidance We Care. When you use our services we want you to have the best experience possible, right from the moment you make your first contact with us. For many of you that initial contact is via the Whitney Career Guidance Web Site. That’s why we decided to invest in a totally […]
Stupid is a word that annoys me especially when it is attached to a person. When a person refers to themselves as stupid it normally means that this is something that they have become conditioned to through reinforcement from an external source. Having experienced this and witnessed this during 6th class in primary school I can […]
“No one was Born into the World whose Work is not Born with him” (James Russell Lowell 1891-91). Our consultants see many Junior Certificate / Transition Year Students each year that are faced with the task of selecting their Leaving Certificate Subjects. This is an important decision and getting it right can have a positive […]
HEA study highlights 85% of students progressed to their second year of study with improvements shown in the field of Computer Science Students from Farming Backgrounds Most Likely to Progress In the fifth of a series, a new Higher Education Authority report, ‘A Study of Progression in Irish Higher Education’, to be published today (Thursday 27th), […]
