Career Direction for Third Level Students & Graduates

DESIGNING YOUR CAREER, STEP BY STEP

We help third level students discover and design their best career possibilities and evaluate their next best steps to position themselves 
for the years ahead.

We support third level students, from first year to graduates, to discover and design their best career possibilities. 

Many students start a college course and find that their expectations of the course do not meet the reality.  Other students pursue a college course and arrive in the final year of that programme and wonder, “what now”? 


As parents, we want our children to avoid taking too many wrong choices in their career. If you've ever felt unhappy, stuck or lost in your career, you may be wondering how you can best help yourself (or your son or daughter) increase their chances of making decisions that will help them achieve career success and happiness. 


It's hard to think clearly when we are not sure what is next.   We help students become more self aware of their strengths, what matters to them and how they can make better informed decisions that reflect their uniqueness, values and aspirations.  We help them positions themselves for the future world of work.

It's worth calling us when:

  • You have doubts if your current course is right for you and considering dropping out of college
  • You are lacking in motivation to study, are avoiding lectures and tutorials and feel under pressure
  • You have dropped out of your course and feel really confused, left behind and lost
  • You don't know how you are going to apply what you have learned in college to the next stage of your career, in what industry and what job
  • You are bamboozled by the amount of graduate programmes and which, if any, are best for you
  • You are considering post graduate studies and confused over what is the best course to choose, and taught v research option
  • You need to communicate the value that you bring so that you can stand out among the sea of recent graduates
  • You need help preparing your cv, application forms and getting ready for interviews
  • You are finished college and have been drifting since; you just don't know how to find a job you will love
  • You dread, and side-step, the 'what are you going to do when you finish college' question?
"Our job in this life is not to shape ourselves into some ideal we imagine we ought to be, but to find out what we already are and become it."
Steven Pressfield

Why our process works?


Depending on the goals and challenges of the student, our sessions are tailor made to each third level student.  Following an initial telephone call, we will determine the number of sessions required and what needs to be included within each session:  
  • online career interest and aptitude tests to provide insights into why students should further explore key career areas
  • advanced career coaching questioning, tools and techniques to help students understand their unique strengths, interests and skills and how to apply these to their college and career choices
  • providing strategies and tips to further explore and prototype their best career possibilities
  • guiding students on next steps which may range from work placements, job / apprenticeship search and college or further education courses
  • identifying specific courses for further studies including post graduate, part time, online and other upskilling options
  • planning a job search strategy to kick start your career 
  • preparing cv's, application forms and professional social media profiles
  • conducting interview preparation sessions and mock interviews

How our clients benefit?


Students and graduates leave their sessions with clarity on what their possibilities are, what they're going to do next with an understanding of why they want to do that.   They also have a step by step plan on what they need to do next to turn their career dreams into reality.  And above all, they leave with a boost in confidence and self belief. 


If you want to read more about how clients felt after working with us, check out our Testimonials on Google & Facebook.

Our clients tell us:

“Petrina Mitchell has been an excellent career coach for me. Her probing questions and natural empathy made the discussion of personal and professional topics much easier than I had originally expected. I highly recommend Petrina to anyone regardless of their perceived challenges as Petrina’s depth of experience enables her to actively engage with almost any individual who is passionate about developing themselves and their career.” 
Maura Murphy, Co. Limerick
via email
“My time with Petrina gave me the confidence to consider all my post college options. I have signed up for a postgrad, and am positioning myself for the future. My online coaching sessions were an imperative part in making this decision. I have also started enjoying life more by focusing on what really matters to me now and in my future.”
David Conneally, Co. Dublin 
via email

What is a Graduate Coaching Session?

Each Graduate session is different and can be tailored uniquely to suit your stage of career, your aspirations and what stage you are at in college and your job search process.  Graduate Career Coaching and Graduate Guidance can cover some of the following:

Career Direction Stage:

- Understanding self, strengths and skills

- Evaluating current college course

- Making decisions for future direction

- Further education & career development options

- Industry specific advice

Graduate Application Stage:

- Job search strategies

- LinkedIn profile use

- Milk round process for internships and graduate programmes

- Application form development

- CV & cover letter preparation

Interview Stage:

- Interview skill strategies

- Coaching & preparation

- How to shine & show your strengths

- Mock interviews, incl. online, telephone and asynchronous

For more information, give me a call to discuss your aspirations and we can design a 90 minute Graduate Power session.  One session costs €150.00 which will provide you with life-long skills and tools to confidently take the next steps in your career. 

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