If you are a second-level student or guidance counsellor with an interest in ICT careers, here’s your chance to find out about what it’s like to work in the ICT sector, in an online discussion with real professionals from leading companies in Ireland.
From 23-27 January 2012, each evening on this area of the website we took your questions as part of the Smart Futures online careers fair.
Read the discussions below, which ranged from what type of people work in these companies, the range of roles, the subjects to study, and future career and placement opportunities in this rapidly growing sector.
| Date |
Participants |
| Jan 23 | HP – Niamh Kelly (Ink Chemist) and Bryan Hyland (Engineer) |
| Microsoft – Neil Cowzer (Software Developer) and Marian O’Sullivan (Business Graduate) | |
| Jan 24 | Ericsson – Terri Raftery (Resourcing Manager for ICT, software development and telecommunications) |
| SAP – Aaron Smyth (Senior Support Engineer) and Ronan Cullinane (Service Manager) | |
| Jan 25 | Xilinx – Donnacha Lowney (Circuit Design Engineer) |
| Openet – Jan Stanik (Senior Software Engineer) | |
| Jan 26 | CPL Recruitment – Marian Garvey (Java Recruitment Specialist) |
| Cisco – Garrett Heraty (Account Manager) and Adam Grennan (engineering team manager) |
Disclaimer: these career chats should be taken as a guide and not replace advice from individual guidance counsellors and relevant CAO resources.
