billybobmac
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Hi Truthseeker
The industry is automotive - developing systems to improve driving safety, the product line is in Galway. The point is this should have been ideal for someone who worked within a manufacturing team up to 2007 (clean room, etc) but now you can't get a look in without an engineering degree. As umop3p!sdn says, in the 80's a good LC was acceptable, now it's a phd. I am looking abroad, in the hope that elsewhere still have unskilled entry level jobs on offer.
Scotsgirl, that is encouraging, well done to you, it's good to hear of these stories, you are obviously driven! And to be honest, up until this current job search, that would have been my own story - I never regretted not deleloping my education, until now. And therein lies the scary part, because if that's the lay of the land, then long term unemployment in my age group is inevitable.
Thanks though - it is early days!
As job competition increases, these companies find easy ways to filter CVs.
I suspect that in the future, if not already, a masters or phd will be required. So the people with degrees now, will be like people leaving in the 80s with good leaving cert.
Hi Lamorna
Fingers crossed you get that job, and best of luck to you. Thank you for sharing your experience - I cannot believe that the degree you have completed in your spare time does not cancel out the lack of GCSE’s!
.... The uptake to go onto Uni amongst the under-privileged is actually quite low, I can’t say for sure, but would say the highest uptake is from private schools. If these graduates then gain employment simply on the basis of their education, then the chances of promotion to management on the same basis is high. Then these same managers only employ those with third level education. It’s self perpetuating. I have actually been told by a manager here that they will only employ people with at least diploma level education. To me this is a serious problem for Ireland, (I’m not even going to go down the route that this implies you are only worthwhile if you have been to Uni!!) Somebody is going to have to get a grip here – education is not for everybody!
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So, is that it? Am I now unemployable due to a lack of formal education? Are there lots of people in same position? Left school in the 80’s and went straight into jobs, and now find ourselves unwanted because we didn’t choose to further our education?
As job competition increases, these companies find easy ways to filter CVs.
I suspect that in the future, if not already, a masters or phd will be required. So the people with degrees now, will be like people leaving in the 80s with good leaving cert.
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