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Wexford Job Fest 2025

On Thursday, March 27 The County Wexford Chamber hosted Job Fest at the Talbot Hotel in Wexford. Once again this year The Rotary Club of Wexford were proud to partner with the Chamber. As part of the clubs’ Careers Connect initiative, The Rotary Club of Wexford engaged with all the secondary schools in the county, inviting […]

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Careers Connect talk at Selskar College

Rotary Club member Pauline Howlin conducted a Careers Connect talk at Salskar College to a group of their Transition Year students. Pauline’s talk was on Writing your CV and Interview Preparation.  Pauline covered all the essential aspects of writing a compelling CV. She also educated the students on the importance of the CAR approach to building […]

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Careers Connect talk at Coláiste Abbáin

Rotary Club member and former club President Natasha Hughes conducted a Careers Connect talk at Coláiste Abbáin in Adamstown. Natasha, a qualified Emotional Intelligence coach, gave an insightful and enlightening talk on Emotional Intelligence to the students at  Coláiste Abbáin.  Natasha’s provided students with meaningful insights to help create greater self awareness of their emotional and social intelligence and strategies […]

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Careers Connect talk at Youth Train

A further Careers Connect talk took place on February 11 at Youth Train in Wexford. Rotary member Gina Arcari gave a talk on Starting Your First Job – What you need to know. This was a highly beneficial talk for students covering topics like employment contracts, minimum wage entitlements, annual leave, sick pay, registering with […]

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Careers Connect talk at Coláiste an Átha

The Rotary Club of Wexford continued its series of Careers Connect talks at DEIS schools throughout County Wexford with a talk on Apprenticeships at Coláiste an Átha in Kilmuckridge on February 4th. Rotary club member John Casey gave an enlightening and highly informative talk on this very relevant topic to over 40 students at the school. John […]

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Careers Connect talk at CBS New Ross

On Nov. 28 The Rotary Club of Wexford Careers Connect initiative had its final talk of this school term. Rotary club member Mark Chataway gave a talk entitled The Future of Marketing to students at CBS New Ross. In this very informative talk Mark explored how to sell a service or product, highlighting broad versus narrow […]

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Careers Connect Talk at Bunclody Community College

The Rotary Club of Wexford Careers Connect initiative conducted a further talk to students at Bunclody Community College on November 21. Rotary member Wayne O’Connor gave a talk entitled “Financial Wellbeing” providing students with financial wellbeing tips and support. Areas covered included the importance of having a savings goal, developing a savings habit, the 50:30:20 […]

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Careers Connect talk at Coláiste Abbain

On November 19 Rotary Club member Karl Fitzpatrick gave a highly informative Careers Connect talk to the students at Coláiste Abbain. Karl’s talk, Starting Your Own Small Business, gave advice and insight on key areas that an entrepreneur would need to focus on such as available resources and support, finding the niche within the niche and the importance of […]

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Careers Connect talk at Coláiste an Átha

On November 12 Wexford Rotary member Gina Arcari gave a highly informative Careers Connect talk to the TY students at Coláiste an Átha. Her talk entitled “Starting a New Job? What Do I Need to Know” was very well received by the students. Gina covered items such as employees legal responsibilities, employment contracts, pay, annual […]

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Careers Connect Talk at Ramsgrange Community School

Rotary Club member David Power gave a Careers Connect talk on CV Tips and Interview Skills at Ramsgrange Community School on Nov. 7. David highlighted the do’s and don’ts related to designing the perfect CV, and also how to write a professional and effective cover letter. Additionally David covered all those tricky questions that students […]

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Careers Connect talk at Selskar College

Calodagh McCumiksey presented a Careers Connect talk on Motivation at Selskar College in Wexford. Calodagh’s talk explained Extrinsic and Intrinsic motivations. Additionally she elaborated on the three components of Motivation. The student audience in particular benefitted from Clodagh’s insight on how to get motivated and how to boost their motivation. Careers Connect is an initiative […]

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Careers Connect talk at Kennedy College

Rotary Club member Pauline Howlin presented Careers Connect talk on CV Workshop and Interview Skills at Kennedy College in New Ross. Pauline gave great numerous tips and valuable advice on how to formulate an effective and impactful CV. In addition she coached the TY class on how to prepare for a job interview. Her advice […]

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