Mature Students

As a mature student, you bring a unique set of experiences and goals to your academic and career journey. The careers team can provide you with tailored support and resources to help you navigate your career path with confidence and achieve your professional aspirations.

Why see a Careers Advisor?

Careers advice is the support offered by qualified and experienced advisors to help you work through the process of career choice. It is free, impartial, confidential, and is focused on your individual needs. Career guidance can help you clarify where you are, help you to identify what you need to do next, and how to go about it. Whether you are considering employment or further study, it is often helpful to talk to a careers advisor before you plan your next course of action. You don't have to know what you want to do before seeing an adviser. Simply having a discussion can help you to generate ideas, explore options and help you decide what you want from a career.

Typical queries include:

Assistance with identifying your skills, abilities, and matching career profiles
Information on specific employment opportunities or further study options
CV advice and reviews, and help with job applications and interview techniques

Patsy Ryan is the Careers Advisor for mature students. For more information, please email patsy.ryan@ul.ie. Additional information is also available from the UL Mature Student Office.

If you would like more support, our careers advisors are available for one-to-one sessions.

CV Clinics

CV Clinics are a 15 minute individual meeting with a Careers Advisor to help you work on your CV. CV Clinics are available Monday - Friday. Log into to book your appointment.

Before booking:

If you need help with preparing a CV, please book into one of our CV workshops in the Events section on .
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We recommend that you use first to get instant feedback on your CV and advice on developing it further. Once you've updated your CV, book an online CV Clinic on to meet a Career Advisor who will help you strengthen your CV further and to answer any questions you might have.
Graduates will only be able to access while your 51��ɫ email is still valid, but you can still access 1:1 feedback with a CV adviser for up to two years after graduation.
Have your CV ready in PDF format as you will need to upload the document when completing the booking.

Careers Consultations

Careers Consultations are longer 30-minute individual meetings with a Careers Advisor. Careers Consultations are available Monday - Friday. Log into to book your appointment. Appointments are available both online and in person on-campus.

Meet a Careers Advisor to discuss:

Career Plans
Job Search
CV preparation
Interview Preparation. You can also do a practice interview by using . This interview practice platform is available 24/7 from any location. you can access it directly here and complete practice interviews independently at a time that best suits you.
Further Study
Change of Course
Have your LinkedIn Profile reviewed

For help with your CV, cover letters, interview preparation, and job searches visit MyCareerKit

6 Tips for Mature Students:

Discuss your ideas with a careers advisor when you first begin at university; do not wait until your final exams are looming!
Nurture contacts from previous jobs - they may be able to help you in your new career direction
Identify the transferable skills (communication, organisation, team work, problem solving etc) you have developed in your previous work and in your degree.
Accentuate your experience of previous working environments; you know all about working for a living.
Remind employers that experience counts when making effective business decisions; sell the fact that you have the experience of which younger graduates dream.
Challenge and confront prejudice - but don't presume that it is always a factor.

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Why see a Careers Advisor?

Typical queries include:

CV Clinics

Careers Consultations

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