Explore Careers That Let You Do What You Love!

Choosing subjects to study in school and courses to do at third level can be tricky and figuring out what career you want to do can be overwhelming.

Here at Smart Futures, we want to help you discover the STEM subjects and careers that might be right for you. You have the opportunity to discover what types of STEM careers are available to you and hear from people who work in STEM related jobs in Ireland. You will see the wide range of careers available, discover people who are working in STEM, the organisations they’re working in and also there are resources for parents, teachers and students in our Explore and Discover section.

#ThisIsSTEM Career Talks

Previously we hosted our #ThisIsSTEM career talk, where we explored a new pillar of STEM each month.

We were joined by professionals in a range of #STEM careers. To begin in February, we were joined by Rahima Ahmed to discuss a career in Civil Engineering. In March we were joined by Ciaran Egan from Abbott to learn more about a career in Science. In April, we were joined by Niamh Donnelly from Akara robotics to discuss her career in tech and finally, in May we were joined by John Woods to discuss how he uses maths in his role at Informatica.

The full recordings of all of these career talks including the live questions from students are accessible below.

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Andrea Manning
Jul 28, 2021
Andrea Manning is an entrepreneur. She graduated from university with a BSc in Business Information Systems late in life. This was the ideal course as it combined business and tech. Focusing on the human factor of cybersecurity, she is now launching CyberPie to teach small businesses how to avoid being hacked, scammed or victims of ransomware. The balance of tech, human and creativity combine to make this her dream job.
Siobhán O’Connor
Jun 18, 2021
My name is Siobhán O’Connor and I am a Lecturer at the National University of Ireland Galway. My background includes degrees in information systems and nursing, with a PhD in health informatics. My job is lots of fun as I get to research new technologies nurses can use to care for patients in both hospital and community settings. I also teach nursing students about digital health such as how software and hardware like wearable devices, health apps on your smartphone, or telehealth can be used in healthcare.
A Career in Computer Engineering
Jun 18, 2021
A career in computer engineering can be extremely broad, interesting and fulfilling. We spoke with two specialists, both working in very different fields.
Maggie Owens
Jun 18, 2021
Maggie Owens is a Maths teacher who specialises in deaf education. She has been teaching in Holy Family School for the Deaf, a newly amalgamated school since 2016.
A Career in Technology
Apr 28, 2021
Careers in tech are huge right now, with skills shortages in many well paid, exciting areas. We spoke to a couple of experts in their chosen fields, who are eager to show that careers in IT can be for everyone.
Carolanne O’Brien
Apr 15, 2021
My name is Carolanne O’Brien and I am a Quality Engineer with Boston Scientific. I completed my undergraduate degree in Biotechnology, a branch of science which focuses on creating a product through utilisation of living systems and organisms.