Nutraceuticals in Health & Nutrition

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Your Careers Adviser

Jill Barrett

Nutraceuticals in

Health & Nutrition

Skills developed in college

You have developed a range of skills through your education,

work experience and personal interests and achievements.

Understanding what skills you have to oer and like to use

can help you understand what you want in a career, as well as

providing key information for job or further study applications.

In terms of securing a job, academic qualications alone will

not guarantee success. Evidence –based skills sections on your

CV can demonstrate the broad range of qualities you have to

oer employers. Here are some of the main skills you may have

developed while in college:

• Communication skills, both verbal and written

Expressing ideas eectively and conveying information

appropriately and accurately. Inuencing others by expressing

yourself in a group and in one to one situations. Showing a

range of verbal and nonverbal signals to demonstrate that the

information being received is understood. You have negotiated

your way through complex communications on various projects

you’ve participated in, from initial brieng, through to report

writing and presenting to varied audiences.

• Teamwork / Working with Others

Working eectively and condently within a group to achieve a

common goal or task. This means that you understand your role

within the team, as well as listen and support the other team

members. Teamwork skills are developed in group projects in

college as well in sporting clubs and college societies

• Problem-solving ability

Identifying, prioritising and solving problems, individually or in

groups; possessing the ability to ask the right questions, sort out

the many facets of a problem, and contribute ideas ,as well as

answers. Having an eye for detail as well as the ability to adopt a

common sense approach to solving problems under pressure has

been something you’ve learned during your work.

• Time-management skills / ability to meet deadlines

Managing several tasks at once; being able to set priorities and

to allocate time eciently in order to meet deadlines. You have

juggled course deadlines and assignments with part-time work

or involvement in extra-curricular activities. This demonstrates

that you are organised and can manage your time. Complex

construction projects require eective organisation and time

management if they are to be delivered to budget and on time.

• Planning and Organising

Establishing a course of action for self and/or others to accomplish a

specic goal. Allocating resources appropriately.

• Leadership skills

Motivating and taking responsibility to lead other people, in order to

achieve set goals and

objectives.

• Initiative & self-management

Identifying opportunities and being proactive in putting forward ideas and

potential solutions.

Self-disciplined and self-motivated in the pursuit of studies and

professional practice.

• Ability to make quick decisions / work under pressure (exibility)

Making decisions and taking action. Maintaining performance under

pressure and / or opposition.

You may also have developed a wide range of technical/specic course

related skills

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Types of employers/industry sectors

Some of the main types of employers / industry sectors in which

Nutraceuticals in Health & Nutrition graduates work include:

• Food manufacturing companies

• Drink manufacturing companies

• Product improvement –shelf life /reformulation

• New Product Development Kitchens

• Sports companies

• Whey products /geriatric nutrition

• Ingredients companies

• Research and Development

• Milk /Infant formula companies

• Retailers and Supermarket chains

• Clinical research, Trials

• Chemical supply

• Regulatory aairs (licensing, legal compliance)

• Medical Sales/Rep

• Sales

• Patent Law

• Product Improvement (packaging

• Academic Institutions

For sector information see:

www.gradireland.com

www.careersportal.ie

www.prospects.ac.uk

www.targetjobs.co.uk

Career options with your course

Some of main occupations related to your degree include:

• New Product Development

• Food Technologist

• Product Technician

• Packaging Manager

• Ingredients Development (enzymes)

• Product Development Scientist

• Process Technologist

• Packaging Manager

• Quality Assurance / Control manager/Co-ordinator

• Research and Development

• Production Manager/Planner

• Academia / Lecturer

• Research Assistant

• Lab Technician

• Brand Technologist / Specialist

• Operations Manager

• Procurement Manager

• Regulatory Aairs Ocer

• Patent Agent

• Technical Author

• Writer/Journalist

• Technical Recruiter

• Account/Client Manager

• Marketing Executive

• Sales Manager Representative

• Graduate Programmes

• Entrepreneur

• Business Development Executive

For occupational information see

www.gradireland.com

www.careersportal.ie

www.prospects.ac.uk

www.targetjobs.co.uk

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Employers who have recruited in your area

Some of the companies who have recruited Nutraceuticals in

Health & Nutrition graduates include:

• Epicom

• Kerry Foods

• Butler’s Chocolates

• University College Dublin

• Dublin City University

• Ballymaguire Foods

• Blenders

• Kepak

• Largo Foods

• HSE

• Lidl

Job Hunting

It is important that you access both the advertised and hidden

jobs market and use any and every means available to you to job

hunt eectively.

Advertised Jobs

Most University and IT Careers Services have jobs listings on their

websites:

www.tudublin.ie/jobscene

Graduate programmes and immediate vacancies

www.prospects.ac.uk & www.targetjobs.co.uk

Graduate jobs UK

www.gradireland.com

Immediate jobs/Summer/Graduate programmes

www.mondotimes.com

Local and national press

www.publicjobs.ie

www.localgovernmentjobs.ie

Public service

www.irishjobs.ie/agencies

Complete list of recruitment agencies/online recruitment sites

Company Websites - Immediate vacancies and Internships

www.indeed.ie – Ireland (various job boards)

irishjobfairy (twitter)

NUTRACEUTICALS IN HEALTH AND NUTRITION OPPORTUNITIES

• The Nutrition Society - www.nutritionsociety.org/jobs

• NHS - http://www.jobs.nhs.uk/

• Healthcare Jobs UK - http://healthjobsuk.com/?_ts=1

• UK Sport - www.uksport.gov.uk/jobs/

• Health Service Executive - www.hse.ie/eng/sta/Jobs/Job_Search/

• EHN (Environmental Health Network UK)- www.ehn-jobs.com

• Environmental Jobs - https://www.environmentaljobsuk.com/

• Australian EHO vacancy website - www.counciljobs.com.au

• Food Industry Specialistswww.innovatesolutions.ie/

• Food Technology Jobshttp://food-science-jobs.com/food-

technology-jobs.html

• Your Food Jobwww.yourfoodjob.com/

• Food Man Jobs - http://jobs.foodmanufacture.co.uk/

• Grocer Jobs - http://jobs.thegrocer.co.uk/

• The Brewery Manual - www.brewerymanual.com/jobs.html

• Carling Partnership - www.carlingpartnership.com/

• Tasty Careers - http://tastycareers.org.uk/

• Food Jobs – Food/Pharma/Healthcare Recruitment - www.foodjobs.ie

• Careers in Food & Drink - www.careersinfoodanddrink.co.uk

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Other

• Careers fairs – Gradireland Fair – Autumn and Summer Fair, plus many

others.

• Notice boards/Student email account/Lecturers

• Company Presentations

• Specialist Magazines

Voluntary Sector/Charities

www.activelink.ie

Voluntary Sector/Charity/NGO vacancies in voluntary sector

www.volunteeringireland.com

www.dochas.ie

Association of non-governmental development organisations

www.comhlamh.org

Volunteering opportunities

www.wheel.ie/directory

Directory of voluntary and community organisations

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Unadvertised Jobs

NETWORKING

• Job Shadow/Informational Interviewing/work experience

• Networking – who is in your network?

• Professional Bodies,

• Social networking sites (facebook, twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, Blogs,

discussion boards)

• Attend events,

• Businessandleadership.com (events)

• Get in touch with guest speakers

• Thesis / College projects/Placement/Site visits/guest speakers

• TU Dublin Societies

• First Destination Reports

• Join Alumni Association/Linked-in TU Dublin Alumni group

CONTACT COMPANIES DIRECTLY

• Speculative applications + cold calling. Think about your oering

• Contact organisation with ideas

• Utilise directories – Kompass.com, IDA, professional bodies, Golden

Pages

ENTREPRENEURSHIP

• Freelancing/Work experience/Self-employment/Start-Up

• http://www.dit.ie/careers/studentsgraduates/

interestedinselfemployment/

• TU Dublin Hothouse - www.dit.ie/hothouse/

• Local Enterprise Oce - www.localenterprise.ie

• The Digital Hub - www.thedigitalhub.com

TRACK COMPANIES

• Check out Labour Market trends, ilo.org (Intl Labour Organisation,

www.careersportal.ie, IDA, IBEC

• Search newspaper business pages on-line to get success stories on

businesses as they are growing – TU Dublin Careers website (labour

market news)

• Industry award recipients

• Best Workplaces in Ireland (download on gradireland.com)

• Follow target companies on facebook, linked-in, twitter

• Think of small companies not just big brands

OTHER PROACTIVE IDEAS

• Social networking sites (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, Blog,

Discussion Groups) Linked-In (set up a prole, link to others, search

for companies - employees who have Linked-in proles, advertised

jobs)

• Follow target companies on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter

• Think of small companies not just big brands

• Consider alternative roles

• Undertake voluntary work

For more information on how to go about nding a job and

job-hunting sites, See www.tudublin.ie/careers

Interviews

For more information on how to perform in interviews, See www.tudublin.

ie/careers

CVs/Cover letters and applications

For information on how to put together a great CV/Cover Letter or

Application, See www.tudublin.ie/careers

Useful links (e.g. Company Databases, Professional

Bodies, LinkedIn Groups)

This list contains links to some of the most useful websites for your course

including professional bodies and associations, employer directories,

information sources and LinkedIn groups.

General websites — useful links

• Science - www.sciencemag.org/

• Health & Safety Authority - www.hsa.ie

• Food Safety Authority of Ireland - www.fsai.ie

• Irish Food Board - www.bordbia.ie

• The Institute of Food Science and Technology of Ireland - www.

ifsti.ie

• British Food Standards Agency - www.food.gov.uk

• Health & Safety Executive - www.hse.gov.uk/

• Food Safety Promotion Board - www.safefood.eu

• International Food Information Service - www.FoodScienceCentral.

com

Research, Innovation and Entrepreneurship

• Irish Research Council for Science - http://research.ie/

• Funding Initiatives - http://research.ie/funding/

• Science Foundation Ireland - http://www.s.ie/

• Researcher’s Mobility Portal Ireland - www.researchcareersireland.

com

• International Federation of Operational Research Societies - www.

FOOD INDUSTRY

• Food and Drink Industry Ireland - www.fdii.ie

• Bord Iascaigh Mhara (Irish Sea Fisheries Board) - www.bim.ie

• Agriculture & Food Development Authority - www.teagasc.ie/

• Easy Food Magazine - www.easyfood.ie/

• Good Food Ireland - www.goodfoodireland.ie

• Food and Drink Federation - www.fdf.org.uk

• Food & Drink Careers - www.careersinfoodanddrink.co.uk/

• Scotland Food and Drink - www.foodanddrink.scot/

• Institute of Food Science and Technology - www.ifst.org/

• Institute of Brewing and Distilling -www.ibd.org.uk/

• British Beer & Pub Association - www.beerandpub.com/

• Society of Independent Brewers - http://siba.co.uk/

• Tasty Careers - www.tastycareers.org.uk

• Nutraceuticals World - www.nutraceuticalsworld.com/

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LinkedIn Groups

• Vitafoods-Global Nutraceutical

• Nutrition Industry Network

• Food & Nutrition Label; Dietary Supplement & Menu Labelling &

Advertising

• Nutrition Business Journal

• Organic & natural vitamins, supplements, greens & nutraceuticals

Careers open to all disciplines

(Including ‘Paths Into…’ Series)

Many graduate vacancies don’t require specic degree subjects as

possession of a degree is taken as evidence of intellectual ability. What is

more important to the potential employer is the range of transferable skills

and experience you can demonstrate.

Many graduate training programmes take nal year students from a

wide range of disciplines, register with the Career Development Centre’s

Jobsence for a full list of programmes. Here is a range of career areas that

are potentially open to graduates of all disciplines. It’s important to note

that some of these options may require further study either on the job or

beforehand.

If you are considering diversifying or changing career direction

a postgraduate conversion course may be a viable option.

Some examples of career areas open to students of all disciplines:

• Teaching & Education

• Financial Services & Accounting

• Marketing, Advertising and PR

• Retail, Sales and Customer Service

• Banking, insurance and nancial services

• Charities and voluntary sector

• Fund management / administration and investment banking

• Human resources, recruitment and training

• Management consulting

• Management, business and administration

• Media and publishing

• Public sector and civil service

• Social, community and youth

For further information see: www.gradireland.com/career-sectors

Further Study

Are you considering further study or training? See

www.tudublin.ie/careers for comprehensive information

Here are some examples of postgraduate courses pursued by Nutraceuti-

cals in Health & Nutrition Graduates :

• MSc in Culinary Innovation and Food Product Development – TU

Dublin

• MSc in Food Safety Management – TU Dublin

• MSc in Environmental Health & Safety – TU Dublin

• MEngSc Biopharmaceutical Engineering – UCD

• MSc Management – TCD

• PhD Food Science – UCD

Conversion courses

Some graduates nd that their primary degree did not meet their expecta-

tions, either vocationally, academically or personally, and seek change

career direction. Conversion courses oer the opportunity to diversify into

another chosen career area while meeting the necessary entry require-

ments for that discipline. However, it should be noted that this is not the

case for all disciplines e.g. disciplines such as science and engineering will

require an undergraduate degree in that discipline.

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Disclaimer: TU Dublin Career Development Centre oers advice in good faith on the basis of the best information available.

The Centre accepts no responsibility for decisions made by individuals based on such advice.

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Self Employment

Ever thought of being your own boss? Think you have an innovative product

or service idea that could have commercial value? Want to commercialise

your research? See www.tudublin.ie/careers

Other Options (e.g. Time out, travel etc.)

Volunteering and working with communities with is a great way to gain

valuable real world experience, to develop new skills, to meet new people,

to do something worthwhile and to improve your employability. For more

details, see www.tudublin.ie/careers.

Labour Market Information

For information on the latest labour market trends see

www.tudublin.ie/careers.

Additional Information / Advice

For any query you might have, please do not hesitate to get in touch with us.