28 July 2009

With a highly competitive job market for the graduates of 2009, how can you make your CV stand out from all the other applicants? Well, there will not be too many applicants who will have spent three months in Austria completing their MSc. Shauna Harte (Cookstown) and Aileen McElwee (Bellaghy) are currently in Vienna as part of their MSc in Communication, investigating aspects of organisation behaviour and how it affects the workforce. As Shauna says “The experience and findings from my research project will provide valuable recommendations to businesses on how get the maximum from their employees whilst still maintaining good working relationships” Aileen commenting upon her experiences so far in Vienna saying “It is a wonderful city, the people are very friendly; coming here is certainly one of the best choices I have made”

When the economy does start to recover, employers will be looking for highly qualified and motivated people who can help them drive forward this recovery. The Postgraduate Communication course is a Queen’s University of Belfast course, delivered at Loughry Campus Cookstown, with options available in Training & Development for Rural Business and Strategic Management for Rural Business. With a wide range of practical components, including the opportunity to travel to Austria on an ERASMUS bursary to complete the thesis component of the course, the MSc in Communication is a great way to enhance your employment potential. It is available on a full and part-time basis. For more information freephone 0800 0284291.

Shauna Harte and Aileen McElwee map out their MSc work in Austria with Dr. Roy Nelson, Programme Manager for the MSc Communication programme, Loughry Campus, CAFRE.