Featured Advice

• Aine Ni Dhubhain
• Forestry Lecturer
• Forestry Careers Ireland
• Read more

Careers rarely develop the way we plan them. Our career path often takes many twists and turns, with particular events, choices and people influencing our direction.

We asked Aine Ni Dhubhain from Forestry Careers Ireland to give some advice for people considering this job:

What are your interests?

Enterprising?

Enterprising people like situations that involve using resources for personal or corporate economic gain. Such people may have an opportunistic frame of mind, and are drawn to commerce, trade and making deals. Some pursue sales and marketing occupations. Many will eventually end up owning their own business, or in management roles in larger organisations. They tend to be very goal-oriented and work best when focused on a target. Some have an entrepreneurial inclination.