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Have you often wondered how one person is able to learn from experience while another is not?

Q: In a recent job interview, I was asked a very unusual question: ‘how did you prepare for this interview?’ I didn’t know what to say and muttered something about reading their website. In fact, I had put in a huge amount of preparation, including speaking to somebody who works there and doing two sessions with a career coach, but I wasn’t sure I should reveal all of that. Would it show that I was lacking something? (AC, email).

It may just be the beginning of November, but Galway Hospice has launched its annual Christmas campaign with the help of Connacht Rugby players.

A lot of students in fifth year have a tendency to put work on the back burner, deciding that they will worry about it in sixth year. However, because you have more time than a sixth year student to do in-depth revision, the work you do this year can sometimes have more of an effect than what do you do in Leaving Cert, and will certainly lay the groundwork for great success in the Leaving Cert exams. Here are some tips to make the most of the year.

The Claddagh is Galway’s most historic district, its foundation pre-dating that of the city, and it has always been proud of its native traditions and identity. Yet not only is the Claddagh a vivid link to Galway’s ancient past; the Claddagh National School, with its multi-racial student population, symbolises the cosmopolitan Galway of today while preparing its pupils for the Galway of tomorrow.

It was a landmark occasion for all those associated with Athlone Education Centre on Thursday morning last as a new extension at the facility, located on the Moydrum Road, was officially opened by Minister for Education and Skills, Jim McHugh TD.

Every child in Galway will benefit from learning history after a decision was made to give it special status as a core Junior Cert subject in a move which has been welcomed by local Fine Gael TD and member of the Oireachtas Education Committee, Hildegarde Naughton.

This autumn, learn to jive and never sit down at a wedding or social event again.There are five venues to choose from around Galway in October.

MARTIN LINDINGER, former lead dancer with Rambert, National Ballet of Canada, and Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, will lead Youth Ballet West's Junior Boys' Associate Programme, which is seeking new members.

Parents can serve as a major influence in their children’s career decision-making. Research indicates that when students feel supported by their parents, they have more confidence in their own ability to choose a suitable path for themselves. It is a grand generalisation, however, to believe that parents can always influence the level of education or motivation their children have to succeed. The opposite effect can also occur; over-involvement in the decision-making process can undermine parental effects as a positive source of influence. So while parents should show genuine interest for children’s career plans, they must allow adolescents to discover who they are on their own and not impose their own agenda. Key influences include opportunities parents offer their children to learn and develop, the kind of parent-child relationship they develop, and the values they show to their family, friends, and to society.