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Introduction: On the 23rd Of March 2010, myself and my LCVP classmates participated and organised a careers night in our school. For the careers night everyone in my LCVP class had to make a PowerPoint presentation which we then talked to the guests and our parents about. The event was part of our curriculum and so it was needed to be completed. We first organised a date for the event. After finding a suitable date, we then divided ourselves into four groups. Aims We had three aims for this night they were, to show to our parents the work we doing in the LCVP class, to show our parents the careers that we interested in, to learn about our selected career and also my personal aim was to show my parents that I am really interested in pursuing Medicine as a career Group 1: (John Kearns, Thomas Conway, Chris Reid) The four boys in this group were in charge of organising the speakers for the evening. They got the following people to speak at the evening: Dr. Fitzpatrick-Doctor Frank Cooney-Architect Michael Reina-IT Support Eugene Smart-Solicitor Group 2: (Brain Gregg, Shane Cross) These were in charge of greeting people at the entrance and introducing each speaker. Group 3: (Cormac Fitzpatrick, Ryan Caldwell) These organised were the guests could park and they also prepared signs to guide the people into the school. Group 4: ( Teshun, Nhan) These were in charge of refreshment for the evening which included sandwiches, tea, coffee, etc. Group 5: (Daniel Gregg, Dean Reina, Merveil Mavungo) These were responsible for the seating arrangements for our parents and the guests. Group 6: (Aaron O’Brien (Myself), Shane Donnelly, Chris O’Dwyer, Manus Murphy) We were responsible for designing the invites and distributing them. My PowerPoint Presentation: When I began my Career Investigation for the presentation, I was researching the career of a doctor because I felt that becoming a Doctor would be most appealing to me because since I was a young age I had a very keen interest in the human body and how it works. I researched upon many different websites and gathered information, The websites I looked on were Careers Portal and Qualifax, these website were very beneficial to me because these showed me the qualifications I need to achieve in my Leaving Certificate if want to become a Doctor The Careers Night: On the day of the Careers Night, I was told to arrange the equipment in the school staff room since we were holding the Careers Night in the staff room. By half six we had everything arranged. Some went over our presentation one last time. I felt confident in my presentation. Our parents began to arrive at seven o’clock. When all parents had arrived we began our presentations. I was one the first students to give my presentation. The presentation went very well. After all of my class had finished their presentations, there was an interval before the guests we invited give us a talk about their professions. I was really interested in what Dr. Fitzpatrick had to say about being a doctor. Also after the guests we had a couple of minutes to talk to the guests, so I talked to Dr. Fitzpatrick about what it’s like to be a doctor and about college and the qualification you need to gain entry to college. Conclusion: I thought that the Careers Night was a huge success. The main aim of this night was to introduce our parents and the staff of Moyle Park College to the work that we are doing in LCVP. The only recommendation I have is that wish that I could have got the invites done properly and not to rely on word of mouth to make sure that people came to the evening. I would definitely recommend this to any LCVP student who is thinking of ideas for a summary report; this really helped because it gave me an insight into the career that would like to pursue. Also I felt that the aims I give were achieved because our parents have a more in depth understanding of LCVP and my career choice Recommendations The only recommendation I have is that I wish I could have had the invitations done properly instead of relying on word of mouth to spread the news of the careers night