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Pictured: John Fleming (Citi), Anu Sahni (NCI), Michelle O’Hagan (Citi), Horacio Gonzalez-Velez (NCI), Victor del Rosal (NCI)

In case you missed it, NCI's open day on November 23rd was featured in today's Irish Independent: National College of Ireland is preparing to welcome students from schools across the country to its biggest and best open days yet.

It’s no surprise that #MotivationMonday is a popular hashtag: we all need a bit of cheering up as we return to the office, after the freedom of the weekend. But for most of us, it takes more than fridge magnet platitudes to give us the motivation we need to tackle the week ahead.

Forget pumpkins, scary ghouls and breaking dentures on a ring in a fruit cake. If you’re a runner, the last weekend in October can only mean Dublin City Marathon time. Hurrah for screaming calf pain, chaffing nether regions and blistered feet.

Placing NCI students in the right jobs is something our Careers & Opportunities team are very good at - so you could say they know a thing or two about the jobseeking process, and have a couple of expert tips and tricks up their sleeves. Here, we've called on their expertise to share these 5 top tips to help you prep like a pro, for your next interview.

The 15th annual edition of the Sunday Times Good University Guide is out; here's what the annual higher education publication had to say about National College of Ireland: "National College of Ireland (NCI) has one of the most effective pedagogic formulas in Irish higher education: with a 2% unemployment rate, the lowest in the country, its focus on business-related courses and training students for work is winning.

The weekend is the ideal time to unwind, put aside your laptop/tablet/phone and enjoy a little downtime. Sounds easy, right? Yet it’s becoming more difficult than ever for people to switch off – even as the evidence mounts about the vital importance of relaxation to the brain.

We love to hear a home-grown success story - especially one that started right here on campus! So we were delighted to hear that the Dublin-based billing software company, Brite:Bill, has recently been acquired by AmDocs in a deal estimated to be worth in the region of €60 to €70 million.