The Compass
Helping you find work that suits you.
Work and study take up a large part of life. It matters that you have the chance to enjoy them, develop your strengths and feel you are growing.
That is why Dreams and Jobs exists. We help you understand what you could bring to your studies or working life, then connect that understanding with courses and careers to explore. We want you to have clearer reasons for your next choice.
We keep learning from the people who use The Compass. Each set of answers and each piece of feedback helps us understand where it is useful and where it needs to improve for the next person. Your report is a starting point for that same kind of learning: read about a course, speak to someone doing the work and see how the suggestions compare with your own experience.
You receive a personal report to read on the site and keep in your account. Dreams helps you explore courses in Ireland or the UK; Jobs helps you consider careers and possible routes towards them. The report is the service. Coaching sessions and calls are not included.
What The Compass looks at
Your interests, preferences and circumstances all matter.
What you are drawn to
The activities and subjects you enjoy, and the kinds of work you would like to explore.
How you like to work
How you prefer to concentrate, work with others and approach tasks, including the amount of structure and pressure you feel comfortable with.
What matters in your life now
Students answer questions about school and study. Adults tell us about their working lives, so the report starts with the situation they are actually in.
We connect your answers with courses or careers in your chosen country, explaining both the reasons to explore an option and the questions to ask about it.
Dreams (€99) helps you explore courses that suit your interests and how you like to learn.
Jobs (€149) helps you explore work that could suit you and a practical route towards it.
Each report is shaped around a different decision.
Something you can use to move forward
A clearer understanding of your potential strengths, a shortlist to research and useful questions to ask. Your report also suggests practical next steps, so you know where to begin.
You may recognise an option you already liked or discover one you had never considered. Look at the reasons for each suggestion alongside your own ideas. They can help you ask better questions, while leaving the decision with you.
The decision remains yours
- The Compass is not a diagnosis or a medical or psychological assessment.
- Your results do not measure your worth, or your child’s.
- A recommendation cannot promise lasting happiness in a course or career.
- The report guides your thinking; it does not choose for you.
A promising course or career still needs research. Read the details, ask about the demands and, where possible, experience it for yourself. The points to consider in your report help you make those conversations useful.
How the report is written
Course titles and employers come from our catalogue. Entry points and grades are either the figures providers published (for example last year’s CAO points) or our own estimates. Both can change, so always check the official course page.
An AI language model may help draft only the explanation of why an option might suit you and the point to consider. It does not invent the shortlist. If an explanation doesn’t ring true, use it as a question to explore, rather than a fact about yourself.
You can read the full legal details in our Terms.
Our 14-day money-back guarantee
If you don’t feel your report was worth it, email us within 14 days for a full refund. No forms to fill in and no argument.
If something in your report or on the site doesn’t seem right, please tell us at hello@dreamsandjobs.com.
Questions you may have
- Can I use The Compass in Ireland or the UK?
- Yes. Choose Ireland or the United Kingdom before you begin. Dreams recommends courses from your chosen country’s catalogue. Jobs recommends career options from the relevant jobs catalogue.
Our promise to you
Feel it was worth it, or get your money back.
If you don’t feel your report was worth it, email us within 14 days for a full refund. No forms to fill in and no argument.
Read more about what you can expect from The Compass.