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Helping you discover more! Understand different sectors and employers to help you figure out your career path and increase your chances. Whether you have a sector in mind or want to explore the opportunities top employers have to offer, you’ll find all you need to get your graduate job – What work experience will look good on your CV, essential application and interview tips, and much more.

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Do Ghairm le Ghaeilge

Find out why the Irish language represents a growing area of career opportunities, from teaching and administration to digital media, acting and more!

Your career with Irish

Find out why the Irish language represents a growing area of career opportunities, from teaching and administration to digital media, acting and more!

Construction and property sector guide

Whether it’s civil engineering, architecture, construction or property, this booming sector represents great career opportunities for graduates, both in Ireland and internationally. Find out all you n

Law sector guide

Discover the routes and pathways into the legal world with our advice insights and employer tips. Covers both Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland legal routes.

Ireland’s 100 Leading Graduate Employers

The results of Ireland's largest student survey, we reveal who students and graduates want to work for and what matters to them.

Technology sector guide

One of Ireland’s largest employment sectors, technology is a world of opportunity for graduates. Find out how to make the most of your career in this dynamic sector.

gradireland Directory

All you’ll need to get your career planning started, packed with advice, tips, do’s and don’ts, graduate stories and of course loads of information from employers and, most importantly, jobs!

Finance sector guide

Everything you need to know about starting your career in finance, from choosing an employer and preparing your CV to starting your job on the right foot.

Engineering sector guide

Engineering is a career sector with multiple opportunities and areas of expertise. Find out what employers are looking for in various engineering disciplines, including skills and how you can stand ou

Careers with Languages Guide

Find out about the multiple career options that are available to language graduates and jobseekers with language skills. A whole world awaits!

Ireland's 100 leading graduate employers 2023/24 announced

Discover the most popular graduate employers in Ireland, as voted for by students and graduates in Ireland's largest survey of its type. The survey also reveals student views on who they want to work for, how they want to work and what's important to them.

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Trending careers advice

Could you work in risk assurance at PwC?

GradSims

When you join PwC's risk assurance team, you'll be helping clients to protect their business against threats and maximise on new opportunities and technologies. Find out if this could be the role for you.

Internships with large graduate recruiters: tips for success

Vacation schemes and work experience

Internships are an integral part of recruitment for big graduate employers. Here’s some tips from gradireland on how to apply and look for the latest opportunities.

Your options with a 2:2 degree

Careers advice and planning

According to data from the Higher Education Authority, up to 25% of students graduating get a 2:2 degree. With a 1:1 or a 2:1 viewed as an imperative for many jobs, what are the career options for these students in their graduate job search? Thankfully, there are plenty!

The skills you can get from work placements and internships

Vacation schemes and work experience

Work experience and workplace skills: approach work experience strategically to get the maximum benefit when it comes to applying for jobs.

What can I do with a business degree?

Job descriptions and industry overviews

Career options for business graduates: jobs you can do with a business degree. Working in commerce, finance, accountancy, marketing, HR and personnel management.

Your career in finance

Advice

A look at what your career in finance in Ireland could involve and the different sectors that you could work in.

Five reasons why you should attend a gradireland Careers Fair!

Choosing an employer

gradireland hosts some of Ireland's largest careers fairs. These events are a wonderful opportunity for you to meet leading employers, course providers and careers advisors and learn about all the opportunities available to you! Read our top five reasons for why you should attend one of our popular careers fairs!

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Costs and funding

Advice

Funding is without doubt the major concern for many considering postgraduate study. However, there are supports in place and with plenty of planning, and factoring in the necessary time, there are funding programmes that you may be able to take advantage of to help ease the financial burden.

How to succeed in inductive reasoning tests for graduate jobs

Interviews and assessment centres

What is an inductive reasoning test? Find out what to expect from inductive reasoning tests using our inductive reasoning test tips. Inductive reasoning tests typically involve spotting patterns. You

Your graduate job offer - how to accept or decline

Interviews and assessment centres

As a graduate seeking your first full-time role, you might be unsure what to do when offered a job. Here is what to say and what not to say when accepting or declining a job offer.

Numerical Reasoning tests for graduate jobs: tips and tricks

Interviews and assessment centres

Find out what to expect if you are asked to take a numerical reasoning test as part of your application for a graduate job or scheme, and how to prepare. Many big graduate employers ask job applicants

Negotiating a better package for your graduate job

Working life

If you convince your interviewers of your fantastic worth, a job offer may be just around the corner. Find out how to ask about salary for a graduate scheme or entry-level job – and whether you should negotiate salary at all.

Graduate careers advice: you and your retail management degree

Degree subjects

A retail management degree will provide you with a set of skills relevant to a management role in the retail sector and beyond.

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Virtual interviews and assessment centres-what you need to know

Interviews and assessment centres

Kate Burke, Postgraduate Career Development & Alumni Officer at Trinity Business School, talks about what you need to know in advance and offers some tips to help you along the way.

Aeronautical engineer

Job descriptions and industry overviews

Produces specifications for, designs, develops, manufactures and modifies military and civil aircraft, aeronautical components and associated systems.

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