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Find out where to start on your graduate career hunt. Discover where you can find your first graduate job, what a graduate programme is and learn about your options.

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What is a graduate programme?

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Where are the jobs?

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Graduate salaries are continuing to rise, according to the recent gradireland survey, with the mean salary coming in just below €30k. Adding to the good news story for graduates, more employers are hiring graduates because of the vibrant economic environment with 78% hiring more graduates because of an actual increase in business.

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Alternatives to graduate programmes

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Despite their high profile, graduate training schemes are not the only employment option.

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Resources for starting a business

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How to start your own business: information on funding, mentoring, courses and accelerators.

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Learn how to stand out! From writing CVs and applications to practicing aptitude and psychometric tests, find the tools and tips to help you apply with confidence.

Career ideas

Not sure where to begin or the type of job that would suit you? Explore your career choices and find professions that make a difference, options with your degree subject, working abroad opportunities, tips for starting your own business and more.

Finding a job

Find the advice and guidance you need at the start of your career, as well as tips for structuring your job hunt, building your network and showcasing your potential.

Internships

Internships are a great way to build up work experience early on in your career. They can also lead to a graduate job offer.

Interviews and assessment centres

Learn how to succeed in graduate interviews and assessment centres with our advice on answering tricky interview questions, on the essential research you need to do before an interview and on tackling assessment day exercises.

Job descriptions

Discover and build the skills that graduate employers are looking for. Explore career advice and find the tools to help you develop and showcase your potential.

Job offers and working life

Navigating job offers and working life can be tricky early on in your career. Learn all about job offers, what to ask and how to ace your first role.

Skills for getting a job

Discover and build the skills that graduate employers are looking for. Explore career advice and find the tools to help you develop and showcase your potential.

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