Ireland’s 100 leading graduate employers

Ireland’s 100 leading graduate employers reveals Ireland’s most sought-after employers from the perspective of those that matter most – the students and graduates who will provide the next generation of innovators and leaders in Irish business.

The Ireland’s 100 leading graduate employers survey is part of the European Student Barometer and is conducted by Europe’s leading graduate research firm, trendence. The data produced decide the winners of Ireland’s 100 and the winners of the gradireland Graduate Recruitment Awards and contribute also to a wider pan-European study across 24 countries.

You can find more information in the book Ireland's 100 leading graduate employers, published annually and available free from your university careers service or to download here.

Rank 2012/13	Rank 2011/12		Employer	Sector
1	5	up	Google	IT and telecoms
2	2	same	PwC	Accountancy/professional services
3	1	down	Deloitte	Accountancy/professional services
4	4	same	KPMG	Accountancy/professional services
5	90	up	Coca-Cola	FMCG (fast moving consumer goods)
6	48	up	Diageo	FMCG (fast moving consumer goods)
7	12	up	Apple	IT and telecoms
8	65	up	L’Oréal	FMCG (fast moving consumer goods)
9	19	up	Abbott Ireland	Science
10	11	up	Accenture	Consulting
11	76	up	Cadbury	FMCG (fast moving consumer goods)
12	13	up	Microsoft	IT and telecoms
13	9	down	Pfizer	Science
14	7	down	Ernst & Young	Accountancy/professional services
15	14	down	Facebook	IT and telecoms
16	103	up	Kerry Group	FMCG (fast moving consumer goods)
17	17	same	Boston Scientific	Science
18	151	up	Jameson – Irish Distillers	FMCG (fast moving consumer goods)
19	21	up	Bank of Ireland	Financial services
20	27	up	Enterprise Ireland/EOP	Public service
21	42	up	Goldman Sachs	Investment and investment banking
22	25	up	AIB Group	Financial services
23	70	up	Procter & Gamble	Retail
24	42	up	A&L Goodbody	Law
24	66	up	Paddy Power	Retail
26	37	up	Arthur Cox	Law
27	22	down	GlaxoSmithKline	Science
28	51	up	Intel	IT and telecoms
29	18	down	Electricity Supply Board	Engineering
30	10	down	IBM	IT and telecoms
30	72	up	Lidl	Retail
32	15	down	Airtricity	Engineering
32	54	up	Central Bank	Financial services
34	115	up	Johnson & Johnson	FMCG (fast moving consumer goods)
34	-	-	Life Science Ireland	Science
36	151	up	Glanbia	FMCG (fast moving consumer goods)
37	60	up	JPMorgan Chase	Investment and investment banking
38	94	up	Aldi	Retail
38	-	-	Jaguar Land Rover	Engineering
40	-		Marriott Hotels	Retail
41	45	up	Sisk	Construction
42	30	down	McKinsey & Company	Consulting
43	129	up	Ericsson	IT and telecoms
44	47	up	USIT	Retail
45	57	up	Musgrave Group	Retail
46	46	same	Eirgrid	Engineering
46	35	down	Marks & Spencer	Retail
48	120	up	Unilever	FMCG (fast moving consumer goods)
49	134	up	Aer Lingus	Transport and logistics
50	63	up	Matheson Ormsby Prentice	Law
51	90	up	Medtronic	Science
52	-	-	TK Maxx (TJX)	Retail
53	151	up	Citi	Investment and investment banking
54	72	up	Cisco	IT and telecoms
54	-	-	Nestlé	FMCG (fast moving consumer goods)
56	56	same	Arup	Engineering
56	213	up	Irish Dairy Board	FMCG (fast moving consumer goods)
56	66	up	Penneys (Primark)	Retail
59	81	up	Accenture Technology Solutions	IT and telecoms
59	186	up	Analog Devices	Engineering
59	24	down	Siemens	Engineering
62	24	down	Morgan Stanley	Investment and investment banking
63	140	up	Allergan Pharmaceuticals	Science
63	66	up	Eli Lilly Company	Science
65	119	up	Bank of America Merrill Lynch	Investment and investment banking
66	157	up	Bank of New York Mellon	Investment and investment banking
66	82	up	MSD (Merck Sharp & Dohme)	Science
68	95	up	ICON Clinical Research	Science
68	151	up	SAP	IT and telecoms
68	76	up	William Fry	Law
71	134	up	Barclays	Investment and investment banking
71	115	up	Dell	IT and telecoms
71	115	up	HSBC	Investment and investment banking
74	196	up	C&C Group (Magners/Bulmers)	FMCG (fast moving consumer goods)
74	120	up	McCann FitzGerald	Law
74	140	up	Oracle	IT and telecoms
74	170	up	State Street	Investment and investment banking
74	95	up	Vhi Healthcare	Financial services
79	157	up	Dublin Airport Authority	Transport and logistics
79	16	down	Zurich Financial Services	Financial services
81	32	down	Stryker Instruments	Engineering
82	105	up	AIB Capital Markets	Financial services
82	62	down	Baxter Healthcare	Science
82	84	up	Jacobs Engineering	Engineering
82	70	down	Kingspan	Construction
86	147	up	Hewlett Packard	IT and telecoms
86	78	down	Mercury Engineering	Engineering
86	33	down	Shell	Engineering
86	29	down	Ulster Bank/Royal Bank of Scotland Group	Financial services
90	39	down	Hibernian Aviva	Financial services
90	186	up	Irish Rail	Transport and logistics
92	113	up	Davy	Investment and investment banking
92	84	down	Roche Ireland	Science
94	41	down	Grant Thornton	Accountancy/professional services
94	72	down	Project Management Group	Engineering
96	101	up	eBay	IT and telecoms
96	90	down	Tesco Ireland	Retail
98	253	up	Lufthansa Technik Airmotive Ireland	Transport and logistics
99	84	down	Allianz	Financial services
99	78	down	Bayer	Science
99	145	up	Novartis	Science

The student votes for Ireland’s 100 leading graduate employers also decide the sector award winners and Ireland’s most popular graduate recruiter in the gradireland Graduate Recruitment Awards. View this year’s winners.

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