Job offers and working life

There are a broad range of career opportunities available for graduates. But those starting out on their career path need to be aware of how the business landscape has changed in order to take best advantage of it. We talk to Julie Ryan of the Irish Management Institute about what graduates can expect?

Graduate outcomes 2022: Key findings

Labour market information

The latest data from the Higher Education Authority (HEA) and Central Statistics Office and includes new graduates from 2017, 2018 and 2019 as well as new outcomes information up to 2020. This report also for the first time includes data by institution and also details the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and related public health measures on 2019 graduates.

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Making ends meet: surviving on expenses or low pay during your internship or first job

When graduating from college and entering into a competitive workplace, it can be a challenge to have to make your way through a work placement on low pay, or perhaps nothing at all, after years of doing the same in college. But with a bit of careful planning, looking at the best ways of keeping costs down and with a little earning on the side you can make it manageable. Unpaid internships are technically illegal, but since many of them are organised informally, unpaid internships and work experience still do happen.

Salaries and benefits for new graduates

Geographical

When you are looking for your first job after graduation, salary will be one consideration. The results of the gradireland Graduate Salary & Recruitment Trends Survey give the current benchmarks.

Negotiating a better package for your graduate job

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.

Your first job

Your first graduate job brings new challenges, from workplace etiquette to dress code. These tips will help you make the transition to working life.

After the job interview

What to do after an interview if you get a job offer – or if you don't get the job.

Your graduate job offer - how to accept or decline

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.

Your first job

Your first graduate job brings new challenges, from workplace etiquette to dress code. These tips will help you make the transition to working life.

After the job interview

What to do after an interview if you get a job offer – or if you don't get the job.

Your graduate job offer - how to accept or decline

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.

Your first job

Your first graduate job brings new challenges, from workplace etiquette to dress code. These tips will help you make the transition to working life.

Moving to the United States of America

Starting your career abroad

A guide to living and working in the United States of America, and advice on getting a visa.

How to find a job in the United States

A guide to job opportunities in the US, finding jobs in America and labour market information.

Adjusting to working life

Conall McNally, Transaction Services Trainee, KPMG

What does your job involve? Transaction Services is a team within the advisory function of KPMG. Our main role is to carry out due diligence into companies that are being bought over. We perform both

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Emma Guilfoyle, Trainee Chartered Accountant, Eisner Amper (formerly MKO)

Degree Bachelor or Commerce (NUIG)Job title Trainee Chartered AccountantEmployer Eisner Amper I studied International Commerce with Spanish in NUIG and I really enjoyed both the business and language

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Gurjot Sandhu, Accountant, EY

Degree subject BSc Engineering with Management, Trinity CollegeJob titleAccountantEmployer EY How you become interested in a career in the finance sector? I was always interested in going into the bus

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Kerry Gough, Internal Audit Trainee, Mazars

Education Associate Chartered Accountant (Chartered Accountants Ireland) Degree in Finance (UCC)Job title Internal audit traineeEmployer Mazars Choosing my direction I recently completed a six-month

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Luke McCann, Financial Engineer, First Derivative

What does a financial engineer do? Financial engineers straddle both the IT world and the finance side of things, so if you've maybe a bit of passion for IT, maybe for development, if you're technical

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Jobs you may never have considered

Acoustic consultant

Acoustic consultants provide a wide variety of sound services which include surveys and assessments as well acoustic design and building advice. You could be involved in advising architects on the sou

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Crystallographer

Crystallography is a branch of materials science that examines crystals, which can be found everywhere in nature, to generate knowledge that is used by chemists, physicists, biologists, and others, to make exciting new advances. With innovative new research underway in Ireland and abroad, this is an expanding and fascinating sector.

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Food technologist

A food technologist is responsible for the safe and efficient development, modification and/or manufacture of food products and processes.

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Meteorologist

Studies weather conditions using scientific research and mathematical models to predict patterns and forecast changes in the climate.

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Oceanographer

Employs mathematical, engineering and scientific theories to investigate the relationships between fresh water, seawater, the biosphere, atmosphere and polar ice caps.

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Psychologist, educational

Works with children and young people to assess and support their emotional, educational, behavioural and psychological development.

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Geographical information systems manager

A geographical information systems manager supervises teams of IT experts that produce geographical data using specialist computer systems.

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Ergonomist