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, the largest pan-European survey of graduate trends 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 study across all 24 European Union countries.
You can find more information in gradireland’s book Ireland's 100 leading graduate employers, published annually and available free from your university careers service or available to view online.
Last year: 2
Last year: 7
Accountancy and financial management, IT and telecoms, Management consulting, Public sector and civil service
Department of Education/Teaching
Last year: 11
Deloitte
Last year: 1
Accountancy and financial management, Banking, insurance and financial services, Management consulting, Management, business, administration
Last year: 8
Accountancy and financial management, Agriculture, animal and plant resources, Engineering, Hospitality, sport, leisure and tourism, Human resources, recruitment and training, IT and telecoms, Languages and culture, Logistics and transport, Management, business, administration, Manufacturing and processing, Marketing, advertising and PR, Media and publishing, Performing and creative arts, Retail, sales and customer services
Department of Foreign Affairs
Last year: 13
Accenture
Last year: 3
Accountancy and financial management, Banking, insurance and financial services, Engineering, IT and telecoms, Management consulting, Management, business, administration, Marketing, advertising and PR
European Commission
Last year: 28
KPMG
Last year: 4
Accountancy and financial management, Banking, insurance and financial services, Fund management/admin, investment banking, Human resources, recruitment and training, Management consulting, Management, business, administration
Aer Lingus
Last year: 15
Accountancy and financial management, Banking, insurance and financial services, Engineering, Fund management/admin, investment banking, Human resources, recruitment and training, IT and telecoms, Logistics and transport, Management, business, administration, Marketing, advertising and PR
Pfizer Ireland Pharmaceuticals
Last year: 6
EY
Last year: 10
Accountancy and financial management, Banking, insurance and financial services, Engineering, Fund management/admin, investment banking, Human resources, recruitment and training, IT and telecoms, Law, legal services and patents, Management consulting, Management, business, administration, Marketing, advertising and PR, Media and publishing, Science, research and development
Last year: 9
Engineering, Logistics and transport, Manufacturing and processing, Medical and healthcare, Science, research and development
Last year: 34
Accountancy and financial management, Engineering, Human resources, recruitment and training, IT and telecoms, Management, business, administration, Manufacturing and processing, Marketing, advertising and PR, Medical and healthcare, Retail, sales and customer services, Science, research and development
Last year: 17
Engineering, IT and telecoms, Logistics and transport, Manufacturing and processing, Medical and healthcare, Science, research and development
Diageo Plc
Last year: 14
Accountancy and financial management, Engineering, Hospitality, sport, leisure and tourism, Human resources, recruitment and training, Logistics and transport, Management, business, administration, Manufacturing and processing, Marketing, advertising and PR, Retail, sales and customer services, Science, research and development
Lidl Ireland
Last year: 5
Accountancy and financial management, Banking, insurance and financial services, Construction, civil engineering and QS, Human resources, recruitment and training, IT and telecoms, Languages and culture, Logistics and transport, Marketing, advertising and PR, Retail, sales and customer services
RTÉ
Last year: 18
Health Service Executive
Last year: 19
L'Oréal
Last year: 32
Apple
Last year: 16
Microsoft
Last year: 26
IT and telecoms
Last year: 22
Last year: 25
Languages and culture, Management, business, administration, Marketing, advertising and PR, Retail, sales and customer services
AIB
Last year: 31
Accountancy and financial management, Banking, insurance and financial services, Fund management/admin, investment banking, IT and telecoms, Retail, sales and customer services
Kerry
Last year: 30
Accountancy and financial management, Agriculture, animal and plant resources, Engineering, Human resources, recruitment and training, IT and telecoms, Logistics and transport, Management, business, administration, Manufacturing and processing, Marketing, advertising and PR, Science, research and development
Goldman Sachs
Last year: 43
Last year: 29
Engineering, Human resources, recruitment and training, IT and telecoms, Management, business, administration, Marketing, advertising and PR, Media and publishing, Retail, sales and customer services, Science, research and development
JPMorgan Chase
Last year: 65
A&L Goodbody
Last year: 38
Accountancy and financial management, Fund management/admin, investment banking, Human resources, recruitment and training, IT and telecoms, Law, legal services and patents, Management consulting, Management, business, administration
Last year: 20
Accountancy and financial management, Banking, insurance and financial services, Engineering, IT and telecoms, Management consulting, Management, business, administration, Science, research and development
Last year: 23
Accountancy and financial management, Banking, insurance and financial services, Human resources, recruitment and training, IT and telecoms, Languages and culture, Law, legal services and patents, Management consulting, Management, business, administration, Marketing, advertising and PR, Retail, sales and customer services
Sony
Last year: 58
Unilever
Last year: 79
Allergan Pharmaceuticals
Last year: 47
GSK
Last year: 39
An Garda Siochana
Last year: 58
Central Bank
Last year: 53
Glanbia
Last year: 20
Accountancy and financial management, Agriculture, animal and plant resources, Engineering, IT and telecoms, Logistics and transport, Manufacturing and processing, Marketing, advertising and PR, Media and publishing, Retail, sales and customer services, Science, research and development
Public Appointment Service
Last year: 36
Last year: 53
Accountancy and financial management, Agriculture, animal and plant resources, Banking, insurance and financial services, Charities and voluntary sector, Construction, civil engineering and QS, Environment and natural resources, Fund management/admin, investment banking, Hospitality, sport, leisure and tourism, Human resources, recruitment and training, IT and telecoms, Law, legal services and patents, Logistics and transport, Management consulting, Management, business, administration, Marketing, advertising and PR, Media and publishing, Medical and healthcare, Property, Public sector and civil service
Penneys (Primark)
Last year: 40
Musgrave
Last year: 40
Accountancy and financial management, Banking, insurance and financial services, IT and telecoms, Logistics and transport, Management consulting, Management, business, administration, Marketing, advertising and PR, Retail, sales and customer services
ESB
Last year: 42
Accountancy and financial management, Banking, insurance and financial services, Construction, civil engineering and QS, Engineering, Environment and natural resources, Human resources, recruitment and training, IT and telecoms, Management, business, administration, Marketing, advertising and PR
Medtronic
Last year: 46
Core
Last year: 87
Ryanair
Last year: 44
BioMarin International
Last year: 55
Nestlé
Last year: 85
Stryker Ireland
Last year: 69
daa
Last year: 36
Accountancy and financial management, Construction, civil engineering and QS, Engineering, Environment and natural resources, Fund management/admin, investment banking, Human resources, recruitment and training, IT and telecoms, Law, legal services and patents, Management, business, administration, Marketing, advertising and PR, Retail, sales and customer services
Irish Aviation Authority
Last year: 132
McKinsey & Company
Last year: 51
Last year: 33
Engineering, Manufacturing and processing, Science, research and development
Bord na Mona
Last year: 76
IBM Ireland
Last year: 34
Bank of America
Last year: 94
At Bank of America Merrill Lynch we have the strength, resources and global capabilities to let you carve out your future on your own terms.
Accountancy and financial management, Banking, insurance and financial services, Fund management/admin, investment banking, IT and telecoms, Management, business, administration
Deutsche Bank
Last year: 85
Accountancy and financial management, Banking, insurance and financial services, Science, research and development
HedgeServ
Last year: 150
Accountancy and financial management, Banking, insurance and financial services, Fund management/admin, investment banking
Morgan Stanley
Last year: 87
Procter & Gamble (P&G)
Last year: 62
Pepsico
Last year: 89
State Street
Last year: 100
Coillte
Last year: 67
Jacobs Engineering
Last year: 66
SAP Ireland
Last year: 44
IT and telecoms
Arthur Cox
Last year: 49
Accountancy and financial management, Banking, insurance and financial services, Fund management/admin, investment banking, Human resources, recruitment and training, IT and telecoms, Law, legal services and patents, Management consulting, Management, business, administration, Property
Irish Life & Permanent
Last year: 154
Smyths Toys
Last year: 96
Accountancy and financial management, IT and telecoms, Logistics and transport, Management, business, administration, Marketing, advertising and PR, Media and publishing, Retail, sales and customer services
AECOM
Last year:
Construction, civil engineering and QS, Engineering, Manufacturing and processing, Property
Analog Devices Inc.
Last year: 100
Blizzard Entertainment
Last year: 63
Boots
Last year: 69
Citi
Last year: 58
Last year: 96
Accountancy and financial management, Agriculture, animal and plant resources, Engineering, IT and telecoms, Logistics and transport, Management, business, administration, Marketing, advertising and PR, Science, research and development
McCann Fitzgerald
Last year: 72
Last year: 68
Novartis Ireland Ltd
Last year: 79
Oracle
Last year: 145
A+F Hollister
Last year: 72
Canada Life
Last year: 153
Last year: 89
Branch Manager in as little as 2 years with a company that do 24.1Billion Annual Turnover, 100000 employees 2millon vehicles 10000 locations.
Accountancy and financial management, Banking, insurance and financial services, Fund management/admin, investment banking, Human resources, recruitment and training, Languages and culture, Management consulting, Management, business, administration, Marketing, advertising and PR, Retail, sales and customer services, Science, research and development, Social, community and youth
Bombardier
Last year: 164
Eirgrid plc
Last year: 105
GE General Electric
Last year: 83
ICON Clinical Research
Last year: 72
Eli Lilly Company
Last year: 79
PM Group
Last year: 106
Barclays
Last year: 117