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.
Deloitte
Last year: 6
Accountancy and financial management, Banking, insurance and financial services, Management consulting, Management, business, administration
Last year: 3
Last year: 5
Accountancy and financial management, Banking, insurance and financial services, Engineering, IT and telecoms, Management consulting, Management, business, administration, Marketing, advertising and PR
KPMG
Last year: 1
Accountancy and financial management, Banking, insurance and financial services, Fund management/admin, investment banking, Human resources, recruitment and training, Management consulting, Management, business, administration
Last year: 4
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
Pfizer GFS Europe
Last year: 6
Last year: 2
Accountancy and financial management, IT and telecoms, Management consulting, Public sector and civil service
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
Last year: 10
Engineering, Logistics and transport, Manufacturing and processing, Medical and healthcare, Science, research and development
EY
Last year: 17
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
Department of Education/Teaching
Last year: 9
Last year: 15
Accountancy and financial management, Banking, insurance and financial services, Fund management/admin, investment banking, Human resources, recruitment and training, Retail, sales and customer services
Department of Foreign Affairs
Last year: 11
Diageo Plc
Last year: 12
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
Apple
Last year: 20
Last year: 23
Engineering, IT and telecoms, Logistics and transport, Manufacturing and processing, Medical and healthcare, Science, research and development
RTÉ
Last year: 13
Health Service Executive
Last year: 23
Glanbia
Last year: 21
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
Last year: 13
Accountancy and financial management, Banking, insurance and financial services, Engineering, IT and telecoms, Management consulting, Management, business, administration, Science, research and development
Last year: 31
Last year: 16
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
Coca-Cola HBC
Last year: 19
Manufacturing and processing, Marketing, advertising and PR
Last year: 28
Languages and culture, Management, business, administration, Marketing, advertising and PR, Retail, sales and customer services
Microsoft
Last year: 27
IT and telecoms
European Commission
Last year: 25
Last year: 72
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
Kerry Group
Last year: 18
AIB Group
Last year: 33
L'Oréal
Last year: 29
Last year: 56
IBM Ireland
Last year: 33
Last year: 36
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
Public Appointment Service
Last year: 39
daa
Last year: 51
Accountancy and financial management, Human resources, recruitment and training, IT and telecoms, Law, legal services and patents, Management, business, administration
A&L Goodbody
Last year: 26
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
GlaxoSmithKline
Last year: 31
Penneys (Primark)
Last year: 51
Musgrave
Last year: 51
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: 45
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
Goldman Sachs
Last year: 39
Ryanair
Last year: 49
Medtronic
Last year: 48
The Boston Consulting Group (BCG)
Last year: 50
Allergan Pharmaceuticals
Last year: 39
Arthur Cox
Last year: 35
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
McKinsey & Company
Last year: 64
BMW Group (BMW, Mini, Rolls-Royce Motor Cars)
Last year: 46
Last year: 47
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
Central Bank
Last year: 59
Last year: 43
Dell
Last year: 63
Arup
Last year: 71
Citi
Last year: 55
Sony Europe
Last year: 68
An Garda Síochána
Last year: 39
Procter & Gamble (P&G)
Last year: 51
Blizzard Entertainment
Last year: 61
Jaguar Land Rover
Last year: 38
JPMorgan Chase
Last year: 58
Jacobs Engineering
Last year:
Coillte
Last year: 74
Last year:
Stryker Ireland
Last year: 68
Boots
Last year: 67
Marriott Hotels
Last year: 65
Icon Clinical Research
Last year: 79
Genzyme - A Sanofi Company
Last year:
McCann Fitzgerald
Last year: 70
A+F Hollister
Last year: 84
HP
Last year: 84
BioWare
Last year: 76
Bord Na Mona
Last year: 74
Novartis Ireland Ltd
Last year: 61
Bayer
Last year:
Eli Lilly Company
Last year: 37
Unilever
Last year: 44
Manufacturing and processing, Retail, sales and customer services
GE General Electric
Last year: 96
Nestlé
Last year: 93
Last year: 57
Accountancy and financial management, Banking, insurance and financial services, Science, research and development
Morgan Stanley
Last year: 96
Core Media
Last year:
Last year: 88
Last year:
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
Merck Sharp & Dohme
Last year: 91
IFAC Accountants
Last year:
PepsiCo
Last year:
Last year: 93
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Accountancy and financial management, Banking, insurance and financial services, Fund management/admin, investment banking, IT and telecoms, Management, business, administration
Marks & Spencer
Last year:
Smyths Toys
Last year:
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
Vhi Healthcare
Last year: 88
Last year: 91
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
State Street
Last year: 100
Analog Devices Inc.
Last year: 78