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On gradireland you'll find graduate careers advice on a huge range of topics – and we're adding more all the time. Compare career options with information on what to expect from working life in different sectors, then learn how you can develop your skills, gain work experience and succeed in applications and interviews. If you're not sure what you'd like to do, don't panic: we're here to help you take those first steps into making career decisions. We also have articles on how to make the most of uni life, organise your job hunt, juggle job offers and more. Whether you're in your first year of university or have already graduated, our career advice for students and graduates will set you on the right path.
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Megan Leonard - QA Associate at Expleo

Advice

I enjoyed the modules I had in Software Testing in college, so I started to explore that route, which led me to apply to Expleo’s Quality Assurance Graduate Programme.

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An Post - Proud sponsors of Dublin Pride 2022

Advice

At An Post we are delighted to continue our sponsorship of Dublin Pride

Management & business + 4
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Christopher Lynch - QA Analyst at Expleo

Advice

I receive great support and my questions are always dealt with at face value. You feel respected here. In a time where job anxiety is everywhere, I have never had that in my time with Expleo.

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Carl Heary - QA Associate at Expleo

Advice

I applied for the Expleo Graduate Programme because I was looking for a company willing to invest in me and my development.

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State Street | Celebrating, and Working for, Black and Trans Civil Rights

Diversity, equality and inclusion

Far too many civil rights heroes’ names are unknown. Consider Pauli Murray, a pioneering Black author, lawyer and civil rights activist. A legal scholar whose work directly influenced giants like Thurgood Marshall, Murray was widely acknowledged as the first Black woman to earn a J.S.D. from Yale. But despite a lifetime of groundbreaking achievements, Murray’s legacy has long gone underacknowledged.

Accounting & finance + 2
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We have to keep the momentum going | Inclusion and Diversity at State Street

Working life

We spoke with Nathalie Gauthier, vice president in Talent Marketplace and co-chair of the Black Professionals Group. Nathalie talked about her 12-year long career at State Street and how she was deeply invested in various inclusion, diversity and equity initiatives. She was also the first person to be selected as the State Street sponsored 2020 Rising Star Award winner from the Women’s Bond Club (WBC).

Management & business + 2
Thumbnail image for Luke Feely - Associate Software Developer at Expleo

Luke Feely - Associate Software Developer at Expleo

Advice

Since I joined everyone has been extremely friendly and helpful and has made me feel right at home.

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David Lynch - QA Associate at Expleo

Advice

I have enjoyed the work environment within Expleo. Usually, when starting a role, it can be a scary thing and reaching out to others and asking questions. However, upon starting with Expleo I never felt this way.

Thumbnail image for Camilla Robino - QA Associate at Expleo

Camilla Robino - QA Associate at Expleo

Advice

My job involves testing functionalities and looking for defects that users may encounter. I help developers to gain the quality of the product ensuring that all the functionalities are correctly delivered.

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Helping students design digital hacks for global challenges

Advice

Imagine helping to solve some of the world's most pressing issues – climate change, environmental damage, pollution – supported by some of the world's leading experts. And you are then allowed to develop your solution for the next seven months into the foundations of your own startup company while still in your early twenties.

Engineering + 5
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From Sport To Sustainability – Out of this world thinking, down to earth people

Working life

Conor Bradley has striven for success from an early age. Well known for his skills as a Gaelic footballer and his down to earth attitude, he’s also ambitious and a committed environmentalist. He has a First Class Honours Masters in Aerospace management, is a fluent French speaker and is now studying for his accountancy exams.

Accounting & finance + 2
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We’ll give you options. You deliver your best

Working life

Cassandra Ezechukwu describes EY company culture and collaboration.

Accounting & finance + 2
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