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Explore all graduate advice and guidance on gradireland

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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How to find the right research programme

Research

Five key considerations when deciding where to study.

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Life as a research student

Research

The life of a postgraduate research student is very different from life as an undergraduate - so it helps to be prepared.

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What could I earn? Job openings grow as construction sector rebounds

FAQs

Now is a very good time to be considering a career in construction. The sector is on the rise again in Ireland.

Property, construction & QS+6
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My internship experience with the UN: Eimhin McEvoy

FAQs
Languages, libraries & culture+2
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An internship in an accountancy firm

FAQs

The scope of working in the accountancy industry is truly global, yet the early years can be challenging as you seek to balance working life with passing your professional exams. That’s why an internship with an accountancy firm before you graduate can give you a worthwhile perspective on what you can expect.

Accounting & finance+3
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My internship experience: Thomas Delahunt, accounting intern

Working life

Thomas Delahunt of accounting firm JPA Brenson Lawlor. talks about what his internship has done for him in terms of career choices

Accounting & finance+6
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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.

Specialist markets+3
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What can I do with a retail & services management degree?

Job descriptions and industry overviews

See where your career in retail and services management can take you.

Retail, business & commercial services+9
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What is the ‘green economy’.

FAQs

The term 'the green economy' has been coined to describe the broad range of goods and services that fall within the spectrum of environmental and natural resource use, management and protection.

Agriculture, animals & plants
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Why choose an environmental career?

FAQs

Against the tide of many sectors, the career opportunities associated with environmental sustainability are growing slowly but steadily.

Agriculture, animals & plants
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Environmental areas of focus in the Republic of Ireland

FAQs

With pressure on to achieve EU targets, there has been considerable progress made, with a lot more still to do.

Agriculture, animals & plants+3
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Environmental job opportunities in Northern Ireland

FAQs

The green economy in Northern Ireland shows similar promise. Research has indicated that targeted investment and growth of the renewable sector could potentially create up to 30,000 jobs.

Agriculture, animals & plants
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