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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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Working in regulation and compliance

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Working in retail banking

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Corporate banking

Areas of work, specialisms and alternatives
Investment banking & fund management
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Working in investment banking

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Fintech and your career

Working life
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Navigating My Internship: Kaylee Cibrian

Advice

There are numerous paths to start with in the tech industry, some of which might be more people-focused rather than engineering-focused! Kaylee Cibrian shares her experience as a Communications & Employee Engagement Intern based in the USA. Read more about the skills that she gained, and how her team supported her every step of the way.

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Navigating My Internship: Matthew Byrne

Advice

Stepping into your first internship often requires bravery, determination and open-mindedness. Lucky for us, that was exactly how Matthew Byrne approached his 6 month rotational internship in the Guidewire Basecamp program. In his blog, Matthew shares the exciting challenges and learnings he gained from his Software Engineering Internship at the Guidewire's EMEA HQ in Dublin, Ireland.

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Navigating My Internship: Kelly Tan

Advice

Navigating that first step into the working world? Our graduate and intern program, Guidewire Basecamp, was designed to give students and graduates the tools to map their own way in their careers, all while surrounded by supportive and brilliant colleagues.

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Assessment centres

Interviews and assessment centres

Second interviews and assessment centres allow recruiters and job applicants a more in-depth look at whether they suit each other. So, how can you make a success of the opportunity that assessment centres provide?

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Your career in finance

Advice

A look at what your career in finance in Ireland could involve and the different sectors that you could work in.

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Postgraduate study in engineering

Postgraduate study and qualifications
Engineering
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Continuous professional development for engineering graduates

Postgraduate study and qualifications

The Engineers Ireland Future Professionals Series offers structured advancement to graduates through two strands of intense and challenging professional development. Both the CPD Certificate in Professional Engineering and CPD Diploma in Professional Engineering are accredited by Technological University Dublin (TU Dublin) as Level 9 programmes on the National Qualifications Framework.

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