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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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Graduate careers advice: you and your management consultancy degree

Degree subjects

A degree in management consultancy will equip you with the ability to help organisations to function more effectively across a wide variety of sectors. This is a highly skilled and demanding role which requires a lot of skills development and training.

Management consulting+3
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Graduate careers advice: you and your information systems degree

Degree subjects

Most firms and organisations rely on the design, implementation and management of information technology systems. As such, an information systems degree will equip you to work in a variety of sectors.

Technology+10
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Graduate careers advice: you and your supply chain management degree

Degree subjects

A degree in supply chain management will familiarise you with the process of getting products from source to consumer and the various procedures involved.

Procurement & supply chain+5
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Graduate careers advice: you and your international business degree

Degree subjects

The internet has made business truly global in nature. International business graduates are employed in a variety of sectors.

Management consulting+3
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Common research application pitfalls

Research

The Irish Research Council supports a great range of research projects, but the application process is highly competitive. Only those research projects which demonstrate a well-conceived scope of analysis and a high degree of potential are likely to be considered for funding, and even if your project is of that calibre, a weak application can fatally undermine it. Let’s look at five common mistakes that researchers make when applying for funding.

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Graduate careers advice: you and your web design and development degree

Degree subjects

Employers within and beyond the IT and computing sector are seeking web design and development graduates.

Languages, libraries & culture+15
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Graduate careers advice: you and your economics degree

FAQs

An economics degree gives you a mix of the type of subject-specific and transferable skills employers seek.

Accounting & finance+6
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Graduate careers advice: you and your linguistics degree

FAQs

The careers available to linguistics graduates range from marketing and publishing to speech and language therapy.

Languages, libraries & culture+17
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Graduate careers advice: you and your events management degree

FAQs

The events industry offers opportunities to work on everything from small scale events to festivals, fundraisers and weddings.

Hospitality, sport, leisure & tourism+25
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Graduate careers advice: you and your graphic design degree

FAQs

A graphic design degree will prepare you for a range of career options, from setting up your studio to working for a design consultancy.

Marketing, advertising & PR+14
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Graduate careers advice: you and your journalism degree

FAQs

A journalism degree prepares you for any area where writing, communication, creativity and research skills are required.

Marketing, advertising & PR+14
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Graduate careers advice: you and your marketing degree

FAQs

A marketing degree will prepare you for a career not just in the competitive field of marketing, but for a variety of sectors.

Marketing, advertising & PR+8
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