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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 public administration and social policy degree

Degree subjects

A public administration and social policy degree can help you to influence the decisions that affect your community.

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How to get a job in science

FAQs

Tips for science graduates in Ireland on how to get hired; information on the entry requirements and recruitment processes of science employers.

Science, R&D, food industry+4
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Graduate careers advice: you and your microbiology degree

Degree subjects

The analytical, scientific and problem-solving skills acquired during a microbiology degree are valued by employers.

Medical, healthcare & dental+3
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Graduate careers advice: you and your travel and tourism degree

Degree subjects

Along with giving you vocational training, a travel and tourism degree will develop your communication and business management skills and increase your career prospects.

Hospitality, sport, leisure & tourism+9
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Your graduate job offer - how to accept or decline

Interviews and assessment centres

As a graduate seeking your first full-time role, you might be unsure what to do when offered a job. Here is what to say and what not to say when accepting or declining a job offer.

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Negotiating a better package for your graduate job

Working life

If you convince your interviewers of your fantastic worth, a job offer may be just around the corner. Find out how to ask about salary for a graduate scheme or entry-level job – and whether you should negotiate salary at all.

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What job sectors pay the best graduate salaries?

Job descriptions and industry overviews

Although we can expect the pandemic to have some impact on salary offerings, this year’s data from our survey builds on data from recent years, reflecting growth in graduate salaries and investment in graduate jobs. This year’s survey reveals that the average salary on offer to graduates is €31,938, up from an average of €30,409 in last year’s report.

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#GradStories Mary Catherine Tyrell, Software Engineer, Fidelity Investments

Profiles
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What degrees are employers looking for when it comes to graduate jobs?

Job descriptions and industry overviews

Let’s take a look at what sectors have the most graduate jobs, as revealed in our most recent gradireland Graduate Salary & Graduate Recruitment Trends Survey.

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Assessment centres-insider tips

Interviews and assessment centres

Assessment centres are a great way for employers to test various competencies from a vast array of candidates. They help to give an overall picture of a candidate and how they might fit into your organisation. How can you make the most of an assessment centre and when is the appropriate time to use one? We talked to Ciara Holohan, Occupational Psychology consultant at Aon’s Assessment Solutions, who helped answer the questions above as well as many more.

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Virtual interviews and assessment centres-what you need to know

Interviews and assessment centres

Kate Burke, Postgraduate Career Development & Alumni Officer at Trinity Business School, talks about what you need to know in advance and offers some tips to help you along the way.

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What you need to know about working abroad

Geographical

Advice for students and graduates considering working abroad. Tips on working practices, job applications and the practical/administrative issues to consider.

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