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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 recruitment trends

Careers advice and planning

A recent survey by Cibyl, gradireland’s research partners, gathered data on the views of Irish students and graduates. It found that on average, students are expecting to earn just over €40,000 a year in their first graduate job. 46% of respondents expect €25,000-€35,000 while just under a quarter of respondents (24%) expect to earn over €40,000.

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Want to be the next Future Leaders Academy Tax Graduate at Deloitte?

GradSims

Get a true feel of what it's like by listening to real stories from grads who’ve already been on the journey, and trying out actual tasks in the role.

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Getting ready for your career: eight tips to help you succeed in your career quest

Careers advice and planning

Entering the world of work, it can be daunting to decide your future path. Possibilities can become improbabilities, certainties can become frustrations, and you can find yourself over-thinking what skills you don’t have rather than realising what you do have and playing to your strengths. Here are some tips to help you on your way.

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How AWS and the University of Limerick are shaping the future of Ireland’s workforce

Choosing an employer

A pioneering collaboration between Amazon Web Services (AWS) and the University of Limerick is providing students with the real-world tools they need to hit the ground running in the workplace.

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Amazon named a Top Employer 2024 in Europe

Choosing an employer

The Top Employers Institute certifies organisations which are focused on putting their people first through exceptional HR policies.

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Amazon in Ireland

Advice

Amazon has invested in Ireland for 20 years, opening our first office in 2004. Since then, we have continued to invest in the country and deliver a great experience for Irish customers, creating a wide range of jobs, and helping Irish businesses reach customers around the world.

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The Deloitte, Future Leaders Academy Audit graduate experience

GradSims

Try your hand at being an audit graduate at Deloitte! Gain insights that prepare you for the role and decide if this is the career for you.

Deloitte
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Deloitte
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The creative job search: networking in the creative industries

Careers advice and planning

How graduates with arts degrees can use their creative skills to find job opportunities.

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Are you interested in the Risk Assurance role at PwC?

GradSims

Then why not hear from graduates who are currently in that role and get a true picture of what it’s like to work at PwC?

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PwC Republic of Ireland
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Start your construction career with Lidl

GradSims

First, get tips and advice from real life graduates, and do a task that you’d be expected to do in the role, to give yourself the best shot.

Lidl Ireland
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Lidl Ireland
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Start your technology career with Lidl

GradSims

First, get tips and advice from real life graduates, and do a task that you’d be expected to do in the role, to give yourself the best shot.

Lidl Ireland
In Partnership with
Lidl Ireland
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Could you work in Tax Consulting at KPMG?

GradSims

Get exclusive tips and advice from graduates who are currently in the role, and a chance to do an actual task from KPMG.

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