Graduate Programmes 2024-25
****APTITUDE TEST TRAINING******
Psychometric, Verbal Reasoning and Numerical Reasoning are what every serious job will test you
with before you can progress to an interview.
DIFFERENTIAL APTITUDE TESTS
Better known as the DATs, these are a battery of cognitive tests, usually carried out in Transition Year
or 5th Year and measure the following:
• Verbal Reasoning
• Numerical Reasoning
• Abstract Reasoning
• Perceptual Speed & Accuracy
• Mechanical Reasoning
• Space Relations
• Spelling
• Language Usage
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GRADUATE PROGRAMME Resources:
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Getting Experience:
Experience of the world of work is really valuable in helping you to make career choices - deciding on
a career area, on an employer or even on a particular company, but, when it comes to finding a job,
having some experience will really help you out. Employers really value experience outside of the
classroom.
Opportunities to gain experience are available throughout your college years, sometimes as a
placement as part of your degree programme. It's never too early to start the process of building up
your experience.
Volunteering:
This can be a great way to get your foot in the door of an organisation or into a particular career
area. It can be something you do as an individual, or as part of a club or organisation.
Volunteering can develop skills and experience that you can list on your CV - people skills;
communication skills; team building skills; practical skills - all can be developed by
volunteering. It strengthens your skill set and equips you for the world of work and may even be a
stepping stone to getting other kinds of experience.
Volunteering shows initiative, which is always seen as a good thing. As well as having personal
rewards, volunteering is viewed positively by potential employers.
Part-time Work and Summer Jobs:
Take advantage of the holiday periods and term breaks while you are at college. A part-time or
summer job can be an important way to gain experience, particularly if it has relevance to your
career field or industry sector.
Focus on the skills you are developing and the level of responsibility you are given. It could be the
perfect stepping stone to getting a competitive internship later on or the job you really want when
you finish college.
International Work Experience:
lots of students go abroad during the summer months to get experience in career-related
areas. BUNAC offers programmes such as Summer Camp USA, KAMP USA and Work Canada.
INTERNSHIPS:
these are structured work experience programmes. Students receive supervised, practical experience
in a career-related area. The internship will typically last around 8 - 12 weeks, perhaps over the
summer break of your college programme.
Internships are a great way of helping you to clarify your future career path. They tend to be
advertised by employers, with an application process similar to that for their permanent graduate
jobs, so you’ll need to be proactive about finding one.
On some undergraduate degree programmes, Internships are offered to students in the summer
between the second and third years at university. Most of these are highly structured, paid
internships or work experience programmes that often work as a ‘talent pipeline’ for employers,
giving them the opportunity to observe potential employees in action and, if impressed, to make a
permanent, postgraduation job offer when the internship finishes.
How / Where to find them
• Liaise with the person in your college or department who is assigned to looking after the
internship component of your programme.
• Check in with the Career Development Centre in your college for help with identifying
companies to apply to.
• Watch out for the various recruitment events which are held every year at colleges and
Universities. Use these events to learn about companies first hand, to network and to ask
about internship opportunities. Recruitment events are also advertised on Facebook and
Twitter.
• Internship opportunities and holiday job vacancies are also advertised on college websites,
as well as on company websites.
PRIMARY LINKS:
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https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/graduate-program-
jobs/?currentJobId=3910772539&originalSubdomain=ie
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Go to each of their websites and apply for their graduate programmes (Normally start accepting
application between August-September and starting closing arounf November-December:
KPMG
EY
Deloitte
Accenture
PwC
ALDI
Mazars
ALGoodbody (December 2024)
AIB
Bank of Ireland
Coca Cola (Management Trainee)
Diageo
Fenergo
Boston Consultancy Group
Three Ireland
Vodafone
Google
Kingspan
Lidl Ireland
Morgan Mckinley
ESB
TD Securities
William Fry
Central Bank of Ireland
Bright Network
Ryanair
Rolling Applications:
Applications are judged on a first come first serve basis, so the quicker you apply, the better. This
does not mean rush the application, it just means apply on the first days applications open.
