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Vacancies

A variety of vacancies are notified to us: summer, part-time etc but those of most interest to you in your final year are what are often called Forward, Finalist or Milkround Vacancies for entry level positions on Graduate Devlopment Programmes. It is important to understand the difference between these and what are generally called Current Vacancies.

Forward/Milkround Vacancies (Graduate Training Programmes)

Ireland

Every year employers invite applications from final year and postgraduate students for positions they intend to fill the following summer/autumn. These vacancies are normally advertised during the Autumn, Winter and Spring terms prior to graduation and may have closing dates as early as October.

Links to Graduate Training Programmes vacancies currently on on offer for next years's graduates can be found by following the link to Opportunities for students graduating in 2010 otherwise known as our "Virtual Milkround" as well as on our partner site gradireland logoOpens new window We also produce in association with other colleges a directory of vacancies for finalists called 'gradireland'; you can pick up your personal copy of the 2010 edition from the Career Development Centre from early October.

NUIM students and graduates can also register to benefitOpens new window from e-mailed 'hot off the press' job vacancies and news.

UK

Similar, though considerably more Graduate Training Programmes are on offer in the UK. There are a number of Graduate Recruitment sites, the best of which are linked to from this page.

You can also register with Prospects Opens new window and and view their latest edition of their digital magazine.Opens new windowIn additon, pick up your free copy of the 2010 Prospects Directory from the Career Development Centre in October.

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You can also register with logo and link to targetjobs.co.ukOpens new window for email alerts of opportunities matched to your preferences.

Another excellent site is link to insidecareers.co.ukOpens new window.

Current Vacancies

These suit those already qualified or just about to qualify - with employers seeking to fill them within three months of advertising. Vacancies notified to us are published directly to our main vacancy page on gradireland logoOpens new window which is shared by the majority of Irish colleges, giving you the widest possible access to advertised graduate positions.

FÁS Work Placement Programme: Opens new window The recently announced Work Placement Programme (WPP) is designed to offer unemployed people, including graduates (who obtained their award before 2009), the opportunity to obtain 6 months experience in a work situation - with an initial 2000 placements under the progamme.

Recruitment Agencies

In addition quite a number of employers use recruitment agencies in their search for staff; we have complied a list of these categorised according to their area of specialisation.

Part-time, Vacation and Overseas Vacancies

A range of possibilities for vacation work both here and abroad can be found in our Internships/Vacation /Gap Year Opportunities.

For vacancies in the UK visit: Prospects.ac.uk Opens new window

The Career Development Centre is also part of the ABG Association Bernard GregoryOpens new window Network which promotes the value of training through research to the non-academic world and helps the entry of recent PhDs from any discipline into business.

While on campus you can gain full accessby following the links below to:

Speculative Applications and Networking & Potential Employers

Many employers fill vacancies from applications sent in speculatively. Decide on the type of organisation you wish to apply to and find companies or organisations to send applications to. An excellent starting point is the page of links we complied to on-line databases. In addition you will find KOMPASS Opens new window- Ireland's Business Search Engine and the Golden Pages Opens new windowuseful.

Prospects Opens new windowhas an excellent section on both networking and making speculative applications. Check also our Career Development Moodle site - topic on Transition Skills - Recruitment & Selection Process.Opens new window (Sept 2009 - note we are currently having some technical difficulties transferring our courses to the new version of Moodle)

 

last reviewed: 23/9/2009

last updated: Wednesday, 30-Sep-2009 14:26:40 IST