A range of companies are recruiting at the moment, including for jobs in retail, finance and consulting, and the civil and public service.
Accenture
Consulting firm Accenture is recruiting people from diverse backgrounds. Graduates in Accenture’s Analyst Consulting Group will have the opportunity to develop their career and grow the business.
To join the Analyst Consulting Group, you must have a strong academic track record with a minimum of 400 Leaving Certificate points and a predicted 2.1 degree or equivalent. See Accenture.com/Careers.
Aldi
The German giant’s Area Manager Graduate Training programme is a 12-month placement covering the complete spectrum of the business, including product knowledge, store operations, financial administration, logistics and property management.
The starting salary is €61,000, which comes with a fully expensed Audi A4. The programme provides graduates the opportunity to run their own business within a year, the potential to work abroad or become a Director within five years. See AldiRecruitment.ie.
EY
Offers a three-year training contract. Whether graduates are studying for chartered accountancy or other qualifications, EY assists them. Graduates can expect to work across a range of business areas.
The firm looks for a minimum 2.1 honours degree and it offers a range of benefits including life assurance, a pension plan, study leave and retail discounts. See EY.com/careers.
Irish Distillers
Pernod Ricard
offer two graduate programme to recruit, train and develop business, language, science and engineering graduates to become part of the Jameson global success story. With 70 graduates placed in 40 international markets as Jameson Brand Ambassadors and two Graduate Distillers joining the team each year to work in the Midleton Distillery, Cork, and Bottling and Logistics site, Dublin, both programmes are an integral part of the Jameson strategy.
Application is through a 2-minute video giving candidates the opportunity to show the team why they are the best fit for the programme. Online applications open for this year’s programme on 1st October at www.jamesongraduateprogramme.com.
KPMG
Graduates at KPMG will work across a range of clients in every sector.
They will learn about mergers and acquisitions, helping Irish business to expand internationally or a team evaluating risk in a major multinational. Graduates come from a range of academic disciplines. See KPMGcareers.ie.
Public Jobs
There are more than 200 graduate jobs to be filled in the Irish civil service through the Public Appointments Service.
Roles include administrative officer in the civil service, graduate economist with the Irish Government Economic and Evaluation Service, trainee auditor in the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General, junior diplomat/third secretary in the Department of Foreign Affairs and legal researchers.
The jobs offer competitive salary and working conditions as well as learning and development programmes.
Applications open until October 15th, 2015.
See www.GradPublicJobs.ie for more information.
PwC
Recruiting about 270 graduates from a wide range of disciplines for 2016, from law and business as well as science, IT and digital, engineering, social science and economic backgrounds.
Graduates will work as part of international teams, get dedicated exam support including revision and exam preparation, paid study leave, travel opportunities and more.
See PWC.ie.
