Application deadline
Application closing dates vary according to each employer with the recruitment process both seasonal and ongoing.
Starting Salary
Salaries are competitive and vary from employer to employer. Salaries will be dictated dependant on the role and qualifications expected. Some graduate salaries can start on £14k to £16k others pay as much as £26k.
No of Graduate positions
Positions vary and depend upon the needs of an employer.
Location
Various locations through out Northern Ireland (NI), although most are available in Belfast and some positions based in Londonderry, Craigavon and Newry.
Disciplines accepted
Employers are looking for Graduates in the following areas: Financial Services; Life Sciences; Telecoms and Electronics; Business Services; and Software. Whilst this list is not exhaustive you will be expected to hold a degree relevant to the job advertised.
Degree areas include:
Business, Software Engineering, Computing and IT, Finance, HR and Management.
Current recruiters
ALMAC, Citi, Openwave, NYSE Euronext Advanced Trading Solutions, Kainos and Randox. Recruitment agencies who also have current vacancies are Abacus Recruitment, Liberty IT, Hays and Blueprint.
How to apply
Applications forms are can be completed online in most cases.
To find jobs available in NI you can check out
and
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The Belfast Telegraph's Jobfinder every Friday and recruitment agencies are also good places to start.
University events list
Edinburgh - 7 October
Dublin - 14 October
Liverpool - 15 October
Manchester - 22/23 October
Dundee - 29 October
'Cmon Over' to Northern Ireland
Thinking about what you will do once you
graduate may be the furthest thing from
your mind right now. Coursework, exams
and graduation are more than likely to take
precedence over decisions about where you
will live and work. You may be one of the
many thousands of students who left Northern
Ireland (NI) to study in the UK and Ireland
and perhaps now is the time to consider
coming back. If on the other hand you have
never been to NI then perhaps now is the time
to give it a little thought!
Living in Northern Ireland
Images of NI's past have now been replaced
by images of thriving city centres, awardwinning
restaurants and bars, beautiful
countryside and a more upbeat and optimistic
attitude. As with most regions, living costs
vary depending on the area in which you
choose to live - living close to the city centre
will always be higher than if you live in a
smaller town away from the city. Transport
links are on a par with those in the UK with
frequent bus and train services running
between the various towns, villages and cities.
On a wider scale NI is easily accessible by air
and sea.
Working in Northern Ireland
Companies are crying out for graduates
with Science, Technology, Engineering,
Maths and IT skills, as well as experienced
managers and business leaders in sectors
including Financial Services, Telecoms and
Electronics, Life Sciences, Business Services,
and Software. Many employers offer
competitive salaries, continuous training,
excellent terms and conditions and career
progression opportunities. In NI, graduates in
Software Engineering roles can earn between
£18 and £22k. Roles in Life Sciences can
pay up to £26k dependant on the company
and the actual job role. Some employers
have graduate recruitment programmes and
schemes which can be a good way of getting
started. Examples of these include BT (
) and NI Civil Service (
). Recruitment
companies too are now actively targeting
people from outside of the region who have
the senior management skills required to
take forward new and established businesses
here.
Find out more about living and working in
Northern Ireland
There is no doubt that NI is an attractive place to
live and work and if you want to find out more
then visit the "Northern Ireland" Facebook
page or find us at the graduate recruitment
fairs in Edinburgh, Liverpool, Manchester,
Dublin and Dundee during October. If you
are interested in living and working here you
can also email us at
or visit our website
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