Graduate Stories - The First Job

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• Advertising / Market Research
  • Graduate Account Handler (Leo Burnett Advertising) (BA English Studies)
  • Team Lead (Google) (BA English Studies)
  • Head of AdSense, South East Asia (Google) (BA English Studies)
• Agriculture, Horticulture, Forestry & Fisheries
  • Temporary Field Work Assistant (Central Fisheries Board) (BA Mod Natural Science)
• Aerospace
  • Pilot (MSISS)
  • Transnational ICT Hardware and RFID Procurement (CityJet Ltd) (Business Studies and German)
• Charities & Voluntary Groups
  • Editor of Inhouse Magazine (British Deaf Association) (History & Political Science)
  • Policies Manager (The Umbrella Foundation) (History & Political Science, Physics with Astro-Physics)
• Civil Engineering contractors, Consultants, Architects & Builders
  • Mechanical Design Engineer (Bouygues UK) (BA, BAI Mechanical Engineering)
  • Senior Engineer (Byrne & Byrne Ltd) (BAI Civil Engineering)
  • Civil Engineer (South Dublin County Council) (BAI Engineering)
• Consultants
  • National Perinatal Reporting System Manager (Economic & Social Research Institute) (BESS)
• Education
  • National Coordinator for Graduate Language Courses (Institute of Technology, Carlow) (BA Germanic Languages / MA Scandinavian Studies)
  • Lecturer/Researcher (University of Luxembourg) (L.LM.)
  • Research Assistant (School of Nursing and Midwifery, Trinity College Dublin) (MSc Applied Social Research)
• Environmental Management & Conservation
  • Intern (& Promotor) (EUROPARC Federation ) (Geography)
• Financial Services
  • Associate Software Engineer (Fidelity Investments) (BA Mod Computer Sc)
  • Associate Software Engineer (Fidelity Investments) (MSc Computer Sc (NDS))
  • Associate Software Engineer (Fidelity Investments) (BAI Computer Eng)
  • IT Analyst (Deutsche Bank) (BA Mod Computer Sc / MSc Computer Sc)
  • Lending Executive (Bank of Scotland (Ireland) Ltd) (BBS Lang)
  • Portfolio Manager Indexed Equities (Barclays Global Investors) (BA ICT)
  • Technical Analyst (Deutsche Bank) (BA, BAI)
• Health Authorities
  • Physiotherapist (KK Women's & Children's Hospital, Singapore) (BSc Physiotherapy)
  • Senior Paediatric Occupational Therapist (Lewisham Social Services ) (MA, BSc. Cur.Occ)
  • Social Worker (South Western Area Health Board) (Bachelor of Social Studies & NQSW)
• Hotel Industry
  • Sales & Marketing Executive (Mercer Accommodation Group) (BA Business & Sociology)
• IT / Software
  • Operations Program Manager (Microsoft) (BA BESS / MSc International Business Administration)
  • Product Engineer in Test (Kalido) (BAI Engineering, BA Mathematics)
  • Product Engineer in Test (Kalido) (BA Computer Science)
  • Software Developer (Murex Advanced Technologies Ltd) (BA (Mod) Computer Science)
• Legal Profession
  • Trainee Solicitor (Linklaters) (Law)
• Management Consultants
  • Analyst (Accenture) (Mechanical Eng)
  • Associate Consultant (Capgemini Consulting UK) (BBS)
  • Consultant (Talent & Organisation Performance) (Accenture) (BA Psychology and MSc Occupational Psychology)
  • Corporate Citizenship Lead (Accenture) (MSISS)
  • Management Consultant (Government Services) (PA Consulting) (BBS & German)
  • Management Consultant (Deloitte, London) (BBS International Business & Marketing)
• Newspaper / Magazine Publishers / Book & Other Publishers
  • Administrator (The Burlington Magazine) (BA History of Art and Architecture, with French)
  • Editor (Headline Publishing Group, London) (BA (TSM) English Literature and Classical Civilisation)
  • Poet (Headline Publishing Group, London) (BA English Literature)
• Other Public & Voluntary Bodies
  • Co-ordinator (Refugee Voice Wales) (MPhil)
  • Supported Employment Specialist (St John of God Services) (MPhil)
  • Executive Assistant to the General Counsel (The Metropolitan Opera, New York ) (MPhil Anglo-Irish Literature)
• Professional Services
  • Business Advisor (KPMG) (MSISS)
  • Trainee Chartered Accountant (PricewaterhouseCoopers) (BBS Accounting & Finance)
  • Trainee Accountant (KPMG) (BBS)
  • Trainee Accountant (Ernst & Young) (Bachelor of Music Education)
  • Tax Trainee (Ernst & Young) (BESS - Business & Economics)
• Recruitment
  • General Manager (Beresford, Blake Thomas Ltd) (BBS)
  • Human Resources Manager (Dell) (BBS)
  • Human Resources Manager (Unilever) (ICT)
  • Sales Executive (School of Sales) (ICT)

 

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