Issue #12: Back to School!

Dear all,

The new term officially starts next Monday and we've been working hard to prepare for it! The first few weeks will be filled with exciting events and this is also the time of the year for graduate programme applications so lots of opportunities on offer. Have a read through this issue of our newsletter to make sure you don't go into the new term unprepared!

The first upcoming event that you shouldn't miss is our Careers Network Open Day on the 21st of September.?Together with our amazing sponsor AIB, we will be outside our office at the James Joyce Library Building from 11am-3pm with goodies, prizes, and snacks... Come by to say hi!

Pick of the Week: Opportunities in the Banking Sector

Are you looking to kick-start your professional career with Ireland’s leading bank? Have a look at the below opportunity:

• Customer Operations Specialist with AIB (Full-time)

There is also a Dublin exclusive recruitment event organised by Bank of America coming up:

• Recruitment event with Bank of America (Event Date: 22 September)

...And Central Bank of Ireland have teamed up with Ahead to offer two graduate roles:

• Associate Supervisor with Central Bank of Ireland through Ahead (Graduate scheme, deadline 14 September)
• Associate Policy Specialist with Central Bank of Ireland through Ahead (Graduate scheme, deadline 14 September)

With AIB as our Open Day sponsor, a full schedule of employers visiting UCD throughout the months of September and October, and the Recruitment Fairs being only ONE MONTH away we would like to help you start getting ready for meeting employers face-to-face. Therefore, UCD Alumni presents What it Takes... to master personal branding!

What's happening in the field of...

Science

• Discover Your Possibilities Fair with Johnson & Johnson (Event Dates: September 22 and October 6th) Come meet this employer at the Science, Engineering, and Technology Fair on October 3rd!

Business

• Graduate Programmes with Macquarie (Graduate scheme, deadline 23 October)
• Graduate Programmes with Crowleys DFK (Graduate scheme, various deadlines)
• Career in Tax Fair with Irish Tax Institute (Event Date: 6 October) Come meet this employer at the Business, Finance, and Management Fair on October 4th!

• Insight Days in London with AlphaSights?(Event Dates: 13-14 December, no application deadline but invitations go out on a first-come first-serve basis)

Arts & Humanities

• European Solidarity Corps Volunteering Programme With VSI (Voluntary, various deadlines depending on the project)
• English Teachers in Dubai with SABIS? Network Schools?(Full-time, subject to availability)
• Gaelic Transcription Specialist with Welocalize?(Part-time, deadline 30 September)

Health & Agricultural Science

• Fulbright-Teagasc Scholar and Professional Award
• Graduate Programme with HPRA (Graduate scheme, deadline 30 October)

Engineering & Architecture

• AO and R&D Engineering Graduate Programme with Stryker (Graduate scheme, deadline 30 September)
• Graduate Surveyor with CLúID HOUSING through the For Purpose Graduate Programme?(Graduate Scheme, deadline 16 September)
• Graduate Corporate Applications Enigneer with Microchip (Full-time, deadline 31 October) Come meet this employer at the Science, Engineering, and Technology Fair on October 3rd!

• Various Engineering Roles with PM Group (Graduate scheme, various deadlines) Come meet this employer at the Science, Engineering, and Technology Fair on October 3rd!

Social Sciences & Law

• Lecturer/Coordinator with Institute of Public Administration (Full-time, deadline 16 September)
• Research Assistant Energy Economics with ESRI (Full-time, deadline 19 September)
• Virtual Law Fair with the Legal Cheek (Event Date: 8 September)
• Trainee Solicitor with LK Shields?- Start: September 2024 (Full-time, deadline 28 October)
• Law credentials with UCD Microcredentials (Further study, deadline 12 September) 20% Discount for all UCD Alumni!

All/Multiple Disciplines

• Universitas 21 Global Citizens online leadership development course (Deadline: 15 September, UCD Students apply here) All Disciplines
• Graduate Programmes with Accenture (Graduate scheme, various deadlines) Business, Computer Science, Engineering - Come meet this employer at the Science, Engineering and Technology Fair and the Business, Finance, and Management Fair on October 3rd and 4th!

• Various Commercial positions with Output Sports (NovaUCD) (Various positions, various deadlines)
• EU jobs with EMI (Various positions, various deadlines) Interested in EU Jobs? Come see A Career for EU at the Science, Engineering, and Technology Fair and the Law Fair on October 3rd and 5th!

What does UCD Careers Network have coming up in Term 1?

Career Guides

We have just published our new?Career Guides for 2022/23! There is one guide for each College that includes topics such as supports available, career planning, job applications, employment market, key skills, and alumni profiles. These targeted guides can help you to get started with thinking about your career in your own time!

Set for Success Programme for Law Students

Set for Success is a series of workshops intended to provide UCD law students with an insight into the skills that employers require students to develop and utilise within the legal sector and beyond. Registration available soon!

Kickstart MyCareer

Jobs, CVs, Interviews? Not sure where to start? Join our Kickstart MyCareer workshop – coming soon!

Advantage Award: Book an Induction!

The UCD Advantage Award is your chance to get recognition from UCD for skills, knowledge and experience that you have gained through participation in co-curricular activities!

The first inductions will be taking place on Tuesday 27 September. Visit UCD Advantage on our website and see how to sign up to this year's Advantage Award!

Career Mentoring Programme

Do you need a career mentor? Applications open this year on the 20th of September with forms available from this date at UCD Career Mentoring Programme.

UCD Employability Week 2022: Save the Date

Students log into?MyCareer?to register for the fairs and receive more information closer to the event about activities and attending companies!

Employers?click here?to book your spot at our Recruitment Fairs. The Science, Engineering, and Technology Fair is already at full capacity and the Law Fair has only a few spots remaining!

For more information about UCD Careers Network visit?www.ucd.ie/careers