UCD Career Development Centre : News

ARE YOU UP TO THE CHALLENGE? GRADIRELAND NATIONAL STUDENT CHALLENGE NOW OPEN

Want to challenge yourself? Want to know if you are the brightest in your class? The brightest in your college? The brightest student in Ireland? Well now is your chance. Not only will you be in with the opportunity of winning up to €1,000, you could also be crowned Ireland’s brightest student - not a bad addition to your CV!

The gradireland National Student Challenge gives you the chance to see how you compare to students from across Ireland’s top Universities. It is free to enter, it is all online and will only take 40 minutes of your time.

The online element of the Challenge opened in September 2012 and will run until February 2013. At that point the Top 70 students on the leaderboard will be invited to take part in the Final Day Event. There they will be put through seven physical and mental Challenges set by our employer partners which will determine the winner of the Challenge - further details on the Final Day Challenges will be unveiled as we approach the close of the online element!

For more information and to enter, visit the gradireland National Student Challenge website.

Item posted: Tue, 20 Nov 2012 11:30:00 GMT

CAREER FOCUS NEWSLETTER

Our weekly newsletter, Career Focus, has launched again for this academic year. Use it to find out about employers, different career paths, and upcoming events on and off campus. We'll also include extra vacancies and internships found by staff in the Career Development Centre.

Career Focus can be found on our publications and downloads page, and you can read the current issue here.

Item posted: Tue, 20 Nov 2012 10:30:00 GMT

GRADIRELAND CAREER SECTOR GUIDES

gradireland produce a range of careers publications, including the gradireland directory, postgraduate directory and a whole range of career sector guides: from Arts to Finance, to Science and everything in between. As a UCD student you can pick up copies free of charge from the Career Development Centre. You can also view them online on the gradireland publications website.

Item posted: Mon, 19 Nov 2012 10:00:00 GMT

UCD CAREER GUIDE 2012-13

UCD Career Guide 2012-13

The UCD Career Guide 2012/13 is available free to all students and graduates. The guide is full of information and advice to help you make decisions about your career, understand the demands of the graduate workplace and be as successful as possible in your applications for jobs and courses. Be inspired by the career paths of other students in your subject, and find out about employers who are actively seeking UCD graduates.

Call in to the Career Development Centre and pick up a copy, or view the guide online.

Item posted: Sun, 18 Nov 2012 16:00:00 GMT

OVER A THOUSAND AT OUR SCIENCE, ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY FAIR

The Science, Engineering & Technology Fair on 25th October 2012 featured over 40 exhibitors from the pharmaceutical, medical devices, IT, construction and manufacturing sectors amongst others. Students were also able to explore further study options in Ireland and the UK. Over a thousand students attended the fair to find out more about graduate opportunities available to them.

If you didn't manage to make it along there are still chances to meet employers. Keep an eye on our events page for details of all our fairs, recruitment presentations and workshops.

You can also view the fair booklet online, which has details of all the employers who attended and links to application details.

Science, Engineering & Technology Fair 2012

Item posted: Sat, 17 Nov 2012 10:00:00 GMT

LAW AND BUSINESS FAIRS A HUGE SUCCESS

Business, Finance & Management Careers Fair 2012

Our annual Law Careers Fair was held on Wednesday 4th October, followed by our biggest event - the Business, Finance & Management Fair on Thursday 5th October. Both were a huge success, featuring top employers and education organisations offering hundreds of career opportunities. Thousands of students came along to find out about options available to them, both during their studies and once they have graduated. The Business Fair was sponsored by Lidl, who are currently recruiting for their Graduate Development Programme.

If you didn't manage to make it along to either of the fairs there are still chances to meet employers as many of them will be on campus again giving recruitment presentations and workshops.

There's also our Science, Engineering & Technology Careers Fair on Thursday 25th October, 12-4pm in Rendezvous, Restaurant Building. Employers from the pharmaceutical, medical devices, IT, construction and manufacturing sectors amongst others will be interested in recruiting students from across all scientific and engineering disciplines.

Keep an eye on our events page for details of all our fairs, presentations and workshops.

Item posted: Fri, 16 Nov 2012 11:30:00 GMT

RONAN MC CORMACK WINS OUR FACEBOOK IPAD COMPETITION

Congratulations to first year Engineering student Ronan Mc Cormack, winner of our Facebook competition. Ronan was presented with his prize by Paul Vance, Head of Resourcing at KPMG, and Edel Caraway, Deputy Director of the UCD Career Development Centre.

Thanks to all of you who took part, and to KPMG for their sponsorship of the prize. We use our Facebook page to let you know about jobs, internships, events and other opportunities so it's a great way to make sure you don't miss out on anything. If you haven't 'liked' us already, do so now!

Item posted: Thu, 15 Nov 2012 16:00:00 GMT

UCD STUDENTS ARE GRADIRELAND WINNERS

gradireland competition winners Maeve Delargy and Joanne Walsh Congratulations to Law student Maeve Delargy, winner of the gradireland National Student Challenge mini-competition; and to Joanne Walsh, who won the draw for pre-registered students at the gradireland Graduate Careers Fair.

Maeve and Joanne were presented with their prizes by Mark Mitchell from gradireland and Daniel Lawlor from cut-e Ltd at the gradireland Graduate Careers Fair in Dublin on 10 October.

Further prizes are still up for grabs with the gradireland National Student Challenge - why not take the challenge yourself to be in with a chance of winning?

Item posted: Wed, 14 Nov 2012 16:20:00 GMT