Jobs Board for Students and Recent Graduates

DCU students and graduates highly sought after by employers, both nationally and internationally.

Recent Graduates:

For recent graduates of DCU, please visit gradireland.com where you can search for graduate jobs and graduate programmes.

Current Students:

For job opportunities, please visit MyCareer.dcu.ie  and sign in with your DCU email address.  On MyCareer, you can book career consultations, submit a query, view our Jobs Board and search and book for skills sessions and employer related events.

Information on Employment / Job-posting scams targeting university students

Recently DCU Careers Service has noticed a rise in employment/job-posting scams targeting students. In some cases, the scam involves posting an ad for a fake job on a university jobs board, usually under the guise of a real company. If you apply for this job, typically someone emails you, they may ask you to send over personal or financial details, or use tactics to put you at financial or legal risk. Scammers may also send you unsolicited emails or social media messages inviting you to apply for a fake job. 

Tips to recognise / Avoid a job-posting scam

• Search the name of the company on Google (or search for the person listed in the job description) AND the words “scam” or “complaint”. Check if there is anything online about previous scams.
• Check if the website domain and email domain listed on the job description match. For example, a job posting with a website address of http://www.dcu.ie, but an email of joeblogs@domain.com. If they do not match, this could be a scam.  
• Watch out for spelling mistakes in the email address or job description that looks unusual. Be suspicious of poor communication skills.  
• Look up the name of the company and the contact listed on the job description using Google or LinkedIn. Check if the website address/email/phone number listed in the job description matches the official company website, email address and phone number.
• Try to find the same job via the official company website, or reach out directly to the company via the contact information listed on their official website.
• Exercise caution when asked to pay any fees, it is unusual that an employer would look for a fee to apply for a job. Never send over your financial information on a job application or a follow-up email. Real employers will not look for financial information at that stage of the job application. If using a recruitment agency, typically the agency would only look for a fee from the employer, and not from the job-seeker. 
• Do not respond to any unsolicited email job offers, especially if you had not had any previous contact with the employer, or if there are links with requests for financial or personal information. 
• Contact the DCU Careers team regarding any concerns around suspicious job postings or emails.