Meet and Develop our students
We are proud to say that DCU is # 1 in Ireland and # 23 in the world for Graduate Employment Rate*
Our graduates are highly sought-after by employers, both nationally and internationally.
(*QS Graduate Employability rankings 2022)
91.41% of DCU graduates are in employment or further study/training. (Graduate Outcome Survey 2021)
Our Careers Service is delighted to work with you and your organisation to connect you with our highly skilled, competent and well rounded students and graduates.
We are happy to help you meet your recruitment needs.
Meet our students at our new Employers in Residence initiative.
An opportunity to meet with final year and postgraduate students on campus, for graduate recruitment and entry level positions.
We are currently planning Employer in Residence for January/February in Semester 2 (booking date to be confirmed). If interested in attending, email careers@dcu.ie.
Please note: You will need to have a registered account on Mycareer.dcu.ie to complete the Employer in Residence booking form when it goes live. See Employers in Residence for more information.
In Semester 1 of each academic year, we organise a careers fair - please email careers@dcu.ie if you are interested in participating in this event.
Skills sessions:
Career Consultants may reach out to invite you to facilitate or co-facilitate a limited number of skills sessions
Sample topics include CVs, application forms, technical interviews, interview skills and assessment centres.
Employer Hosted Event or Webinar:
We are happy to promote your in-person event or webinar to our students and recent graduates.
You may find it useful to check our academic calendar when planning your event for students.
N.B. The promotional form needs to be completed please.
Are you a DCU graduate or do you have DCU alumni in your organisation?
Would you like to enhance your confidence, leadership and management qualities and add valuable skills and experience to your CV?
Are you interested in a great volunteering opportunity that can enhance your company's equality, diversity & inclusion (EDI) profile or contribute to the company's corporate social responsibility (CSR)?
If the answer(s) is yes then becoming a Mentor is for you !
The Graduate to Student Mentorship Programme developed by the Careers Service and Alumni Office, involves graduates of DCU mentoring second year students. The programme was awarded Excellence in Coaching and Mentoring at the Irish Institute of Training & Development Awards in 2018.
The next call for Mentors will be September 2022.
Please email alumni@dcu.ie if you or other DCU alumni in your organisation are interested in becoming a mentor.
Do you need support for specific projects or require additional resources at certain times of the year?
Would you like an opportunity to train and evaluate potential future employees?
If the answer is yes, please check out DCU’s INTRA (INtegrated TRAining) internship programme.
Check out the INTRA employer guidelines and the degree courses which includes details of when students go on internships. Please email intra@dcu.ie for more information.
Build your company links with graduates through DCU Alumni Office
The Alumni Office has a network of approximately 90,000 graduates worldwide.
They provide opportunities for graduates to engage with the university domestically and internationally, from countries all around the world through International Chapters.
To access our jobs board please go to MyCareer.dcu.ie
For queries about advertising a job please see our FAQs
Alternatively email careers@dcu.ie.