INTRA Employer Testimonials

HR Team- Intel

"Recruiting talented students from DCU is always a priority each year. As a leading international professional services firm, we pride ourselves on the depth of talent and expertise that we provide to our clients. They demand the very best service and advice from our people. To satisfy this demand, we recruit only the best interns and graduates in the country. At entry, we demand that interns and graduates must be academically excellent, have great business awareness and be well-rounded individuals. These qualities are in abundance among DCU students"

HR Team -  AirNav Ireland

“At AirNav Ireland, we have greatly benefited from DCU’s INTRA programme. Hosting DCU interns brings fresh energy, strong academic capability, and eagerness to learn and we have consistently seen real results.Our recent intern completed his INTRA placement with our Safety Management Unit from June to November 2024. Following his internship, he applied for AirNav Ireland’s highly competitive Student Controller Programme and was successful in the national competitive selection process. He has been training as an air traffic controller since November 2024. His experience demonstrates how the INTRA programme helps students build practical capability and insight that supports their progression into aviation careers. Our other intern spent six months with our Safety Management Unit (June–December 2024). Her dedication and drive stood out: not only did she fully engage with her placement, but she also went on to win the first-ever DAA Scholarship for outstanding academic performance at university. She described her time at AirNav Ireland as giving “invaluable insight into air traffic management and the broader aviation experience.” Her experience shows how our INTRA placements offer DCU students practical exposure, meaningful responsibility and a platform to shine. Overall, working with DCU Interns through INTRA has been a rewarding experience for AirNav Ireland. The students are capable, motivated and bring real value to our work, while gaining hands-on experience and opening doors for future careers in aviation. We look forward to continuing our partnership with DCU and welcoming the next generation of students eager to learn and make a difference.”

Emma Shanahan, Talent Acquisition Business Partner, Stryker

"The Integrated Masters Programmes in DCU's INTRA work placement programme have been immensely successful partnering with Stryker. This partnership provides the student, as part of their college studies, the experience of working in a regulated medical device company. There is a large scope of project work that the student has the opportunity to experience within this placement, and the longer placement duration of 10 months, offered by DCU INTRA work placement programme, allows the student to see direct results during the placement. This differs from the traditional 6-8 month placement where the student has time to start project work, and complete training but does not see the impact of the results during the placement. The standard of student from the DCU INTRA work placement programme is exceptional, and we are proud to partner with them to ensure the development of our early talent pipeline within Stryker".

Darren Morgan, HR, ICT&L Division, Revenue Commissioners

"As an organization that has participated in the DCU INTRA programme, we can confidently say that it has had a tremendously positive impact on our organization. Through the programme, we have had the opportunity to work with talented and motivated students who bring fresh perspectives and ideas to our team.The DCU INTRA programme has provided us with access to a pool of highly qualified candidates who are eager to gain practical experience and contribute to our organization. This has allowed us to build a diverse and dynamic team that is capable of tackling complex challenges and driving innovation. Furthermore, the programme has allowed us to establish valuable relationships with DCU faculty and staff, which has helped to strengthen our ties with the academic community. We have been able to leverage these relationships to identify new opportunities for collaboration and to stay up-to-date with the latest developments in our field. Overall, working with the DCU INTRA programme has been a truly rewarding experience for our organization. We look forward to continuing our partnership with DCU and to helping shape the next generation of talented professionals in our field".

Paul Bester, People Leader & Manager, General Motors

“DCU has become our primary and preferred talent pipeline. We have hosted a large quantity of Internships over the past 4 years and extended offers for full-time employment to almost every one of those students after graduation. The quality and attitude of DCU graduates are second to none. The speed at which CASE and EC students become independent engineers is extremely impressive and they demonstrate the three foundational attitudes that underpins innovation – being curious, being creative and being autodidactic. DCU’s INTRA Programme, under the excellent leadership of Maeve Long, is a very efficient programme that is evidently well resourced as the process from proactively requesting Job Specs from the employer all the way through to scheduling interviews and selecting candidates is flawless, year on year. Very professional and responsive operation”.

Emma Duggan, Talent Acquisition Specialist, Merck

"Recruiting talented students from DCU is always a priority for MSD each year. We hire over 70 interns and 25 Graduates on an ongoing basis and DCU’s INTRA partnership is considered a key strategic partnership both academically and practically within Industry. Our focus at MSD is to attract and retain diverse early career program and DCU’s INTRA work placement programme certainly provides this for our Industry.  More importantly, we value this programme and see us working in partnership with DCU that enables us becoming a change agent giving those selected an opportunity to learn and innovate within the pharmaceutical industry. DCU is one of our key partnership colleges.  The college is very supportive and provides a clearly defined process making it easy to engage.  We have successfully hired 32 in 2022 across all our sites and value this partnership into the future.  DCU provide courses such as Biotechnology, Bio Chemistry & Bio Medical Engineering which are an excellent fit for our business and provide value each year".