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GRADUATE<br />
EMPLOYABILITY<br />
RANKINGS<br />
Engage<br />
Recruit<br />
&<br />
at <strong>UCD</strong> 2018/19<br />
<strong>UCD</strong> Career Development Centre<br />
<strong>UCD</strong> Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School Careers and Skills Centre
<strong>UCD</strong> Career Development Centre<br />
<strong>UCD</strong> Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School Careers and Skills Centre
Contents<br />
<strong>UCD</strong> at a Glance 5<br />
<strong>Employer</strong> Engagement at University 6<br />
College Dublin<br />
Promote your Brand and Recruit: 7<br />
Undergrad/Postgrad <strong>UCD</strong> Students<br />
& Graduates<br />
Promote your Brand and Recruit: 7<br />
PhD and Postdoctoral Researchers<br />
Promote your Brand and Recruit: 7<br />
Experienced hires and MBA students<br />
<strong>Employer</strong> Events Calendar 2018/19 8<br />
<strong>UCD</strong> Recruitment Fairs and Events 8<br />
<strong>UCD</strong> Internship Programmes 10<br />
Sponsorship Opportunities 13<br />
Contact Us 14
<strong>UCD</strong><br />
at a Glance<br />
<strong>UCD</strong> is Ireland’s University of first choice,<br />
leading in first-preference applications in<br />
Ireland year after year; as well as being the<br />
university of first choice for international students<br />
coming to Ireland. <strong>UCD</strong> is globally recognised for its<br />
excellence in teaching and learning – 9 subjects are<br />
ranked in the top 100 in the world out of 30 subjects<br />
(QS World University Ranking by Subject 2015) and<br />
the University is first in Ireland in 12 subjects.<br />
<strong>UCD</strong> has been ranked number 1 in Ireland and 75th<br />
globally for Graduate Employability (QS Graduate<br />
Employability Ranking, 2018). <strong>UCD</strong> is the only<br />
Irish institution to feature in the world’s top 100.<br />
As an academic, research-intensive institution we<br />
are delighted to have been recognised also for<br />
excellence in students’ career development and<br />
employability. We value the depth and range of<br />
our partnerships with employers.<br />
GRADUATE<br />
EMPLOYABILITY<br />
RANKINGS<br />
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ENGAGE & RECRUIT AT <strong>UCD</strong> 2018/19 | 5
<strong>Employer</strong> Engagement at<br />
University College Dublin<br />
At the <strong>UCD</strong> Career Development Centre, our mission is to enable and empower<br />
individuals to develop the skills, self-confidence and attitudes needed<br />
to flourish in learning and work within a global economy. Our aim is to<br />
proactively engage with employers and grow the number and range of internship and<br />
graduate opportunities and provide <strong>UCD</strong> with intelligence on the graduate labour<br />
market, recruitment and selection trends.<br />
Our employer engagement strategy aims to develop a collaborative and partnership-based approach between<br />
<strong>UCD</strong> Career Development Centre, employers and students. We achieve this by advising employers on strategies to<br />
access students they are seeking, and on raising their profile on campus. We bring students and employers together<br />
through a range of activities; such as recruitment fairs, skills workshops and presentations. Our Career and Skills<br />
Consultants work with students at all stages facilitating career development sessions within the curriculum and<br />
maintain close links with individual Colleges and Schools. We have a dedicated <strong>Employer</strong> Engagement Team that can<br />
help you work through your recruitment process.<br />
Developing a relationship with us allows you to build your reputation as an employer of choice, promote<br />
employment opportunities and form collaborative relationships with academic staff. Please contact the <strong>Employer</strong><br />
Engagement team for any queries – oonagh.sweeney@ucd.ie or careersevents@ucd.ie.<br />
PROMOTE YOUR BRAND AND RECRUIT:<br />
Undergrad/Postgrad Students & Graduates<br />
The Career Development Centre offers a free vacancy and advertising service<br />
to employers through our Careers Connect vacancy portal.<br />
Organisation Registration<br />
Register your account and upload your organisations<br />
profile including basic information about your<br />
organisation, its structure and key contacts.<br />
Vacancy Advertisement<br />
You can upload any current vacancies on your Account.<br />
Once your vacancy has been approved, you<br />
can login to edit any of the details or extend the<br />
closing date if needed.<br />
Careers Connect is a great way to reach <strong>UCD</strong> students and graduates with your vacancies and to promote<br />
your organisation and your events on campus.<br />
Targeting Students<br />
Careers Connect allows students and graduates to receive<br />
online alerts for current roles specific to their field.<br />
Events<br />
Once your event has been arranged by our Team, it is then<br />
uploaded on Careers Connect where students can book<br />
their place. Our team also work with specific <strong>UCD</strong> Schools<br />
and Colleges to promote events across campus.<br />
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PROMOTE YOUR BRAND AND RECRUIT:<br />
PhD and Postdoctoral Researchers<br />
THE CAREER DEVELOPMENT CENTRE has a dedicated Research Careers Manager and a Career & Skills Consultant<br />
who work specifically with early career researchers. They are happy to work with you to advertise more specialist<br />
opportunities requiring a PhD or a research skill set – either via our Careers Connect portal (PhD students) and/or<br />
through our regular Postdoc newsletter (Postdoctoral Researchers). The Research Careers Team also hosts a wide range<br />
of tailored networking events throughout the year where companies can meet candidates with specialist qualifications<br />
as well as advanced research, data analytics, communication and project management skills. Start Ups, SME’s and<br />
larger companies are all welcome to get in touch to find out more about additional ways to partner with early career<br />
researchers, such as enterprise partnerships and funding schemes.<br />
To find out more about engaging with <strong>UCD</strong> PhD and Postdoctoral Researchers, please contact Naoimh O’Connor,<br />
Research Careers Manager (Postdocs) at naoimh.oconnor@ucd.ie or Ger Lardner, Career & Skills Consultant<br />
(Graduate Research students) at ger.lardner@ucd.ie<br />
PROMOTE YOUR BRAND AND RECRUIT:<br />
Experienced hires and MBA<br />
<strong>UCD</strong> MICHAEL SMURFIT GRADUATE BUSINESS SCHOOL supports<br />
over 150 MBA and over 1,000 MSc students with between 3 and 15<br />
years’ prior experience in a range of functions, industries and countries.<br />
If you are looking for a for an MBA student or recent graduate with<br />
prior experience to fill a commercial role or internship, please contact<br />
smurfitcareers@ucd.ie.<br />
Please note you can also advertise experienced hire positions via our<br />
CareersConnect portal.<br />
If you would like to promote your brand through an onsite campus<br />
event, please contact smurfitcareers@ucd.ie<br />
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<strong>UCD</strong> RECRUITMENT FAIRS<br />
2018/19 DATES & TIMES<br />
• SCIENCE, ENGINEERING AND<br />
TECHNOLOGY RECRUITMENT FAIR<br />
25th September 2018 (11am-3pm O’Reilly Hall) Cost of €800<br />
• BUSINESS, FINANCE AND<br />
MANAGEMENT RECRUITMENT FAIR<br />
26th September 2018 (11am-3pm O’Reilly Hall ) Cost of €800<br />
• <strong>UCD</strong> SMURFIT SCHOOL PROFESSIONAL<br />
SERVICES RECRUITMENT FAIR<br />
2nd October 2018 (1.30pm-4.30pm) Cost of €800<br />
• LAW RECRUITMENT FAIR<br />
3rd October 2018 (1-4pm O’Reilly Hall). Cost of €650<br />
• <strong>UCD</strong> SMURFIT SCHOOL GENERAL<br />
BUSINESS RECRUITMENT FAIR<br />
5th October 2018 (11am-3pm) Cost of €800<br />
• INTERNSHIPS FAIR<br />
31st January 2019 (1-4pm Astra Hall) Cost of €380<br />
To book our recruitment fairs, please do so here<br />
<strong>UCD</strong> Recruitment<br />
Fairs and Events<br />
At <strong>UCD</strong> we provide targeted recruitment fairs that<br />
help you to engage with and recruit <strong>UCD</strong>’s top<br />
talent. Each academic year, we offer the following<br />
targeted recruitment fairs. Recruitment fairs are an<br />
excellent opportunity to meet with a large number of<br />
students to help you promote your graduate vacancies<br />
and internships.<br />
Please ensure you book early for these recruitment<br />
fairs to avoid disappointment as we have limited stand<br />
capacity at our larger fairs. Please ensure you read and<br />
adhere to recruitment fair terms and conditions.<br />
“Over 95% of <strong>Employer</strong>s who<br />
attended the <strong>UCD</strong> Recruitment<br />
Fairs found it useful in relation to<br />
identifying suitable applicants.”<br />
EMPLOYER EVENTS CALENDAR 2018/19<br />
SEPTEMBER<br />
19TH<br />
SEPTEMBER<br />
25TH<br />
SEPTEMBER<br />
26TH<br />
OCTOBER<br />
2ND<br />
OCTOBER<br />
3RD<br />
OCTOBER<br />
5TH<br />
JANUARY<br />
2019<br />
Career<br />
Development<br />
Centre<br />
Open Day<br />
Science,<br />
Engineering<br />
and Technology<br />
Recruitment Fair<br />
Business,<br />
Finance and<br />
Management<br />
Recruitment Fair<br />
Smurfit School<br />
of Business<br />
Professional Services<br />
Recruitment Fair<br />
Law<br />
Recruitment<br />
Fair<br />
Smurfit School<br />
of Business<br />
General<br />
Recruitment Fair<br />
Smurfit School<br />
MSc Management<br />
Consultancy<br />
Recruitment Fair<br />
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Recruitment Events/Skills Sessions and<br />
Student 1:1 Events<br />
Please contact the <strong>Employer</strong> Engagement Team to discuss in<br />
more detail how how you can raise awareness and promote your<br />
brand on campus. We can organise recruitment presentations/<br />
information stands/ skills sessions/ case studies and one to one<br />
application/ CV review clinics with our students. Key dates for<br />
these are September to November and January to March. We<br />
will work with you to ascertain what works best for you. Please<br />
contact the team on careersevents@ucd./ie 01 7167573/7572<br />
and to book your event directly, please do so via this link.<br />
<strong>UCD</strong> Advantage Award<br />
To further support students’ development and employability,<br />
we are delighted to announce the <strong>UCD</strong> Advantage Award. <strong>UCD</strong><br />
Advantage recognises the skills students develop through<br />
participation in Co-Curricular activities such as sports, societies<br />
and volunteering. Students must reflect on how they have<br />
developed, considering all aspects of their experience from<br />
what they feel they did well and what they learned to where<br />
they could improve in the future. You may begin to see <strong>UCD</strong><br />
Advantage listed on CV’s and job applications.<br />
Advantage requires students to evidence their development through<br />
reflection across four key themes in line with <strong>UCD</strong> Strategy:<br />
• Personal and Professional Development<br />
• <strong>UCD</strong> and the Wider Community<br />
• Cultural Engagement<br />
• Health and Wellbeing<br />
Marketing and Promotion<br />
We extensively promote employer activity on campus via our<br />
online portal CareersConnect, direct emails to students, posters/<br />
flyers/<strong>UCD</strong> events calendar, fair guides, social media channels and<br />
through our academic contacts in the Schools. We have over 13,000<br />
followers on Facebook, 6000 on Twitter and 500+connections on<br />
Linkedin. To help us promote your opportunities and events, please<br />
email us relevant details/images for circulation on social media.<br />
https://careersconnect.ucd.ie/employer/login.html<br />
Please book here<br />
JANUARY<br />
31ST 2019<br />
FEBRUARY<br />
2019<br />
FEBRUARY<br />
2019<br />
FEB/MARCH<br />
2019<br />
FEBRUARY<br />
2019<br />
APRIL<br />
2019<br />
MAY<br />
2019<br />
Internship<br />
Recruitment Fair<br />
Smurfit School<br />
MSc Finance<br />
Internships<br />
Recruitment Fair<br />
Smurfit School<br />
MSc Supply<br />
Chain<br />
Recruitment Fair<br />
<strong>UCD</strong> Skills for<br />
Working Life<br />
Programme<br />
<strong>UCD</strong> Big Skills<br />
Challenge<br />
MBA and<br />
Experienced Hire<br />
Recruitment Fair<br />
MSc Data<br />
Analytics<br />
Careers Event<br />
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<strong>UCD</strong> Internship Programmes<br />
<strong>UCD</strong> has an extensive range of programmes across all colleges, both at undergraduate and postgraduate level,<br />
that include an internship as an integrated part of student study. This provides a valuable opportunity for<br />
organisations [large and small, commercial, NGO’s or not for profit entities, etc.] to draw from a talented<br />
pool of students at an early stage in their careers. Organisations that provide internship opportunities to <strong>UCD</strong><br />
students gain positively from the experience:<br />
• Interns can be assessed for their potential to fill future positions.<br />
• Students can be assigned to undertake specific tasks or work projects as needed.<br />
• Students bring new and updated skills and fresh ideas to the workplace.<br />
• Engagement with <strong>UCD</strong> increases the potential to develop linkages and collaborations across other areas within<br />
the University.<br />
The Calendar for Internship Programmes opposite depicts the range of programmes with integrated internships<br />
across the six colleges in <strong>UCD</strong>. In each case the availability of students is highlighted. In a number of cases, where<br />
student interns from a group of related programmes are available to hosts at the same time, the programmes<br />
are identified as a programme group. These groups are listed separately here: a breakdown of the individual<br />
programmes that form part of a group is provided.<br />
Undergraduate Internship Programme Groups<br />
Postgraduate Internship Programme Groups<br />
Agriculture & Food Science<br />
Biology & Environmental Science<br />
Biomolecular & Biomedical Science<br />
Chemistry<br />
Computer Science<br />
Law<br />
Mathematics and Statistics<br />
Agri-Environmental Sciences<br />
Animal Science<br />
Animal Science- Equine<br />
Animal & Crop Production<br />
Food Science<br />
Forestry<br />
Horticulture, Landscape & Sportsturf Management<br />
Cell & Molecular Biology<br />
Environmental Biology<br />
Plant Biology<br />
Zoology<br />
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology<br />
Genetics<br />
Neuroscience<br />
Microbiology<br />
Pharmacology<br />
Chemistry<br />
Chemistry with Biophysical Chemistry<br />
Chemisty with Environmental & Sustainable<br />
Chemistry<br />
Medicinal Chemistry & Chemical Biology<br />
Computer Science -Data Science Stream [5 mo’s]<br />
Computer Science [3 mo’s- June-Aug}<br />
Business & Law<br />
Law<br />
Law with Economics<br />
Law with History<br />
Law with Philosphy<br />
Law with Politics<br />
Law with Social Justice<br />
Applied & Computational Mathematics<br />
Financial Mathematics<br />
Mathematics<br />
Mathematical Science<br />
Statistics<br />
Statistics<br />
Archaeology<br />
Computer Science<br />
Engineering - 4 & 8 month<br />
Finance<br />
Physics<br />
Politics & International Relations<br />
Archaeology<br />
Experimental Archaeology & Material Culture<br />
MSc Computer Science (Negotiated Learning)<br />
[5 mo’s]<br />
Higher Diploma in Computer Science [3 mo’s]<br />
Biomedical<br />
Electronic & Computer<br />
Electrical Energy<br />
Energy Systems<br />
Mechanical<br />
Material Science & Engineering<br />
Aviation Finance<br />
Energy & Environmental Finance<br />
Finance<br />
Quantitative Finance<br />
Nanotechnology<br />
Space Science & Technology<br />
Development Studies<br />
European Politics & Policy<br />
European Public Affairs & Law<br />
Human Rights<br />
International Development<br />
International Political Economy<br />
International Relations<br />
Nationalism & Ethnic Conflict<br />
Political Theory<br />
Politics<br />
Politics & International Relations<br />
More details on <strong>UCD</strong> internship programmes can be found at www.ucd.ie/careers/employers/academicinternships<br />
including the direct contact details for each programme. Organisations are encouraged to liaise directly with the<br />
programme internship manager of the programme(s) of interest to them.<br />
For general enquiries employers can liaise directly with Dr. Teresa Lee, the University Internships Manager<br />
Teresa.lee@ucd.ie<br />
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<strong>UCD</strong> Calendar for Internship Programmes<br />
2018/2019 ACADEMIC YEAR STARTS ACADEMIC YEAR ENDS<br />
COLLEGE OF ARTS<br />
& HUMANITIES<br />
COLLEGE OF<br />
BUSINESS<br />
COLLEGE OF<br />
ENGINEERING &<br />
ARCHITECTURE<br />
COLLEGE OF<br />
HEALTH &<br />
AGRICULTURAL<br />
SCIENCES<br />
COLLEGE OF<br />
SCIENCE<br />
COLLEGE OF<br />
SOCIAL SCIENCE<br />
& LAW<br />
AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC<br />
**Archives & Records Management<br />
Public History<br />
Cultural Policy & Arts Management<br />
Scríobh agus Cumarsáid na Gaeilge<br />
Irish Folklore & Ethnology<br />
Commerce; Economics & Finance<br />
Summer Internship Programme-Business<br />
Finance -Programme Group<br />
Management Consultancy<br />
Strategic Management Accounting<br />
International Management<br />
**Regional & Urban Planning (MRUP)<br />
Chemical & Bioprocess Engineering (8 months or 12 months with project)<br />
Structural Engineering with Architecture<br />
Landscape Architecture -8 mo’s<br />
Landscape Architecture -3 mo’s<br />
Landscape Architecture 3 mo’s<br />
Biosystems & Food Engineering<br />
Civil, Structural & Environmental Engineering<br />
Engineering -Programme Group- 8 months<br />
Engineering-Programme. Group- 4 months<br />
Engineering with Business<br />
Environmental Policy<br />
Human Nutrition<br />
Rural development [6 weeks -Flexible timing}<br />
Food & Agribusiness Management<br />
Agriculture & Food Science -Programme Group<br />
Sports & Exercise Management<br />
Dairy Business<br />
PhD Bioinformatics & Systems Biology [1-6 months-flexible timing]<br />
Actuarial & Financial Studies<br />
Global Change: Ecosystem Science & Policy<br />
Computer Science-Programme Group (UG) [5 or 3 months]<br />
Computer Science- Programme Group (PG)<br />
Biotechnology<br />
Physics-Programme Group<br />
Biomolecular & Biomedical Science -Programme Group<br />
Biology & Environmental Science -Programme Group<br />
Chemistry -Programme Group<br />
Geology<br />
Mathematics and Statistics -Programme Group<br />
Physiology<br />
Actuarial Science<br />
Applied Environmental Science<br />
Climate Change: Science & Impacts<br />
Toxicology & Regulatory Affairs<br />
Politics & International Relations -Programme Group<br />
Archaeology -Programme Group<br />
Digital Curation<br />
Public Policy<br />
Applied Economics<br />
Social Data Analytics<br />
Law -Programme Group<br />
AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC<br />
LEGEND: Undergraduate programme Programme Group Undergraduate group of programmes in a broad discipline area (see list of individual programmes on opposite page)<br />
Postgraduate programme Programme Group Postgraduate group of programmes in a broad discipline area (see list of individual programmes on opposite page)<br />
Student availability over the time period is flexible (see note against individual programme for details).<br />
** Interns from this programme available: 1 day/week for 12 weeks (MRUP); 1 day/week for 5 weeks or<br />
one week (Archives & Records Management)<br />
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Key Dates to Remember<br />
SEMESTER 1: 10TH SEPT – 30TH NOV<br />
Revision Week:<br />
Exams:<br />
1-9th Dec<br />
10th-21st Dec<br />
SEMESTER 2: 21ST JAN – 8TH MAR<br />
Study Break:<br />
Revision Week:<br />
Exams:<br />
11th Mar-24th Mar<br />
27th April-5th May<br />
7th May-18th May<br />
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Sponsorship<br />
Opportunities<br />
We offer you the opportunity to raise your profile<br />
via sponsorship of events and fairs on campus. Our<br />
events are actively and regularly promoted to all<br />
students and targeted to certain programmes/years of study<br />
when required. Sponsorship provides an excellent means of<br />
communicating your message and of being associated with a<br />
range of highly successful events on campus.<br />
Recruitment Fair Sponsorship<br />
2018/19<br />
• Co-branding on ALL promotion and advertising materials,<br />
including: posters, flyers, Twitter and Facebook campaigns,<br />
campus newspaper adverts, <strong>UCD</strong> student e-newsletter,<br />
Career Development Centre website and Careers Connect<br />
system.<br />
• One full-page ad in the Fair <strong>Brochure</strong> and full page profile<br />
feature inside.<br />
• Large web banner advert on the homepage of the new<br />
Career Development Centre website in the lead-up to the<br />
Fair. See www.ucd.ie/careers.<br />
• Prime stand location at the fair plus additional space<br />
within event hall<br />
• Opportunity to provide a student presentation/workshop<br />
on the day of the fair.<br />
• Opportunity to distribute a branded promotional<br />
materials.<br />
• Sponsorship detail: Contact the oonagh.sweeney@ucd.ie/<br />
01 7167572 for more details<br />
Career Development Centre<br />
Open Day<br />
Each September, we run a Career Development Centre open<br />
day targeted at all students of all disciplines to engage<br />
them early in their University life. At this event, we promote<br />
our services as well as your brand and any key graduate<br />
opportunities you may have. Sponsorship opportunities<br />
include:<br />
• For the duration of the day, a promotional stand at the<br />
Career Development Centre.<br />
• Co-branding on ALL promotion and advertising materials,<br />
including: posters, flyers, Twitter and Facebook campaigns,<br />
campus newspaper adverts, <strong>UCD</strong> student e-newsletter,<br />
Career Development Centre website and Careers Connect<br />
system.<br />
• Large web banner advert on the homepage of the new<br />
Career Development Centre website in the lead-up to the<br />
Fair. See www.ucd.ie/careers.<br />
• Opportunity to provide a student presentation/workshop<br />
on the day.<br />
• Opportunity to distribute a branded promotional<br />
materials.<br />
Additional Career Development<br />
Centre Events<br />
In semester 2, we run the “<strong>UCD</strong> Big Skills Challenge” which<br />
is open to all students. Teams of up to five students can<br />
register and the challenge consists of three skills based tasks<br />
each each team must complete. There is an opportunity<br />
for companies to sponsor prizes for this event. Benefits of<br />
sponsorship include:<br />
• Co-branding on ALL promotion and advertising materials,<br />
including: posters, flyers, Twitter and Facebook campaigns,<br />
campus newspaper adverts, <strong>UCD</strong> student e-newsletter,<br />
Career Development Centre website and Careers Connect<br />
system.<br />
PUBLICATIONS:<br />
Each year we produce a <strong>UCD</strong> Student Careers Guide which is distributed to all students that attend our<br />
events/careers appointments. There is an opportunity to sponsor ads in the front and back inside cover.<br />
Please contact us for more information.<br />
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Notes<br />
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Contact Us:<br />
The <strong>Employer</strong> Engagement Team is always available during the academic<br />
year to discuss how you can engage on campus.<br />
Please contact the <strong>Employer</strong> Engagement Manager, Oonagh Sweeney<br />
oonagh.sweeney@ucd.ie / 01 7167572<br />
or<br />
Caroline Fitzsimons, Career Development Assistant, to discuss your engagement needs<br />
throughout the year on careersevents@ucd.ie / 01 716 7573<br />
We look forward to meeting you on campus.<br />
Please connect with us on social media
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