Jobsearching in Northern Ireland and other UK/Ireland markets

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Jobsearching in Northern Ireland and other
UK/Ireland markets

• How to go about finding out about jobs and
  employers in
• Northern Ireland
• Great Britain
• Republic of Ireland

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The graduate labour market can be structured by
region

• Students at Queens have access to three
  labour markets within the UK and Ireland. In
  order of size these are
• Great Britain
• Republic of Ireland
• Northern Ireland

3
Graduate labour market in NI

• Northern Ireland has the biggest SME base of any
  region in the UK accounting for nearly 80 of
  private sector employment and 75 of turnover.
• Recruitment by SMEs is infrequent and can take
  place at any time of the year.
• Large public sector especially education and
  health (Belfast HSCT biggest in UK)
• Graduate opportunities still exist some
  organisations are still recruiting
• Increased competition for existing graduate
  opportunities

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How to find employers/vacancies in NI

• Graduate vacancy database - www.qub.ac.uk/careers
  gt Vacancies
• Employer websites eg NI Civil Service
  www.nicsrecruitment.gov.uk, Queens
  www.qub.ac.uk/sites/QUBJobVacancies , NHS
  www.HSCRecruit.com, individual companies etc
• Yell www.yell.co.uk (useful for identifying
  companies in different occupational
  areas/locations, esp. SMEs)
• JobCentre On-line www.jobcentreonline.com
• Regional/local/national newspapers eg Belfast
  Telegraph, Irish News
• Recruitment agencies

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How to find employers/vacancies in GB

• Graduate vacancy database - www.qub.ac.uk/careers
  gt Vacancies
• Graduate Prospects www.prospects.ac.uk and other
  graduate careers sites
• Employer websites for latest recruitment
  information
• Graduate employer directories available in SGC
  at Queens
• National/regional newspapers
• Higher Education institution careers services
  for regional/local information on employment
  options
• Targeted speculative applications direct to
  employers

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How to find employers/vacancies in the ROI

• Graduate vacancy database - www.qub.ac.uk/careers
  gt Vacancies
• Gradireland www.gradireland.com
• Public Jobs www.publicjobs.ie
• Gradireland Directory available from SGC at
  Queens
• Newspapers eg Irish Times, Irish News etc
• Targeted speculative applications direct to
  employers

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Graduate Training Programmes
www.qub.ac.uk/careers gt Students and Graduates
gt Are You a Recent QUB Graduate? eg 

• INTRO
• GAP
• FAS Overseas Grad Prog
• KTP (all UK)