The Careers Service offers, a free advertising service to employers, and can provide advice and guidance on how best to engage with our students and graduates.
MU has 32 academic departments with 13,000 students across 3 faculties:
Faculty of Arts, Celtic Studies & Philosophy, Faculty of Social Science Faculty of Science & Engineering
Maynooth University Careers Service offers a free advertising service to employers.
Recruitment Agencies, also Teaching Agencies, please go to your specific section on this webpage.
Key Academic Year Dates : 2021/2022
If you require further information please contact Lorraine Kelly employers@mu.ie
(Graduate Employer Liaison, Careers Service)
Employer testimonials
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Degrees that include an accredited Placement:
Over 48 Maynooth University undergraduate and postgraduate courses include an accredited Placement (Internship) period where students gain work/professional experience as a requirement of their degree.
Placements in the following courses are managed by the Placement Office i.e. Accounting Business, Computer Science, Chemistry, Data Analytics, Design Innovation, Economics, Electronic Engineering.. To find out more visit The Placement Office website
Placements in the following subjects - Biology, Education (Early Childhood, Primary, Post Primary), Law & Criminology, Psychology, Youth & Community Work, Social Work are managed by the individual academic departments – List of Courses with Placements managed by directly by Academic Departments
Use ‘Future Ready Connect’ to advertise -
- Undergraduate Summer Internships
- Summer Jobs, Micro Internships
- Undergraduate Insight Days
- Competitions & related events
Please post your opportunities on Future Ready Connect
You can Register and post Opportunities at the same time
For more information please email: maire.buckley@mu.ie Employer Engagement Coordinator, Experiential Learning Office
For general student full-time and part-time work
Please email the details to employers@mu.ie
Recruitment Agencies:To advertise please let us know the name of the organisation you are hiring for- the organisation name will not be disclosed to applicants -email details to Lorraine Kelly (Graduate Employer Liaison, Careers)
Teaching Organisations (UK &Abroad): Due to the extremely high number of teaching vacancies received, we have set up a webpage with links to the organisations rather than individual vacancies. In February and May this webpage is advertised to teacher education student. - for now email details to Lorraine Kelly (Graduate Employer Liaison, Careers)
Joint Careers Fairs with gradireland
Maynooth University Careers Service joins gradireland and our colleagues in a number of other third level institutions in hosting a number of graduate careers fairs throughout the year.
During Covid 19 gradireland have migrated their career events online through a virtual platorm designed to deliver for students and employers
To visit the gradireland website click here and the gradireland contacts are tristanne.silva@gradireland.com and lousie.keegan@gradireland.com
Placement and Internship Virtual Fair 2021 - Wednesday 13th October from 11am to 3pm.
Hosted on the GraduateLand Platform. Promote your organisation’s placements, internships and short term work experience opportunities.
Limited places. Cost €200 (vat does not apply). Fair Registration link or
email enquiries with Placement & Intenship Fair in the subject line to
The Experiential Learning Office (maire.buckley@mu.ie) or The Placement Office (placement@mu.ie)
Accountancy Virtual Showcase 2021 - 4th October 2021
The event will again this year be held online via the Graduateland platform
Contact lecturer Fionnuala Doris who manages the Showcase - accountancyshowcase@mu.ie
Law Society Virtual Law Careers Fair 2021- 8th October 2021, 10am - 4pm
Hosted on the Graduateland Platform
Contact the Law Soceity: using Law Society Careers Fair in the subject line law@mulife.ie
Microsoft Teams Event : Microsoft Teams is a core tool used by Maynooth University students and staff.
Employers can invite MU students to join a Teams event.
How to guides on
- video CVs
- telephone interviews
- video interviews,
- virtual interviews
- online assessment centres
- tacts virtual assessment centres
Employer Recruitment Stand Series - suspended due to Covid-19
Having run successfully for many years, employers set up a stand outside the centrally located Careers Service and meet face to face with students.
We have a single company each Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday at core times during the Academic year.
We recommend 2 pop up stands, max 3/4 staff (HR & recent graduates). In attracting attention to your stand, treats/”freebies” always work well!!!
Offer Work Placements as part of students academic courses or Summer Internships:
Over 38 MU undergrad and postgrad courses include a built in Placement/internship period where students gain work/professional experience as a requirement of their degree
For less than 3 month internships contact maire.buckley@mu.ie
Graduate Career Stories:
Students find it extremely beneficial to hear from former graduates and this creates awareness of your organisation via the homepages of Academic Departments and the Careers Service, yet this resource is currently underused by employers. Using our ‘online Graduate Career Story form’, submit max 4/5 stories from MU Alumni currently on your staff (at different stages of their career and/or in different roles) .
Employer Listing:
Add your company name, logo and recruitment page to the Employer Listing on the Find a Job section of the Careers Service website
Employer Liaison contacts:
Careers Service