Graduate application workspace

Ireland work route

Use this before accepting or chasing a role in Ireland if your long-term plan depends on a Critical Skills Employment Permit.

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Is the role plausibly on or close to the Critical Skills occupation logic?
Is the salary likely to meet the current permit threshold?
Can the employer support an employment-permit process?
Does your contract length and job title match the permit route?
Have you checked the live DETE and immigration pages before relying on the offer?

CV advice

Use this before sending a CV to a Big 4, banking, consulting, public-sector or large graduate-scheme recruiter.

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Can a recruiter see your degree, grade, university and expected graduation date within six seconds?
Do your bullet points show evidence, scale and outcome rather than duties only?
Have you translated part-time work, societies, projects or volunteering into employer-relevant skills?
Is the CV tailored to the role family instead of being a generic graduate profile?
Have you removed unexplained abbreviations, design clutter and weak personal statements?

US students in Europe

Use this before assuming a European degree can be supported by US federal student aid.

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US family finance

Use this before withdrawing from a 529 plan for a European university, housing or study-related expense.

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Interviews

Use this before a graduate assessment centre so preparation is based on behaviour, not memorised answers.

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Can you summarise a business case in plain English under time pressure?
Do you contribute in groups without dominating or disappearing?
Can you explain your recommendation, trade-offs and evidence?
Have you practised reflection after a task goes imperfectly?
Do your examples show judgement, teamwork and learning rather than only achievement?

Search workflow

Use this when LinkedIn is producing noise, Easy Apply rejections or repeated roles that do not fit your target.

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Have you searched by role family, sector and location rather than one generic title?
Can you tell whether the employer has a real graduate route or just a general job advert?
Have you checked alumni, company pages and employer career sites before applying?
Is Easy Apply suitable for this role, or should you use the employer portal?
Are you tracking applications, deadlines and follow-ups in one place?

Build the work before you apply.