Where can a business degree from National College of Ireland take you? With so many routes to career success, our award-winning Careers Team stays in touch with recent graduates to discover what their next steps are after finishing their undergraduate degree.
Whether they decided to continue their studies to postgraduate level or jumped straight into industry, we find out what happened next for NCI business graduates.
Business Degree - Career Pathways
As you study a wide range of modules when you undertake the BA (Honours) in Business, you develop transferable skills that can be applied to a range of roles. Business graduates are extremely employable with every student creating their own career path based on their personal values and interests.
Who employs business graduates from NCI?
Graduates who progressed directly to employment have taken up a variety of roles. The following is a sample of jobs and employers over the past number of years:
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Financial Services
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Human Resources
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Marketing
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Management
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Operations
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Business Development
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Postgraduate Courses in Business
NCI graduates have progressed from the BA (Honours) in Business to the following courses:
Graduates also have the option to further their studies by joining these postgraduate courses:
Download our Business Graduate Careers Report for more information.
Human Resource Management Degree - Career Pathways
Those studying the BA (Honours) in Human Resource Management have the opportunity to engage with and influence a range of factors within an organisation such as people development, restructuring, working practices and performance management. As a HR professional, you could be involved with recruitment, training, employee engagement and diversity activities.
Who employs HR graduates from NCI?
Graduates who progressed directly to employment have taken up a variety of HR roles. The following is a sample of jobs and employers over the past number of years:
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Human Resources
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Human Resources
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Recruitment
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Non-HR Roles
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Postgraduate Courses in Human Resource Management
NCI graduates have progressed from the BA (Honours) in Human Resource Management to the following courses:
Students who specialised in human resource management for their undergraduate studies have also joined the following courses at NCI:
Download our Human Resource Management Graduate Careers Report for more information.
CIPD Membership
To progress within HR, a CIPD qualification is often required. The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) is Europe’s largest professional body for those involved in Human Resources with over 135,000 members internationally.
Many HR students continue their education to gain CIPD membership which includes a range of exclusive benefits such as learning resources, career development tools and access to a network of knowledgeable and experienced HR professionals.
See our range of CIPD courses to learn more.
Accounting and Finance Degree - Career Pathways
BA (Honours) in Accounting and Finance graduates typically work in professional services firms, multi-national and indigenous businesses, SMEs, financial services and advisory environments.
Almost 40% of graduate jobs are either in the accountancy or financial services sector with the Big 4 Firms (PwC, KPMG, Deloitte and EY) alone employing over 1,000 graduates annually.
Who employs accountancy graduates from NCI?
Graduates who progressed directly to employment have taken up a variety of accounting and finance roles. The following is a sample of jobs and employers over the past number of years:
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Insurance
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Financial Services
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Professional Services
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Industry
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Tax
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Non-Financial Roles
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Exemptions as an Accounting and Finance Graduate
To qualify as an accountant, further training is needed. Depending on the modules you studied at NCI and your exam performance, you may be entitled to significant exemptions from the professional accountancy exams.
NCI’s Careers Team will help you decide which qualification is most appropriate for you. Then, you will register with the appropriate professional body (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CPA and CTA) and complete the exams whilst working as a Trainee Accountant.
Further exemptions can be secured for certain qualifications by undertaking a relevant master’s programme.
Postgraduate Courses in Accounting and Finance
NCI graduates have progressed from the BA (Honours) in Accounting and Finance to the following courses:
Students who specialised in accounting and finance for their undergraduate studies have also joined the following courses at NCI:
Download our Accounting and Finance Graduate Careers Report for more information.
Marketing Degree - Career Pathways
Graduates with a BA (Honours) in Marketing Practice can move into a number of different industries in roles that range from highly creative to highly analytical and can include individual work as well collaborative teamwork. Graduates from NCI go into large and small businesses and have progressed to further study across Europe.
Marketing roles can be in advertising, event and exhibition organisers, market researchers, media buying and planning, PR, social media and content creators, account management, and digital marketing.
Who employs marketing graduates from NCI?
Graduates who progressed directly to employment have taken up a variety of marketing roles. The following is a sample of jobs and employers over the past number of years:
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Digital Marketing
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Business Development
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Other Business Roles
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Postgraduate Courses in Marketing
NCI graduates have progressed from the BA (Honours) in Marketing Practice to the following courses:
Students who specialised in marketing for their undergraduate studies have also joined the following courses at NCI:
Download our Marketing Graduate Careers Report for more information.
Are you an NCI business graduate? Share your career path with us in the comments to show what’s possible when you graduate with a practical, industry-focused qualification from NCI!
