The unemployment rate for people with second-level qualifications as high as the rate for people with third level qualifications.

There were no severe skills shortages highlighted in the 2015 National Skills Bulletin.

85.7% of graduate employers now offer internship programmes and 93.5% of these programmes are paid – with pay averaging between €1,400 and €1,599 per month.

Getting international experience (through working or studying abroad) is the considered by employers to be the second most effective way of improving your soft skills while at college.