Employers see value of graduate hiring
AI adoption is reshaping the data graduate landscape in Ireland.
The number of professional job openings in Ireland increased by 7% for the first three months of 2025, compared to the end of 2024, according to recruitment consultancy firm Morgan McKinley’s Irish Employment Monitor.
Trayc Keevans, the firm’s Global FDI Director and Head of Research, said the data shows: “clear evidence of renewed hiring confidence across many sectors, particularly in technology, financial services, and construction.” However, while there are multiple opportunities for graduates, employers are taking a more considered approach in the pace at which companies are hiring. “What they have been looking at is what are the skills they’re trying to develop within the organisation, in a movement toward skills-based hiring - which is starting to gain momentum now,” she explains.
