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Work Placement
Work Placement is an important part of your course, as it gives you the chance to get practical work experience relevant to your course before you graduate. Working in an area of the industry that interests you will give you an insight into the world of work and will help you make more informed decisions about your career.
Work Placement is an excellent opportunity for you and will be the first step in your career. Now, it's up to you to make the most of it and make it a success! Good luck with your Work Placement!
Meet our Work Placement Team
We support and work with over 30 work placement programmes. Work Placement Managers, based in UCC’s Careers Service, are responsible for the management and development of programmes within the College of Business and Law, the College of Arts, Celtic Studies and Social Sciences, and the College of Science, Engineering and Food Science.
Amy McMullan
Work Placement Manager, College of Arts, Celtic Studies, and Social Sciences
Contact: amy.mcmullan@ucc.ie
Amy manages Works Placement for two unique I.T. degrees co-delivered by the Computer Science Department and the College of Arts. Students’ combination of hard I.T. skills and soft transferable skills make them valuable assets in a variety of teams and industries.
Courses:
BA Digital Humanities & Information Technology
BA Psychology and Computing
If you are interested in learning more about these programmes or partnering with us, please contact me by email (amy.mcmullan@ucc.ie )
Aileen Waterman
Work Placement Manager, College of Business and Law- Accounting and Finance
Contact: a.waterman@ucc.ie
I manage undergraduate and postgraduate placement programmes in the areas of Accounting both practice and industry and Finance including corporate & investment services. I have long-established relationships with employers locally and nationally in this sector and am committed to ensuring that our students are work-ready to succeed on placement.
Contact me by email for further information on hiring a Work Placement student from these courses (a.waterman@ucc.ie)
Grainne North
Work Placement Manager, College of Business and Law- Food Business, Agri-Food & Sustainable Development
Contact: grainne.north@ucc.ie
I'm Grainne North and I engage with start-ups, SME's and large multinationals to secure placements that work both for the employer and the student. Students from the courses I support secure roles in a diverse range of areas such as marketing, product development, buying, supply chain, quality control, sales, research and sustainability. I work closely with my students in developing the necessary employability skills to enable them to transition to work.
Courses:
Jillian O'Mahony
Work Placement Manager, College of Business and Law
Contact: jillian.omahony@ucc.ie
I’m Jillian O’Mahony, students from the programmes I support have had success in a diverse range of work placements in HR, Marketing, Supply Chain, Project Management, Food Marketing and Food Product Development. I engage with SMEs and large multinationals to secure placements that work for the employer and for the student. Understanding student and employer needs is an important step in the placement process. I recommend having a discussion with us to identify and connect with students best suited to your business requirements.
Courses:
Please contact me by email to learn more (jillian.omahony@ucc.ie)
Susan Lyons
Work Placement Manager, College of Business and Law - BCommerce
Contact: susan.lyons@ucc.ie
I'm Dr Susan Lyons, Work Placement Manager in the college of Business and Law. I am responsible for the BCommerce work placement programme in UCC. Working closely with industry partners I help to support students secure work placement in a variety of business sectors, these include Finance, Accounting, Marketing, HR, Supply Chain and Project Management to name but a few.
Courses:
BCommerce (Hons)
Contact me by email for further information on hiring a Work Placement student from these courses (susan.lyons@ucc.ie)
Yvonne Harding
College of Science, Engineering & Food Science
Contact: yvonne.harding@ucc.ie
My name is Yvonne Harding, Work Placement Manager in the College of Science, Engineering and Food Science. I work closely with high calibre undergraduate and Masters students of Biotechnology and Analytical Chemistry helping them to develop their employability skills to allow them to move seamlessly into a work placement position.
Courses:
BSc Biotechnology
MSc Biotechnology
MSc Analytical Chemistry
If you feel that you have a research or industry-based work placement opportunity that you would like to discuss,
contact me by email (yvonne.harding@ucc.ie)
I’m Ruth Mac Conaill, students from the business, food and economics programmes I support have had success in a diverse range of work placements in HR, Marketing, Supply Chain, Project Management, Food Marketing, Food Product Development, Accounting, Finance and Economic Advisory (and many more). I engage with SMEs and large multinationals to secure placements that work for the employer and for the student. Understanding student and employer needs is an important step in the placement process. I recommend having a discussion with us to identify and connect with students best suited to your business requirements.
Courses:
BSc Applied Economics
BSc Food Marketing & Entrepreneurship
MSc Management & Marketing
MSc Marketing
Contact me by email for further information on hiring a Work Placement student from these courses (ruth.macconaill@ucc.ie)
