THREE Queen’s students looking forward to Winter Graduations have a double reason for celebrating after securing their dream jobs.
Joseph McCrory from Castlederg is off to work for Coca Cola in the US, Damian McIlroy from Glengormley will take up at the Ford Motor Company headquarters, and Harry Thompson from Holywood has joined a City of London-based insurance company.
The trio will join the 94% of Queen’s graduates who are currently in employment or further study within six months of graduating.
Congratulating the University’s newest graduates, Acting Vice-Chancellor Professor James McElnay said: “This week’s graduates have been given opportunities and experiences that have equipped them with the skills and knowledge to enable them to make a positive contribution to Northern Ireland and across the world.
“From volunteering to enterprise programmes, and from student societies to leadership programmes, the Queen’s Experience is about more than what happens inside the lecture hall or laboratory.
All this helps prepare our students for what lies ahead and the importance of securing that first job, and that is why Queen’s is among the top 20 UK universities for employability.”