No, internships are not generally necessary (or commonly available) for career changers or mature graduates in Ireland, especially in regulated sectors like pharma. They can help in niche cases, but they are not the default or expected route.
In Ireland, internships are typically aimed at current university students as part of their degree. Once you’ve graduated, people usually enter graduate programmes, entry-level roles, or fixed-term contracts, rather than internships.
The US model, where graduates often do unpaid or short-term internships after college, is far less common in Ireland and is not typical in the pharma industry.
No, internships are not generally necessary (or commonly available) for career changers or mature graduates in Ireland, especially in regulated sectors like pharma. They can help in niche cases, but they are not the default or expected route.
In Ireland, internships are typically aimed at current university students as part of their degree. Once you’ve graduated, people usually enter graduate programmes, entry-level roles, or fixed-term contracts, rather than internships.
The US model, where graduates often do unpaid or short-term internships after college, is far less common in Ireland and is not typical in the pharma industry.