Tech firms falling out of favour amongst Irish students as places to work

The research, published by Universum, shows Intel remains the first-choice employer for engineering students

Although Google and Apple remain in first and second place, Amazon has fallen by four places to come in at number 11, while Facebook is down by 11 places, coming in at number 19. File picture

Ireland's tech multinationals have lost ground as employers of choice for third-level students, while banking, manufacturing and pharmaceuticals are on the rise, according to new research.

A survey of more than 8,000 students across business and economics, IT, engineering, natural sciences, humanities, law, and medicine, shows technology firms are waning slightly in popularity as job losses and general uncertainty across the sector begin to have a knock-on impact on student preferences.