Irreducibility of polynomial $x^n+x+3$ for $n>1$

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As a bonus question on a Galois Theory worksheet, there is the question: "Prove that $f(x)=x^n+x+3$ is irreducible in $\mathbb{Q}[x]$ for $n>1$ "

I know that I can prove this by simply showing that it is irreducible in $\mathbb{Z}[x]$ and using Gauss's Lemma, but I cannot simply prove this irreducibility by applying Eisenstein's Criterion. Also, I cannot see how you can prove this statement by induction.

What are the best strategies to solve this problem?