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A different job search strategy
Thursday, 26 April 2012
The graduate job market has changed significantly over the years in regards to the technology that is readily available to job seekers, the competitive nature but also the landscape in which companies have now set. Therefore, graduates need to be aware and adapt to these changes but also take note on how you can focus on getting a graduate job differently from before. Using social media Using social media to find graduate jobs is nothing new. However, it is a great way to assist you in your job search and to find relevant information that you want to know. That
Beating those interview nerves
Tuesday, 10 April 2012
You have that all important interview coming up, you know, the one to give you the thumbs up or the thumbs down. Your heart starts to pump a thousand times a minute and you get the butterfly feeling, perhaps even panic. How is it you can overcome your fear of those crucial interviews? Have a word with yourself One way to deal with your nerves is to simply bring in the sensible thoughts into the equation. Try to rationalise with yourself by asking 'actually, what is it I'm afraid of?' and then use this to win over your nerves. You are
The mind of an employer
Friday, 30 March 2012
When you attend your assessment centres and final interviews, it is important to understand what employers want from you as the candidate, especially in those later stages in the application process. In all, it depends on the role itself but there are many things that recruiters look out for from potential candidates specifically, here are just a few: 1. Knowledge of the company This is often underestimated. Knowledge really is power and if you can show you know the ins and outs of their business, competitors and the role itself then you can impress and stand out from everyone else. If
An understanding of Unpaid Internships
Wednesday, 29 February 2012
Unpaid internships are one of the big issues that students and graduates alike face. According to research, 26% of interns have done three or more placements with 39% of internships lasting around 3 months on average. It is estimated that overall, 100,000 young people will undertake an unpaid internship, but do the benefits of completing an unpaid internship outweigh the negative aspects? Are there positives? The first thing that you can get out of any internship, whether it is paid or not, is quite simply the experience you gain. This is extremely valuable, especially in this current economic climate. Above all,
Getting that graduate job: Interview tips
Thursday, 16 February 2012
Convincing an employer that you are the right person for the job is a tricky thing to do and especially daunting when it comes to an interview situation. However, we have some tips that may be useful as you are likely to come against some tough competition. Identifying your skills First of all, to be able to convince employers that you are the best candidate for the job, you need to identify what skills and attributes you have and can match to the role, even if you feel they are not of high value. Quite often, employers are looking for a
Small to Medium Sized Enterprises - Your next graduate job?
Wednesday, 1 February 2012
As the application stage for graduates schemes with large companies are drawing to an end, you may be thinking that you have no other options available. However, this is not the case as Small to Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs) may just be your lifeline. graduate-jobs.com are going around universities across the country delivering a set of presentations entitled 'Getting a graduate jobs with an SME - Britain's largest employer' to which we are convincing students and graduates that getting a graduate job with an SME is just as good, if not better than getting a graduate job with a large employer,
The graduate news of 2011
Friday, 6 January 2012
The first week of 2012 is nearly over, but let's look back at the graduate news of 2011. Last year saw many graduated related issues hit headlines, here I reflect on a few. Another statistic Graduates have been highlighted a lot in the news in 2011 with the high numbers that are struggling to find work. The latest report stated that around 20% of graduates are unemployed, a figure that has almost doubled since the start of the recession in 2008. The BBC tried to tackle this head on, creating an initiative 'BBC Up For Hire' and we at graduate-jobs.com continue
New Year's resolution to get your graduate job
Thursday, 22 December 2011
The New Year is just around the corner and of course, so is creating the traditional New Year resolutions. This is often a good opportunity to set yourself a goal to achieve, and as you are reading this, the chances of that goal being getting a graduate job: http://www.graduate-jobs.com is quite high. If you are a final year student and haven't even thought about your career yet or have no idea what to do, then read on as here are a few ideas to point you in the right direction. Don't panic! First of all, don't panic. Just because you have
Job Search Strategy: Plan before you apply
Thursday, 15 December 2011
Final year students will be finishing the autumn term soon (if not already) and so you will likely be applying to a lot more graduate roles over the Christmas holidays. However, before you do this, take a few minutes to read how you can create and implement an overall job search strategy in order to plan and focus your job search. This is something you can do now to make your job hunting more effective, it just requires some thought and action! Setting targets Firstly, think of what it is exactly you want to achieve and set targets. This does not
A brief graduates guide to creating and managing your own personal brand
Wednesday, 30 November 2011
With this integrated digital world and the revolution of social media, it is important for graduates and undergraduates to understand the importance of creating and managing their own personal brand. The graduate survey 2011 revealed that from a total of 30 universities, there have been 343,000 graduate job applications. The survey also revealed that only 39% of graduates would consider marketing themselves online, suggesting many undergraduates and graduates may not see the potential advantages of this, or simply do not know how which this post aims to solve. Why create a personal brand online With roughly 34% of recruiters using social
Improving your graduate scheme applications
Friday, 4 November 2011
The team have been up and down the country at university fairs, meeting lots of undergraduates all eager to sign up in order to search for the best graduate jobs, internships and placements that graduate-jobs.com has to offer! However, the question we get asked a lot is how hard it is to secure a place on a graduate scheme and what can be done to improve the application. A dreamland Many students believe that simply by doing a good degree means that they will automatically get into a graduate scheme afterwards - unfortunately this is certainly not the case. The key
The BBC's Up For Hire - A brief summary
Friday, 21 October 2011
This week saw the BBC's Up For Hire show on BBC Three and on their facebook page, directly trying to tackle the issue of youth unemployment. Recent figures have shown that youth unemployment has reached a 17 year high, with the total number of people out of work rising 2.57 million in the three months to August. The unemployment figure for the under 25's also hit a record high of 991,000 which highlights a significant problem in the UK. This post looks into some of the issues the BBC initiative covered. 'Doing a degree is a waste of time' The week
The In's and out's of Internships
Friday, 23 September 2011
My previous blog post stressed the importance of developing a good job search strategy and ways in which you can help decide what career direction you want to take. Completing an internship is a significant step to establishing this. Internships have become an incredibly popular route to take whilst at university or even after you graduate as a means to gain experience and to put your 'foot in the door'. A recent High Fliers survey of 100 employers shows that one third will hire those that previously worked for their company as an undergraduate. But what is the big deal about
Going back to university: The job hunting begins
Friday, 9 September 2011
As students will soon be going back to university, many maybe starting to think about their future and therefore their career (well, perhaps). According to a recent survey, 37% of finalists applied to jobs in September or October last year, therefore knowing what you want to do earlier on and getting experience to complement this is becoming increasingly important. Job search strategy If you are a final year student, it is important to make sure you have a good job search strategy for when you get back to university before you start applying to jobs. This ensures you know exactly how
University tuition fees: The good, the bad and the.. misguided?
Wednesday, 24 August 2011
Recently, 580,000 students opened up their A-level results (by the way, congratulations to them!) and over 190,000 students scrambled into clearing to get a place at university. The 2011 university intake is of course the last year under the old system of tuition fees and so the many arguments for and against the new system has fired up again. But amongst all the riff raff, what are the real facts about this new system? Are people misguided about exactly what will happen? Thumbs up? Firstly, some people believe that students will have to pay their tuition fees upfront. In fact, in
Gen Y - Because you're worth it
Thursday, 4 August 2011
After an interesting discussion, it has come to my attention that Generation Y has topped the 75 million mark, quite a significant figure. So who are Gen Y? Well, if you see an individual always on their phone, have a laptop/tablet with them and constantly checking into locations with Foursquare or Facebook Places, then they are pretty much guaranteed to be Gen Y. However, it is not the increased world awareness due to technology that has brought my attention to Gen Y, nor is it simply how connected Gen Y are. No. What has caught my attention is the fact that
Mission Impossible? I think not...
Monday, 25 July 2011
There are many statistics about the situation of the graduate job market, the most recent suggesting there are 83 applicants to every job. On top of this, 78% of employers are wanting a 2:1 or above, so it seems like an impossible situation. However, do not fall into the trap of taking what the media says to be entirely accurate. There are many techniques graduates are told in order to help them with their job search. For instance, we are all often told about the importance of coming up with a good job search strategy. Sound familiar? As a 2011 graduate
The Dreaded Application Process
Wednesday, 6 July 2011
So, you have graduated, partied to your heart's content and started your job search using graduate-jobs.com. However, now you have to go through the many application processes such as telephone interviews, tests, face to face interviews and assessment centres to name but a few. Panic not. This may seem daunting at first which I can appreciate, being a recent graduate myself, but I shall share a few pointers of my own through my experience: 1. Do A LOT of research on the company This may seem obvious and you have probably heard this many times, but you will be surprised by
