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As the graduate job market becomes increasingly competitive, it is a harsh reality that graduates need to develop a layer of tough skin and to learn to take the smooth with the rough.
Ever consider going to India? Quite an exotic holiday spot I hear, lots to do, lots to see. What about going there to start a graduate job or career? Not quite on the same level you say?
A recent study in The Times produced the statistic that unemployment in Britain has risen by 118,000 to 2.86 million, the highest figure since 1994. This shocking revelation cements the importance of standing out when graduate job hunting.
Work experience is a valuable way of gaining an insight into companies and seeing whether you would like to do a particular graduate job in the long-term.
A recent study has forecast graduate job vacancies for graduates to be down by 1.2% on last year. When I first came across this statistic it struck me as slightly odd.
With recent articles addressing the importance of social media sites such as Twitter and the more work-specific LinkedIn for finding graduate jobs...
Today saw the release by AGR's winter survey - the forecast for graduate jobs in 2012 according to 214 big name recruiters.
The Guardian's recent article entitled 'Undergraduates: heaven knows they're miserable now' paints an unhappy, stressful portrait of student life. Students are described as hitting the 'post-Christmas blues' hard when returning to university for the second time to begin their graduate jobs hunt. However, January need not appear so bleak.
Connections in finding student jobs are an important part of your job hunt strategy. Still, the 'who you know' culture has been criticised as it favours wealthy people who have developed useful contacts through their friends and family.
When looking at the scary world of graduate jobs, it can be quite tempting sometimes to focus on the robotic tasks involved: go to university, get skills, complete work experience, graduate, secure internships, and begin working.