… and Tropicana) survey of 537 employers has found that two thirds of employers prefer to recruit graduates who have completed an industry placement year over those doing straight degree courses.
…The results of a recent student survey suggested that the two top employers of choice for graduates were Apple and Google. Now I have nothing against these highly successful brands; in fact I'm a big fan. I am equally…
… after university. Lots of high-recruiting companies have stalls at careers fairs and many graduate schemes visit them as well. Careers fairs also contain stalls belonging to companies like the…
…In this challenging climate, where jobs continue to be difficult to come by, can graduates afford to freely choose a career or should they snap up the first offer they receive? Sticking to your principles and working…
…Applying for jobs with only your degree as proof of your employability no longer cuts the mustard, as graduate competition for jobs becomes increasingly fierce. Internships have become a necessary tool for getting your…
… is far less pre-determined.Many non-Law students choose to take a law conversion course when they graduate, qualifying to be lawyers after they have received their degree and many people who study Biology…
… to university.How different the world was then and yet, to me, it seems like only yesterday.Today's graduates have at least 50 years of work before them. It is impossible to accurately predict what jobs will…
… rambling as that introduction was, the point I'm trying to make is that for all those graduates out there who are terrified to be entering the world of work with no particular career path in…
…All graduates have studied hard for many years to gain qualifications that should in the end help to gain a full-time job. Still, in today's challenging climate, it seems like qualifications are not the only factor that…
… not clear for an outsider's eye. Ask your university's careers service (even if you have recently graduated, it is still in their interest to give you a hand) and check out the Graduate Recruitment Bureau's…
