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Graduate news and career tips

The heat is on! Next week’s graduate job deadlines

The next week is a busy one for graduate job application deadlines, particularly in IT and engineering. As many finalists have now finished their exams there... (more)

Posted 25 May 2012.

Don’t let your gap year trip you up

Following on from last week’s article on avoiding work experience blunders, we’re looking at how you can make mistakes on your year out, and how... (more)

Posted 24 May 2012.

Students missing tricks when hunting for IT jobs, reveals TARGETjobs survey

Undergraduates hunting for IT jobs are overlooking opportunities that could help them find the right role, according to the TARGETjobs IT Student Survey 2012,... (more)

Posted 23 May 2012.

New provider for KPMG’s ACA training programme

KPMG has announced that from September 2013, its professional qualifications training programme, which awards students the ACA designation, will be... (more)

Posted 23 May 2012.

Survey reveals what graduate engineers think of their jobs

Graduate engineers find their careers satisfying and want to stick with them for the long term, despite being aware that they could earn higher salaries... (more)

Posted 22 May 2012.

Guess how many applications Freshfields gets per training contract place? Hint: it's not in the 100s

It's not even in the 500s – unlike some smaller UK firms, post-recession. At a meeting this morning at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer HQ, trainee... (more)

Posted 18 May 2012.

Engineer yourself a job! Deadlines coming soon

It’s all about engineering this week, with a lot of interesting jobs up for grabs. Northern Power Grid is splashing out on top quality talent. Thales and... (more)

Posted 18 May 2012.

The Free Representation Unit (FRU): vital work experience for your legal career

Work experience is essential for aspiring barristers and solicitors, but perhaps none more so than volunteering for the Free Representation Unit (FRU),... (more)

Posted 17 May 2012.

Graduates in IT jobs happy with their careers, says TARGETjobs IT survey

The majority of recent graduates in IT careers are happy with their working lives, according to the TARGETjobs IT Recent Graduate Survey 2012. The survey... (more)

Posted 17 May 2012.

How to avoid making common work experience blunders

However much you have to offer an employer, it’s all too easy to spoil your chances by making the kind of mistakes recruiters find it hard to ignore.... (more)

Posted 17 May 2012.

‘Don’t forget your soft skills’, and other advice from graduate accountants

Last week we reported what graduates working for accountancy and financial management firms believe are the top skills required for their jobs. This week, we... (more)

Posted 15 May 2012.

Management consulting sector enjoys a 10% employment boost

Here’s some good news for graduates hoping to enter the management consulting sector: according to a report by The Management Consultancies Association... (more)

Posted 15 May 2012.

We have the technology! Jobs in IT and more closing soon

IT vacancies closing next week range from web development jobs with start-ups to graduate programmes with established software houses. To apply for these or... (more)

Posted 11 May 2012.

More top skills that will get you hired

Over the last couple of months we’ve been focusing on the top skills and competencies you need to get a graduate job, from teamwork to enterprise skills... (more)

Posted 10 May 2012.

Top five skills graduate accountants wish they’d worked on at university

In a recent survey we asked 123 graduates working for accountancy and financial management firms to name the skills that they didn’t realise would be so... (more)

Posted 8 May 2012.

First year construction, QS and engineering uni students: seek work experience now

The advice from James Day, a graduate public health engineer at AECOM, couldn't be clearer: 'Start looking for work experience as early as you can, even in... (more)

Posted 7 May 2012.

UN encourages more women into IT careers – could you be one of them?

A UN event in New York last week discussed the need to encourage more young women into careers in IT. Leading figures from the worlds of education and... (more)

Posted 4 May 2012.

Give it your best shot: graduate deadlines closing fast

There are graduate jobs and schemes closing every day over the next week, so make sure you don’t miss out. A number of big recruiters have deadlines for... (more)

Posted 4 May 2012.

IT and computing sector best for jobs

IT and computing was the career sector with the highest number of job vacancies in March. That’s according to the most recent Recruitment and Employment... (more)

Posted 3 May 2012.

Automotive engineering round-up – good news for mass-market and luxury brands

The automotive engineering industry remains a good bet for engineers seeking graduate jobs. The past few weeks have seen new jobs being created to manufacture... (more)

Posted 3 May 2012.

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