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Quick, convenient, hassle-free job-hunting – that’s what you want as a finalist or graduate. That’s why we’ve created Graduate JobSearch. In a couple of clicks, you can be looking at real live job ads aimed at new (or soon to be) graduates. It’s mobile friendly, so now you can browse on the bus or click…
Jenny tells her story… Final year at university is arguably the most exciting and terrifying time of your life. You have to cope with a monstrous dissertation and looming exams, while facing the prospect of your best friend moving across the country for a graduate scheme, your housemates moving home and your course friends going…
With immigration making lots of headlines over the last few weeks I wouldn’t blame anyone for thinking that the UK is the only place people want to live and work. Of course this isn’t true, after graduating many people choose to live and work outside of the UK. If you’re considering working abroad the resources…
Whether you are looking for a job for life or a more short term engagement, it’s important to choose carefully and plan your approach. Sometimes you can tell at a glance that a job is not for you, wrong hours, wrong location, or you just don’t have the skills. However, some jobs grow on you. The…
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Think a graduate training scheme is the only option open to you when leaving university? Think again! In reality these schemes only represent a small proportion of the overall number of jobs suitable for graduates. Most graduates are employed directly into individual positions within a range of different organisations. Organisations in the following sectors are…
Only just started thinking about applying to medicine? – read our guide Deadlines for applications to UCAS for medicine are usually mid october – check here 10 things you need to be doing now Explore your motivations to become a doctor. (inspiration and future job satisfaction) You will need to be able to discuss this…
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So it’s semester 2, you’ve just done exams and all you have to look forward to is snow, sleet, Easter and then more exams. Oh and you really need a job for summer / after you graduate. Can it get more depressing? Did you apply in semester 1 and got nowhere? All is not lost.…
Wherever you are sat reading this blog be that in a very rainy Manchester, sat on a bus in London, at your desk in Glasgow or waiting for train at Newcastle I can guarantee you one thing – There are a range of full time vacancies nearby. I’ve been having a look at the full…
