Category: Advice For Graduates

The Graduate Job Market: The Lowdown for 2018

Graduation season is nearly upon us! Soon-to-be-grads are already starting to grapple for the best graduate jobs and schemes. Despite the looming shadow…

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Which is Better: A Degree or the University of Life?

Our Recruitment Manager, Sophie Finlay, shares her thoughts on the current graduate job market which raises the question of whether a degree or…

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REVEALED: The Average UK Salary by Profession

When it comes to choosing your career, finding your first job or looking for a new opportunity, it's beneficial to have an understanding…

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Going Home for Christmas: Expectation Vs. Reality

It's the Christmas holidays, yippee! However, going home from university for Christmas isn't always a great as you expect it to be... Expectation: You're…

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Video Interview Tips: Smile for the Camera!

We’ve gone digital! The world is now more internet-centric than ever before, with apps for everything from hailing a cab to helping pick…

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Interview Presentation Tips: How to Wow Your Interviewer

Generally speaking, attending a job interview doesn’t tend to be at the top of anyone’s ‘Favourite Activities’ list. The effort required, nerves and…

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Business Graduate Jobs: Our Top Picks Across the UK

Are you a business management graduate looking for a commercial role where you can make an impact and progress quickly? Or do you…

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What Will You Be Earning When You Graduate?

Our Recruitment and Talent Development Manager, Sophie Finlay, shares her thoughts on what graduates can expect to be earning in their first graduate…

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CV Tips: Is Your CV Profile Ruining Your Job Applications?

Some job application processes can feel never-ending. 4-page application forms, cover letters and situational tests – there can be a lot to do!…

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Personality Tests: Everything ALL Job Hunters Need to Know About

“We need you to complete a personality test as part of your application.” It’s a sentence that can make any job hunter gulp.…

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Questions to Ask Yourself Before an Interview: What Are My Strengths?

You’re unlikely to make it to the end of any job interview without the interviewer asking you about your strengths. However, even if…

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18 Job Hunt Horrors That Every Graduate Must Face

Searching for a graduate job after university is never easy and some days it can feel downright horrific! How many of these job…

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How to Answer That Weaknesses Question in an Interview

When preparing yourself for a job interview, there are a number of common interview questions that you’ll want to think about. Perhaps the…

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In the Spotlight: Management Graduate Schemes

Both new graduates and final year university students alike will be all too familiar with the graduate scheme hype. The problem is, there…

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Travelling After Uni – Torn Between Work and a Gap Year?

Ahhh, graduating from university. The soothing wave of relief you feel once uni is done and dusted is unlike anything you’ve ever felt…

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How to Make the Most of Your Final Year at University

We’re guessing that those first couple of years at university flew by and that final, all-important year has arrived far too fast. It’s…

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Top 100 Graduate Employers: The Real Truth

Every year The Times publishes their Top 100 Graduate Employers Guide. Their 2016-2017 guide comes as a result of interviewing over 18,000 final…

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Enterprise Skills: What Are They and Do You Have Them?

Enterprise skills are sought after by employers and yet many candidates overlook their importance and fail to talk about them during their job…

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The Top 10 Most Employable Degrees Have Been Revealed!

There are plenty of graduates out there battling it out for the best graduate jobs. Choosing to enter higher education is a big…

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How to Get a Job Unrelated to Your Degree

If you’re reading this article, chances are you hadn’t chosen your career when you started your degree. Or perhaps, you did and you…

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