Graduates have to work in jobs they dislike to get a foot in the door

Many graduates leave university and have to gain work experience in jobs they dislike in order to be considered for graduate jobs

Graduates usually find themselves ‘making tea’ in roles they use to climb the ladder for career progression. Kevin Friery, clinical director at the service said that graduates often find it hard to find a job they like because they have no previous experience and so must work from the bottom.

This news comes after BMW have announced an investment of £500 million in its manufacturing operations with a focus on its MINI brand which should create new graduate opportunities. There are graduate opportunities out there for graduates, however with the amount of graduates unemployed the applications per scheme far exceed the vacancies.

Graduates must therefore use these jobs to increase their skills, which means for their first couple of jobs they will have to work in jobs that they would previously have ignored.

Source: Pareto.co.uk, Tuesday 14th June 2011