Despite recent gloom about youth employment, there are still plenty of graduate jobs available, Nick Godwin from student and graduate careers website Gradplus has said.
"We have seen a large increase in the number of recent graduates registering with the website in recent months looking for the latest graduate jobs and graduate training schemes. Despite the relative gloom about job prospects it is plain wrong to suggest that no employers are taking on graduates – there are plenty of jobs available to the right candidates if you look in the right place."
Gradplus.com has come up with some top tips for graduate recruitment success that include:
1. Keep in touch with as many people as you can – course-mates, past employers and lecturers as well as friends, as they can be a good source of information and can give you insider knowledge about graduate jobs.
2. Think about your online profile and the impression it gives of you to potential graduate employers. Companies are increasingly using social networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter and Linkedin to attract people to their brand via competitions, interactive games and viral campaigns.
3. Join your university alumni society, a great way to network!
4. Research everything. Decide what industry your ideal graduate job is in then research everything about it including the type of work available, the companies in that sector, starting salaries and career progression.
5. Make sure your applications are high quality. There are an average of 83 graduates applying for each graduate job according to the Association of Graduate Recruiters (AGR) so make sure that your application stands out for the right reasons. You must tailor your CV for each graduate job you apply to and get someone else to proof everything before you send it.
Source: Raleighinternational.org, Friday 19th August 2011
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