Welcome to 2012. A challenging year, especially if you are graduating from university and looking to kick start your career. With Christmas already a fading memory, our thoughts naturally look to what...
So it's 2012 now and everything is going to be different. Not. High unemployment still hangs over students like an over eager grim reaper and Specsavers is booming as the number of graduates who are...
When trying to get a job, one would assume the more difficult parts of the job-hunting process would be the online application, CV-writing, cover letter adapting and interview processes.
Happy 2012 everyone. Merry jolly New Year and all that jazz. Ok, so 2011, not great, agreed? Good. In fact, maybe we should just put years 2008 to 2011 down as write offs.
The current economic climate has made life more difficult for companies across all sectors. This increased strain on businesses may have translated into greater pressure placed on employees. Working...
First thing to note, are you ready? Here it comes! There are no secrets. Disappointed? You shouldn't have been looking for the easy way out in the first place. As they say, practice makes perfect. But...
As the days steadily become longer and darker, and the conclusion of 2011 grows nearer and nearer, it is time to start thinking about the New Year. Not just plans for the eve of the 31st (some may...
Many British graduates are lacking in global competencies, a recent report suggests. As with many headlines encountered by recent or future graduates, this can appear at first glance to be an ominous...
Yes you did read that correctly. Would you like to buy my face? I understand you may be a bit confused as the purchasing of one's face can't exactly be described an everyday affair, so allow me to...
The classic stereotype of an accountant to many people is based around simply adding up numbers. However, in today's modern commercial world, working as an accountant is more like being a business...
This week is going to be a little rant-y, though in true Aesop's fable fashion there will be a moral at the end. The other day a friend and I were drinking coffee, suddenly he turned to me and...
Unless you've been living under a rock for the past month or so I'm sure you're aware (I really hope you haven't been living under a rock) that many deadlines for excellent graduate schemes starting...
When undergraduates start thinking of where they want to work on graduation, the chances are they will bring to mind large corporate organisations and blue-chip employers with graduate schemes. Hardly...
So what are you doing over Christmas? Going away? A bit of sightseeing? A family holiday? Or maybe you haven't got that much planned except for curling up on your couch with your newly purchased...
If you are a reader who graduated in July of 2011, you may soon receive or already have received a phone call enquiring as to what exactly it is you're doing with your life several months after you...
Faced with the growing onslaught of depressive news regarding rising unemployment, I thought I would share some good news with everyone, which is the Commonwealth Jobs fund. The Commonwealth Jobs Fund...
Monday is not my favourite day of the week especially when it happens to be my first day back at work after a holiday. This Monday morning was more depressing than most and I am not just talking about...
A grandfather from a Midlands pit village and a former refugee from Liberia are among those chosen for a new Westminster internship scheme. The Speaker's Parliamentary Placements initiative is...
Although an internship remains a good way through which to obtain quality work experience, it is by no means the only way. Especially with rising competition over internship placements, it's important...
Since 1997, GRB has a great track record for placing graduates from Russell Group Universities into exciting graduate careers with the UKs top employers. Why am I saying this? Because with all the...
