16-18 year olds across the UK have confused views on studying for a degree, and where it can lead. The AAT have deduced that this is a result of school leavers lacking career guidance, which has...
A recent survey conducted by one of the country's foremost graduate recruiters, Ernst and Young, indicates the importance for UK graduates to build on innate character strengths and personality...
From my personal experience at Bristol University I have noticed that students don't seem to be particularly aware of or at least do not take full advantage of an ideal facility for improving graduate...
Ever consider going to India? Quite an exotic holiday spot I hear, lots to do, lots to see. What about going there to start a graduate job or career? Not quite on the same level you say?
When looking at the scary world of graduate jobs, it can be quite tempting sometimes to focus on the robotic tasks involved: go to university, get skills, complete work experience, graduate, secure...
In this difficult economic climate, where jobs seem ever harder to come by, it may seem appealing to accept the first offer you receive with no hesitation.
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...
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...
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...
The Ministry of Education released a notice on November 21st of this year indicating that if the graduate employment rate of a particular discipline is lower than 60% for two consecutive years, fewer...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Is work experience really that important? Yes it is. A recent business survey featuring over 700 university graduates revealed that 75% of these graduates found that work experience was invaluable to...
A recent survey has showed that of the 679 graduates surveyed who had attended university, two thirds of those in a graduate job believed their degree played a very important part in them landing...
So you've recently graduated, or will do at some point next year, and the world of paid employment awaits you. This sounds like a warm and fuzzy proposition: you can probably picture yourself now, sat...
I have just returned from a cruise to the Mediterranean. I didn't buy presents but I did bring back the fantastic Indian Summer that everyone in England enjoyed at the weekend. Seriously, the...
