However, it is easy to forget that difficulties lie when finding the jobs themselves, as it is often complicated to know where to go about looking for vacancies and employment positions. Here are the best ways to go about searching for a job:
1. The Graduate Recruitment Bureau website: our website can help match you with careers suitable to your interests and degree programme. With contacts with many small, medium and traditional graduate recruiters across the UK, GRB can be the perfect mediator between you and your potential employers, offering you advice with your job applications, from CV and covering letter help to graduate job advice, and success stories from people who have used the website show the real benefits it has to offer.
2. Search the internet: New jobs are being filled as quickly as they appear, therefore it is important to look regularly to make sure you don't miss an opportunity. Websites like direct.gov.uk, which are constantly updated, can be particularly useful.
3. Jobcentre Plus: Jobcentre Plus advisers can tell you about jobs in your local area and in other places. They can help you apply for jobs you are interested in and may arrange interviews for you.
4. Local newspapers: these can keep you up to date on new companies in your area and job vacancies.
5. Word of mouth: ask around friends, family members, teachers etc as it is always worth asking around to see if anyone knows about a suitable vacancy or ensure that they think of you when they hear about vacancies in the future. Networking events and conferences are also a good way to meet new contacts - remember to take copies of your CV along with you!
6. Social networking: In this current century, marvelously, some employers now use social network sites such as Facebook and Twitter to recruit new staff. Make sure your profiles are impressive and not clogged up with pictures of drunken nights out though!
Katie, GRB Journalist
