Graduate Job News

One of Britain’s top universities is attempting to address a "desperate" shortage of IT course applicants by launching a publicity campaign aimed at dispelling myths about working in the field.

Cambridge University – home to the world’s oldest computer science department – is concerned that applicants are deterred by the "geeky" image of IT and the belief that all the best jobs are or soon will be in Asia.

More widely across British universities, applications to computer science courses fell by 42 per cent between 2001 and 2004, but rallied slightly this year by 0.1 per cent.

Professor Andy Hopper, head of Cambridge's computer laboratory, told the Guardian newspaper: "We want potential students to know that the burst of the bubble is well and truly over. There is a shortage of computer scientists in this country, jobs to be filled and the chance to get rich."

Dr Mike Rodd, the British Computer Society's director of external relations, added: "We think students assume all the graduate jobs in this sector are outsourced to China and India. In fact, there are more vacancies in this country than ever before."

BP Graduates To Work With London Olympics Organisers
On 08-Feb-2012 under Graduate
BP, the international oil and gas giant based in London, is to offer some of this year’s crop of graduates a chance to work alongside the London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Par read more...

Jobserve Careers Fair
On 20-Jan-2012 under Graduate
Jobserve Live! London…. A step towards your dream job!Jump on the tube and head down to JobServe Live! London. The solution to your job hunting requirements all under one roof! JobServe Events read more...

Blackburn College Produces Big Graduate Earners
On 13-Jan-2012 under Graduate
People tend to think that big universities like Cambridge are most likely to produce the top graduate earners in the country. However, new figures from Unistats, part of the government’s Higher read more...