Graduate Job News

Students graduating with debt 'tops 230,000'
On 06-Sep-2008 under Graduate
The number of graduates leaving university this summer with debt has topped 230,000, according to a financial comparison website.Research by the Fair Investment Company found that almost quarter-of-a- read more...

IT graduates need 'people skills'
On 05-Sep-2008 under Graduate
Jobseekers looking for jobs in IT management need good interpersonal skills to get ahead, according to a recruitment firm.A study by Hays found that technical knowledge and IT experience are not enoug read more...

Business coaching firm awarded
On 04-Sep-2008 under Graduate
A British business coaching company has been rewarded for their innovative approach to training in the workplace.Meyler Campbell's Business Coach Programme, has won accreditation from the Worldwide As read more...

Video CVs better portray candidates skills
On 04-Sep-2008 under Graduate
A top accountancy firm has used multimedia CVs to shortlist candidates in its latest graduate recruitment drive, reports Onrec.com.Barnes Roffe, which is a top 50 accountancy firm in the UK, sent pros read more...

Six million unhappy workers in Britain
On 03-Sep-2008 under Graduate
The number of British workers unhappy with their current job has reached six million, according to a report published by YouGov and the Trade Unions Congress.What Workers Want, which includes data fro read more...

UK workers are picking the wrong career
On 02-Sep-2008 under Graduate
Almost half of workers in the UK would change what they studied after finishing school if they could go back and choose again, according to new research.The study by global recruitment firm Kelly Serv read more...

Marketers paid less than their professional counterparts
On 29-Aug-2008 under Graduate
New research by the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) shows that marketing professionals are paid less than their counterparts in other industry sectors.The CIM said that marketers are paid less read more...

Out-sourcing could impact on graduate jobs
On 29-Aug-2008 under Graduate
Companies out-sourcing jobs to developing countries like India could be having a negative impact on the British graduate job market, reports Silicon India.As more and more low-level IT and marketing j read more...

London college overhauls recruitment process
On 29-Aug-2008 under Graduate
Birkbeck, part of the University of London, has replaced its paper-based recruitment process with an online resource which is expected to reduce the cost-per-hire by 43 per cent.Concerned by the amoun read more...

Job security woes 'bubble to the surface'
On 28-Aug-2008 under Graduate
More than three million workers are worried they will not be in their current job in a year's time, according to a YouGov poll commissioned by the Trades Union Congress.The figure amounts to 13 per ce read more...

'Perception of IT threatens economy'
On 28-Aug-2008 under Graduate
Students' perception of IT studies could threaten the British economy as fewer people take on IT courses at university.The sector skills council has called for changes to be made to IT education to su read more...

IT staff 'fear for jobs'
On 22-Aug-2008 under Graduate
IT graduates who are looking to embark on their careers during the current economic downturn could be interested to hear that fears are rising over job security in the sector, it is being claimed.A re read more...

Entrepreneurs 'can learns from others' mistakes'
On 22-Aug-2008 under Graduate
Would-be entrepreneurs can learn from other people's mistakes if they seek entrepreneurial support, according to one expert.Students who are looking to go-it alone once they graduate will find this ki read more...

Firms considering grads, says Rec
On 13-Aug-2008 under Graduate
The number of graduate positions up for grabs is something companies will pay attention to during the summer months, one union has claimed.According to the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (Re read more...

Open Source 'helps grads'
On 13-Aug-2008 under Graduate
Open Source 'helps grads' The increasing use of open-source software in higher education establishments such as schools and colleges helps graduate employees make a seamless transition over to the wor read more...

Grads need experience, says REC
On 09-Aug-2008 under Graduate
Students need to think about the type of experience which will help them to stand out in the job graduate market, one expert claims.The Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) is urging graduat read more...

Unusual careers increasing
On 01-Aug-2008 under Graduate
There has been an increase in the number of unusual jobs, which may be of interest to those planning unconventional graduate careers.Jobs such as badger consultants, dog psychologists, embalmers and f read more...

Police to bring in graduate programme
On 01-Aug-2008 under Graduate
The police are considering introducing a graduate programme which will fast track candidates to senior positions, it has been reported.According to Personneltoday.com, a green paper entitled 'From the read more...

Tips 'not part of wage'
On 31-Jul-2008 under Graduate
Tips given to staff working in waiting and bar jobs will no longer count towards payment of the national minimum wage thanks to new legislation.The planned changes will end the practice of employers u read more...

Brits 'find some workplaces frustrating'
On 30-Jul-2008 under Graduate
One-fifth of British employees find their current roles frustrating, new research suggests.A study published by management consultancy Hay Group shows a fifth of the working population find aspects of read more...