Graduate Job News

"Underprivileged" doctors qualify
On 02-Jul-2007 under Graduate
A specialised degree course aimed at bright students from underprivileged backgrounds has seen its first students qualify as doctors.The extended medical degree programme (EMDP), run by King's College read more...

The dos and don'ts of CV white lies
On 29-Jun-2007 under Graduate
Those little white lies on your first graduate CV really aren't worth it, according to employment experts.Recent research by Times Online has confirmed what we all suspected - although you might get a read more...

New media salaries exceed traditional roles
On 28-Jun-2007 under Graduate
A comprehensive survey of jobseekers has revealed that sales people working at digital and new media companies are demanding higher salaries than their counterparts at other media agencies.Conducted b read more...

Nursing roles most sought-after in medicine
On 28-Jun-2007 under Graduate
Nursing positions are by far the most sought-after in the medical profession, according to a leading recruiter.Specialist recruitment site Jobs4Medical.co.uk has revealed that 40 per cent of its medic read more...

4,000 medical posts unfilled, group claims
On 27-Jun-2007 under Graduate
Some 4,000 junior doctor training posts remain unfilled just weeks before jobs start on August 1st, a pressure group has insisted.Junior doctor lobby group Remedy UK claims to have seen a letter from read more...

Google want talent
On 26-Jun-2007 under Graduate
Google only hire top talent, says its staffing boss.Liane Hornsey, staffing director at Google, has outlined just how hard it is to get a job with the firm.As reported by Peoplemanagement.co.uk, Ms Ho read more...

Employers using Second Life to interview applicants
On 25-Jun-2007 under Graduate
Employers in the US have been using the virtual online community, Second Life, to interview applicants, according to reports. Hewlett-Packard, Microsoft, the US communications giant, Verizon, as well read more...

Good news for student accountants
On 22-Jun-2007 under Graduate
Good news for students considering a career in accounting. Chartered accountants are in such high demand that their salaries now average nearly £80,000, research indicates.A study has been conducted read more...

Bank gets tough with new grads
On 21-Jun-2007 under Graduate
A leading bank has decided to hit new graduates with interest charges of ten per cent on debts.It's the time of year when students and graduates are usually besieged by enticing account offers from th read more...

Commerce degrees fit the bill
On 21-Jun-2007 under Graduate, Internship
Degrees in business, management and commerce are becoming ever more popular as students seek to make themselves more employable.There has been much focus in recent months on the "skills crisis" affect read more...

Student's Saatchi fairytale
On 20-Jun-2007 under Graduate
The dreams of one art student came true this week when a top collector visited his graduation show - and promptly bought the whole lot.James Howard, a student at the Royal Academy Schools, was shocked read more...

Fee controversy heightens
On 19-Jun-2007 under Graduate
The National Union of Students (NUS) has expressed concerns over the huge debts many students have to shoulder.Figures recently released by the Student Loans Company revealed that English students bor read more...

Moneymaking 'off the end of the map'
On 19-Jun-2007 under Graduate
A graduate who set up a travel agency for extreme holiday experiences has won a prestigious entrepreneurship award.Tom Morgan founded The League of Adventurists after his travels as a student.As repor read more...

"Sexing up" science
On 18-Jun-2007 under Graduate
Students are misled about what science degrees are really about, according to an industry employer.Mark Johnson, director of human resources at forensic science company Orchid Cellmark, has accused un read more...

MoD top government graduate employer
On 18-Jun-2007 under Graduate
The Ministry of Defence [MoD] has emerged as the most popular government department for graduate schemes.In the recent Universum UK Graduate Survey, the MoD came in third place overall when votes were read more...

Green jobs growing
On 15-Jun-2007 under Graduate
The government's Climate Change bill is encouraging graduate job growth in the renewable energy and utility sectors.The recent draft bill outlined plans to cut carbon emissions by 60 per cent, from 19 read more...

More jobs for uni leavers
On 14-Jun-2007 under Graduate
Good news for finalists - a new recruitment study has revealed that the number of jobs available when they leave university has gone up.The Manpower Employment Outlook Survey has indicated that UK emp read more...

Graduate fee scrapped
On 14-Jun-2007 under Graduate
The £2,000 fee Scottish students currently pay after graduation is to be scrapped.Fiona Hyslop, education secretary, told the Scottish parliament that the graduate endowment had "clearly failed" and read more...

Network to bridge skills gap
On 13-Jun-2007 under Graduate
A network of professionals has been established to try and increase crucial graduate skills.It is the first network of its kind to work in continuing professional development (CPD) in higher education read more...

Net job hunting the norm
On 13-Jun-2007 under Graduate
Students and graduates now see surfing the net as the normal way to find a job, according to recruitment experts.Alan Brown, sales director at Graduate Prospects, emphasised: "Many current students an read more...