Graduate Job News

Green degree launched
On 10-Jul-2007 under Graduate
Good news for ethically-minded students - a UK university has launched an MBA business degree in carbon management.The University of East Anglia, which claims the course is the first in the world, aim read more...

Graduate nurses unemployed
On 09-Jul-2007 under Graduate
Nursing students are finding it hard to get jobs when they graduate, new figures have suggested.A recent government census found that almost a third of new graduate nurses were still unemployed some s read more...

Blind in Business event
On 09-Jul-2007 under Graduate
Next month, Blind in Business will be holding an employment event specifically aimed at visually impaired undergraduates and graduates.On August 23rd and 24th, the annual Education to Employment diver read more...

More grants for poorer students
On 06-Jul-2007 under Graduate
A rare piece of good financial news for those at university: it has been announced that more students are to receive full grants for university living costs.The change means that students from familie read more...

Online hacks earn more
On 05-Jul-2007 under Graduate
News that might be of interest to journalism students: according to new research, online journalists often earn far more than their print counterparts.The survey, by media recruitment specialists PFJ, read more...

HSBC defends controversial grad overdraft
On 05-Jul-2007 under Graduate
An HSBC spokesperson has defended controversial changes to the graduate overdraft the bank offers, insisting they will help graduates realise there "is a cost to borrowing".HSBC caused consternation a read more...

Anyone for tennis?
On 04-Jul-2007 under Graduate
Drag those old tennis racquets out of the cupboard - a UK university is launching a degree course all about the game.The University of Central Lancashire has said its sports technology degree in tenni read more...

Student journalists crack case
On 03-Jul-2007 under Graduate
A journalism course has been launched that encourages students to crack real cases.The Masters course in Investigative Journalism, at the University of Strathclyde, is thought to be the first of its k read more...

"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...