Graduate Job News

Welsh political party offers to pay student debts
On 24-Apr-2007 under Graduate
Students in Wales are being offered a novel way of reducing their debts - by getting politically active.Welsh nationalist party Plaid Cymru is against top-up fees and has launched a youth manifesto, e read more...

"Soft skills" are essential, say employers
On 24-Apr-2007 under Graduate, Recruiter Information
Female students about to graduate are at an advantage, some experts suggest - because they possess the emotional skills employers want. Although there are more students graduating from UK universitie read more...

Government criticised as students lose millions in loan fraud
On 24-Apr-2007 under Graduate
A government-backed loan scheme has been heavily criticised after failed and fraudulent companies left students with no tuition and millions of pounds worth of debt.The Career Development Loan (CDL) s read more...

Poor diagnosis for medical students
On 23-Apr-2007 under Graduate
Medicine has traditionally been seen as a secure and well-paid career. Now, it seems, thousands of trainee doctors are faced with potential unemployment after years of grueling training.The British Me read more...

Law firms prepared to pay top price for talent
On 23-Apr-2007 under Graduate
Good news for law students - almost all the top UK law firms are increasing salaries for new starters.As Legal Week reports, the famous "magic circle" firms are battling it out to recruit the top new read more...

A journalism course that really could save your life
On 23-Apr-2007 under Graduate
A top journalism course is highlighting the riskier side of a career as a correspondent - by putting its students through "hostile environment" training.Students on the one-year MA in International Jo read more...

Finalists know what they want
On 20-Apr-2007 under Graduate
Final-year students have clear ideas about which companies they want to work for, according to the Times.The Times Graduate Recruitment Awards were held last week and for the fourth year running profe read more...

"The Bank of Mum and Dad" wants repayments, survey warns
On 20-Apr-2007 under Graduate
Unsettling news for penniless students: parents are becoming more inclined to ask for their money back, according to a recent YouGov survey.The number of graduates receiving parental gifts of money ha read more...

Accountancy firms compete for qualifying students
On 20-Apr-2007 under Graduate, Recruiter Information
If you're thinking about accountancy as a career, it seems that you're in luck: the UK's leading accountancy firms are keen to get you on board before you've even completed your training.A shortage of read more...

Money really doesn't make you happy
On 19-Apr-2007 under Graduate
If you're sick of being a poor, debt-ridden student and keen to get a well-paid job, then be a bit careful. Recent job satisfaction surveys in both the UK and the US have discovered that money really read more...

"Student heaven" promised on a very different type of cruise
On 18-Apr-2007 under Graduate
Not sure how to use your degree to actually make some money? Take inspiration from two recent business graduates, who've decided to set up a very different sort of cruise company, offering trips speci read more...

Student designer makes his mark with fashion leader
On 16-Apr-2007 under Graduate
Worried that work experience might prove a waste of time? Take heart from the story of Nick Thomas, a student on a work placement at a leading knitwear fashion house who has made an outstanding impres read more...

Student action in Ireland
On 13-Apr-2007 under Graduate
A number of students have taken part in a demonstration outside the Dail in Dublin to demand for more government action on climate change, reports the Belfast Telegraph.According to the paper, the ral read more...

Students to master in music
On 12-Apr-2007 under Graduate
Students at a Scottish university are being given the opportunity to master in pop music.Glasgow University's music department has defended its decision to launch the post graduate course in popular m read more...

Programme to highlight demands of studies
On 10-Apr-2007 under Graduate
A programme showing how student nurses manage to deal with the stresses of study and working life will be shown in BBC Two Scotland.The documentary, called Nursing a Dream, will be shown on April 16th read more...

Graduate recruitment scheme in Millom
On 05-Apr-2007 under Graduate
A new scheme has been devised in Millom to encourage graduate recruitment in the area, according to reports.Copeland borough council is working with St Martin's College in Ambleside offering subsidies read more...

Survey suggests concern over trainee teacher fees
On 04-Apr-2007 under Graduate
A survey from the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL) has suggested that of its nearly 2,770 members, 44 per cent would have been less likely to pursue teacher training if they had been requir read more...

Outsourcing firm 'wants UK graduates'
On 02-Apr-2007 under Graduate
India-based outsourcing giant Wipro is looking to recruit UK graduates to better understand the needs of its British customers, according to reports.Wipro already has two UK centres in Reading and Lon read more...

University students to take fashion to Milan
On 30-Mar-2007 under Graduate
Students from Buckinghamshire and Chilterns University College (BCUC) will be showcasing some of their work at an international design show in Milan.A group of 35 students will be joining designers an read more...