Job News And Information

Fears over nurse shortage
On 31-Jul-2007 under Graduate
Uncertainty over graduate employment prospects are putting many students off studying nursing at university, experts have suggested.As reported by the BBC, the number of students applying to study the read more...

Social networking can ruin prospects
On 31-Jul-2007 under Graduate
Information on social networking sites can indeed wreck graduate's job prospects, experts have warned.Steve Bailey, managing director of screening company BackgroundChecking.com, recently told Onrec.c read more...

30,000 new docs start tomorrow
On 31-Jul-2007 under Graduate
Changes in medical training have meant that junior doctors all over the country will begin their graduate careers on the same day.Over 30,000 junior doctors are expected to take up new posts tomorrow. read more...

Students enjoy gardening success
On 31-Jul-2007 under Part time
A group of students from Otley College have won recognition for their gardening abilities.The green fingered group picked up a National Skills Challenge gold medal for a garden creation.TV gardener Ch read more...

Fixed uni fees till 2009 helps students
On 31-Jul-2007 under Graduate
Students will not be burdened with higher top up fees before 2009, it has emerged.The maximum universities can charge students in top up fees will be frozen at £3,000 for the next two years, a minist read more...

Mixed teaching helps students with jobs
On 31-Jul-2007 under Graduate
Mixed teaching at primary schools helps prevent students from taking a gender-stereotyped outlook to the job market later in life, a study suggests. The Training and Development Agency (TDA) found tha read more...

Students help out at Luton
On 30-Jul-2007 under Part time
A number of students have found temporary jobs this summer working at Luton airport.During the summer months, conditions at UK airports can get particularly busy.In anticipation of this, Luton has hir read more...

Chance for Scottish grads
On 30-Jul-2007 under Graduate
Businesses in Dumfries and Galloway in Scotland are taking part in a scheme designed to provide graduate jobs.The Graduates for Business programme, run by Scottish Enterprise, is a new recruitment ini read more...

Beatle leads grad party
On 30-Jul-2007 under Graduate
Sir Paul McCartney this week led the celebrations at the arts school he set up to wish leavers well in their graduate careers.Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts (Lipa) - also known as 'the Fame sc read more...

Rose-tinted financial specs?
On 27-Jul-2007 under Graduate
Both students and parents underestimate the cost of a university education, new research suggests.This year's school leavers will be off to university in a couple of months - but it might be a good id read more...

The CV - what not to do
On 27-Jul-2007 under Graduate, Part time
When applying for jobs, millions of eager applicants blow their chances as soon as they hand over their CV, according to a new study.A survey by technical and engineering recruitment firm NES Overseas read more...

20% of students drop out
On 26-Jul-2007 under Graduate
Some 20 per cent of students on full-time university courses in England are likely to drop out, new figures indicate.Statistics in a report from the National Audit Office have shown that 28,000 full-t read more...

Travel Money Card launched
On 26-Jul-2007 under Credit Cards
Barclays has launched a new card that might prove useful for students travelling overseas.The pre-pay Travel Money Card is free, can be 'loaded' with money from the equivalent of £100 to £2,500 and read more...

"Great progression" in small firms
On 25-Jul-2007 under Graduate
Graduates who choose to work for small businesses can expect to be given significant responsibility and rapid progression opportunities, one employment expert has advised.Dan Hawes, co-founder and com read more...

"Don't be fooled by incentives"
On 25-Jul-2007 under Deal Information
Students should not be fooled by incentives offered by high street banks, a financial analyst has advised.Lisa Taylor, an analyst with Moneyfacts.co.uk, has warned students not to choose a bank accoun read more...

Social net recruitment "not appropriate"
On 25-Jul-2007 under Graduate
It is not appropriate for employers to look up applicants on social networking sites such as MySpace and Facebook, one recruitment expert has said.Donna Miller is European human resources director at read more...

Journalism student wins travel chance
On 24-Jul-2007 under Graduate
A journalism student has won a career-boosting trip to Sierra Leone.Iain Martin, a student at Cardiff University, will travel to the country to see how journalists there operate.Mr Martin was awarded read more...

NE business finalists unveiled
On 24-Jul-2007 under Graduate
The final shortlist has been announced for the UK's leading regional university business planning competition.The Blueprint 2007 awards final will see ten student-based business finalists compete to t read more...

Oxford alters admissions policy
On 23-Jul-2007 under Graduate
Oxford University has 'refined' its admissions policy to try and discover bright students who come from poor-performing schools.A common perception of Oxford students, who bag some of the best-paid jo read more...

Funding won't benefit poorest students
On 23-Jul-2007 under Graduate
Funding won't benefit poorest studentsThe increases in student funding recently announced by the government won't help the poorest of students, according to financial experts.John Denham, secretary of read more...

NI grad teachers struggling
On 20-Jul-2007 under Graduate
Teaching graduates in Northern Ireland are struggling to find work, new figures suggest.Recent data from the General Teaching Council has shown that over a third of graduates who qualified as teachers read more...

Credit for footie fans
On 20-Jul-2007 under Credit Cards
Good news for all football fans - a new credit card has been launched which offers special deals on match tickets.Barclaycard has launched Barclaycard Football, which gives fans zero per cent interest read more...

Big Brother is watching Facebook
On 19-Jul-2007 under Graduate
More evidence has emerged that Facebook and other social networking sites are being monitored by those with the power to give graduates their dream jobs.A new survey by financial services recruiter Jo read more...

Skint students staying home
On 19-Jul-2007 under Part time
Almost a third of young people starting university this year are planning to live at home to save money, new research suggests.The study by Lloyds TSB Scotland also found that worryingly, 34 per cent read more...

Students urged to take on banks
On 19-Jul-2007 under Deal Information
Following HSBC's recent announcement to charge almost ten per cent on graduate overdrafts, students are being urged to challenge high street banking giants and consider looking elsewhere.Defending its read more...

Facebook 'spying' controversy
On 18-Jul-2007 under Graduate
Students expressed outrage this week, claiming university authorities were using Facebook to spy on them.Oxford University chiefs were accused of using photos on the social networking site as evidence read more...

Are students at home missing out?
On 17-Jul-2007 under Job News and Info
Students who choose to live at home are missing out, a new report has suggested.The study from social research agency Education Research Services (ERS) found a marked rise in the proportion of student read more...

Chance to work with luxury motors
On 17-Jul-2007 under Graduate
University leavers can now apply for a place on a Rolls Royce Motor Cars graduate programme.The luxury car firm recently launched the scheme, which will provide up to 15 graduates with the chance to j read more...

Student digs are burglary hotspot
On 16-Jul-2007 under Deal Information
A new survey has warned that student digs are a hotspot for potential burglaries.The study, by Endsleigh Insurance, found that the average undergraduate now owns more that £4,000 of valuables.One in read more...

"Desperate scramble" for doctor posts
On 16-Jul-2007 under Graduate
Some 13,000 junior doctors could still be left without jobs after the first round of NHS recruitment in England.The Department of Health (DH) has announced that 85 per cent of such posts have been fil read more...

Degree in northernness
On 13-Jul-2007 under Graduate
Students can now go to university to learn about all things northern.The one-year Masters in Northern Studies, at Leeds Metropolitan University, will run from this September.The course, thought to be read more...

Cash bonuses for Scottish postgrads
On 13-Jul-2007 under Graduate
Universities in Scotland have started to offer financial incentives for students to stay.Edinburgh University is offering 10 per cent off fees to recent graduates, while Aberdeen University is offerin read more...

Are you the next Sugar?
On 12-Jul-2007 under Graduate
A course has been launched to help potential entrepreneurs learn how to set up their own business.The Certificate in Business Enterprise is run by the International Association of Book-keepers, a lead read more...

It pays to be web-savvy
On 12-Jul-2007 under Graduate
Students who are experts on the net may want to consider a career in the field.New research has found that web developers' wages have shot up 26 per cent in the last year.A recent study by SkillsMarke read more...

Train to be a doctors' assistant
On 11-Jul-2007 under Graduate
Students can now train to be doctors' assistants, as the first UK universities have launched courses for the role.Although the job title is common in the US, the universities of Birmingham, Wolverhamp read more...

Students get marketing experience
On 11-Jul-2007 under Internship, Part time
Students in Wales are now able to take part in a hands-on marketing experience.The first Chartered Institute of Marketing student branch has been set up in Cardiff.With the help of a £250 grant from read more...

More jobs, less money for grads
On 10-Jul-2007 under Graduate
There are more jobs available for graduates, but salaries are starting to decline, new research has suggested.The survey, by the Association of Graduate Recruiters (AGR), revealed a 13 per cent increa read more...

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...

Virgin launches 'pay-as-you-go' card
On 06-Jul-2007 under Credit Cards
Virgin Money has launched a new card which many students may find useful.The card, called Pay As You Go, works like a phone in that it can be topped up with money in various different ways, including 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...

Small, "bare" cars save money
On 04-Jul-2007 under Car Insurance
Students wanting to save money on their car insurance should resist the urge to "modify" their wheels, an expert has advised.Graeme Trudgill, technical services manager at the British Insurance Broker read more...

Barclaycard tackles climate change
On 03-Jul-2007 under Credit Cards
Would you like to do your bit for the environment by going shopping? Barclaycard has launched a new credit card which is intended to tackle climate change.Barclaycard Breathe offers customers lower ra 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...

Halifax launches student account
On 02-Jul-2007 under Deal Information
Halifax has launched its 2007-2008 student account, offering the largest interest free overdraft of any bank.The Student Current Account offers an overdraft of up to £2,750 from the first year of stu read more...

Shop around for best deals
On 02-Jul-2007 under Deal Information
Students should shop around for the best deals, a finance expert has advised.Frances Walker, spokesperson for the Consumer Credit Counselling Service, said that when borrowing money, students should f 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...