Recruiters want to be your internet friends
Universities are battling to get the best undergraduates through their doors - and recruiters are now using social networking web sites as a means to do it.Some universities have put their profiles on...
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Recruiters want to be your internet friends
Universities are battling to get the best undergraduates through their doors - and recruiters are now using social networking web sites as a means to do it.Some universities have put their profiles on...
Recruiters want to be your internet friends
Universities are battling to get the best undergraduates through their doors - and recruiters are now using social networking web sites as a means to do it.Some universities have put their profiles on...
Recruiters want to be your internet friends
Universities are battling to get the best undergraduates through their doors - and recruiters are now using social networking web sites as a means to do it.Some universities have put their profiles on...
Recruiters want to be your internet friends
Universities are battling to get the best undergraduates through their doors - and recruiters are now using social networking web sites as a means to do it.Some universities have put their profiles on...
Are fashion graduates losing out to celebrity "designers"?
The new trend in celebrity fashion lines is reaching fever-pitch - and industry professionals insist it is talented design graduates who could lose out.The fashion industry has always been incredibly ...
New hospitality project will pay students to train
A hotel group has launched the UK's first education centre for the hospitality industry - and students will be paid to study there.MacDonald Hotels hope the project will counter the growing skills sho...
New hospitality project will pay students to train
A hotel group has launched the UK's first education centre for the hospitality industry - and students will be paid to study there.MacDonald Hotels hope the project will counter the growing skills sho...
Students "should take out insurance"
As a penniless student, you might think you've got nothing worth nicking. However, research suggests that an average student's possessions are actually worth a total of £3,000 - and that taking out ...
Students are anything but lazy
Students are often teased for having too much time on their hands, but it seems this is a bit unfair. There's plenty of evidence that students actually do a huge amount of voluntary and charity work d...
Students are anything but lazy
Students are often teased for having too much time on their hands, but it seems this is a bit unfair. There's plenty of evidence that students actually do a huge amount of voluntary and charity work d...
Employers don't want "technology obsessed geeks"
Information Technology (IT) employers value business skills and experience far more highly than qualifications, a survey suggests.The survey of 100 UK firms by IT staffing and services company FDM has...
Company battles for recruits in virtual world
As the battle for the best recruits hots up, one company is testing out a novel recruitment technique - advertising in a virtual world.International directories company Yell and advertising agency TMP...
Gay students can hope for a friendlier reception in City jobs
The City of London has become increasingly accepting of homosexuality, according to new research.Popular graduate careers in the finance sector, such as banking and insurance, have a reputation of int...
Government criticised as students lose millions in loan fraud
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...
"Soft skills" are essential, say employers
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...
"Soft skills" are essential, say employers
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...
Welsh political party offers to pay student debts
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...
A journalism course that really could save your life
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...
Law firms prepared to pay top price for talent
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 ...
Poor diagnosis for medical students
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...
Accountancy firms compete for qualifying students
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...
Accountancy firms compete for qualifying students
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...
"The Bank of Mum and Dad" wants repayments, survey warns
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...
Finalists know what they want
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...
Guardian offers student journalists a career break
Keen on a career in the media, but not sure where to start? If so, the Guardian newspaper has launched its annual competition encouraging students to break into the world of journalism.The Guardian St...
Money really doesn't make you happy
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 ...
"Student heaven" promised on a very different type of cruise
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...
"The Apprentice" suggested as recruitment model
A panel of students and graduates has suggested that the recruitment techniques used in BBC2's The Apprentice should be used by companies to test the skills of potential employees.The discussions conc...
"The Apprentice" suggested as recruitment model
A panel of students and graduates has suggested that the recruitment techniques used in BBC2's The Apprentice should be used by companies to test the skills of potential employees.The discussions conc...
Students make career progress with placements
Shell Step, the organisation which places hundreds of students in business project work placements, has launched its annual search for the most promising young businessmen and women in the UK.Now in i...
Students make career progress with placements
Shell Step, the organisation which places hundreds of students in business project work placements, has launched its annual search for the most promising young businessmen and women in the UK.Now in i...
Skills shortage may provide jobs for music students
A gap in the teaching market might prove the perfect opportunity for music students to earn some extra cash.New research by the Institute of Education has found that many primary teachers lack the spe...
Students to use technology in lectures
Students at Glasgow Caledonian University are to use a variety of technologies in their lectures in a new scheme to extend learning out of the lecture theatre.The communications devices to be employed...
Student designer makes his mark with fashion leader
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...
Student action in Ireland
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...
Teenage diploma scheme comes to Ealing
The London borough of Ealing has announced that it is set to offer teenagers new learning options as part of a nationwide diploma scheme.The teenage diplomas scheme will provide 14 to 19-year-olds wit...
Students to master in music
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...
Programme to highlight demands of studies
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...
Graduate recruitment scheme in Millom
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...
Students compete in hair challenge
Students in north Devon were given the chance to display their talents at hairdressing at the Hair Academy in Roundswell, according to reports.As part of the North Devon College, the training departme...
Survey suggests concern over trainee teacher fees
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...
Facebook founder with a "bias toward building"
The founder of Facebook, the student-based community site which attracts campuses in their droves, is reportedly facing the dilemma of whether to sell or expand, according to reports.Facebook is expec...
Student wins young business award
A student studying for a BTEC in business has won the Peterborough Regional College's business student of the year award, according to reports.Kayleigh Hunter beat 50 other competitors to seal the pri...
Wannabe Cambridge students seeks company backing
A student with aspirations to study at Cambridge has come up with a novel idea to raise the funds he needs for his fees, according to reports.Dean Robinson, from Leicester, is looking for a company to...
Outsourcing firm 'wants UK graduates'
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...
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