Graduate jobs

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Are these available throughout the year or just over the summer as us graduates have finished?

I like the idea of a graduate job but am a bit of a crossroads at the moment with my plans for the future. I don't want to shoot myself in the foot and have 6 months out and then finding there are no graduate positions available.
 
Most graduate jobs require a kind of lengthy application and multiple interview procedure. The applications are timed to coincide with students leaving uni (i.e. around this time of year) and you would start work in september-ish for most of them, though I think most big places tend to run 2 sets of applications... one earlier in the year (say after Christmas) and one for september starting (now).

I take it you are talking about IT graduate jobs? If so, and you think it's the right thing for you then I'd advise you to go for it and try and secure one whilst you are fresh out of uni. Some places might accept you and give you a gap year before you start (for travelling and stuff if that's your thing). You can always re-apply for the next load of jobs although you'll have to wait 6-12 months.

I graduated last summer and I didn't want to do any graduate training scheme thingy at all - it just didn't appeal (although the money is really good for starting salary). I took a large break after graduating - just dossing about really doing sod all - it was great :D However, trying to find a job 'the hard way' is indeed difficult - nobody wants you if you have no experience, but how do you get the experience in the first place?? :(. This is where graduate jobs have a big advantage - you don't need, nor are expected to have, any experience. I only started my job in March and I was looking since November.

Anyway hope this info helps, and good luck :-p

DeathByMonkey
 
Are there any graduate positions post a-level? I really just want to jump into the industry and move up now rather than **** about at uni learning worthless junk for 4 years!!
 
Adam said:
Are these available throughout the year or just over the summer as us graduates have finished?

I like the idea of a graduate job but am a bit of a crossroads at the moment with my plans for the future. I don't want to shoot myself in the foot and have 6 months out and then finding there are no graduate positions available.


It depends on what your looking at doing, the big accountancy firms tend to stick to the graduation milk rounds, whereas some of the government departments recruit graudate levels students all year round.

Check out your university careers website (I know the one at the Uni of Manchester is excellent, but I think you have to be a student there).

To be honest I'd definitely recommend having some time out, or perhaps just doing a crappy job for a while (I did some admin for the AQA in Manchester before I got my graduate job, it was great fun, just a bunch of students spending ALL our disposible income!).

Cheers

David
 
spirit said:
you can go into bank of england from alevels, i know that much.

he he, jesus I never knew that, I know a few of my friends who have masters degrees in economics have gone to the BoE, they must be on some kind of special scheme surely?
 
DAVEM said:
he he, jesus I never knew that, I know a few of my friends who have masters degrees in economics have gone to the BoE, they must be on some kind of special scheme surely?

you go into different schemes/paths or whatever.
 
spirit said:
you can go into bank of england from alevels, i know that much.

My girlfriend has just been accepted for the bank of england regardless of her A level results :)

Well, I will have a BSc(Hons) in Business Information Systems (hopefully a 2:1) although I am not too keen to go into IT, I really am fed up with it. Thought about doing something totally random like plumbing, but I might apply for a few graduate jobs and see what happens. My initial plan was to have a final summer off, travelling around europe and persuing some other projects but I am fed up already after only a week.

Thanks for the advice, I will polish my CV off and see what happens.
 
Applying for graduate jobs is very hard work.... If you're quite a good candidate, it is probably worth sticking your CV on monster.co.uk as well, as some good companies (offering good money) may well contact you through there.
 
Graduate jobs go pretty much all year round, but the period between Christmas and Easter is usually the best time to look.
 
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