Graduated......best way to find some jobs?

Noni Juice

Noni Juice

Noni Juice

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Hi there,

I'm a Business student graduate (YES LOL, im like a million others in the UK), I was wondering what is the best way to find work, such as-

-Where to look?

-How to apply?

-How to get the application perfect?

My degree is in International Business, if you ask me what I want to do? Well, I'm not really sure. I'm good at Business Dynamics and I have a big creative side to me (did artwork for ages). My CV is decent, and been checked by peers numerous times.

So, is it just a case of sitting in front of a PC, and filtering through thousands of job listings and spamming your CV everywhere?

Thanks.
 
You want an immediate job or one in the next job cycle (i.e. next summer).

The former will require a lot of spamming with CV + Cover Letter everywhere. The latter will require you to follow the respective application processes.
 
When i graduated i hired a red Indian to do me "job dances." He would prance around a totem pole in my back garden for 3 or 4 hours a time, then log onto a job website and send "CVS AND COVER LETTERS TO EVERYTHING HE SAW" then dance around the pole for another 3 hours.

hia ho ho ho hia ho ho hia ho ho, he would chant, then make that strange noise where you waggle your finger in your mouth while screaming.
 
Harsh truth:

Send CV loads, get a few interviews, nothing comes through.
Living at parents gets too much.
Move in with mate who has a spare box room and start temping.
Get offered full time job after temping for a year and now you're the only one who knows how to do whatever it is you're doing.
Start making your way up a career path you never intended to follow.
 
dekez said:
Harsh truth:

Send CV loads, get a few interviews, nothing comes through.
Living at parents gets too much.
Move in with mate who has a spare box room and start temping.
Get offered full time job after temping for a year and now you're the only one who knows how to do whatever it is you're doing.
Start making your way up a career path you never intended to follow.
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Sounds about right. I'm stuck on stage 2 :o
 
Depends where you went to Uni, and what your ambitions are. It'll be tough in London if that's where you're looking.

Use the inter web to your advantage and be prepared to do (almost) anything.

If you can't get related work straight away do some volunteer work while you wait (anywhere) as it gives you a potential conversation point in an interview down the line.

Good luck.
 
If you're looking for a graduate job now you'll struggle to get one given the recruiting window closed earlier this year. There are a few companies recruiting for immediate graduate positions, but you'll have to search for a while to find them.

If you're looking for one from next year (Sept) then sign up to prospects.ac.uk and other graduate sites and get applying, the competition is going to be huge.

Also more importantly, nearly all business roles are now 2:1 only. Did you get a 2:1? Do you have any experience already? e.g. internship.
 
dekez said:
Harsh truth:

Send CV loads, get a few interviews, nothing comes through.
Living at parents gets too much.
Move in with mate who has a spare box room and start temping.
Get offered full time job after temping for a year and now you're the only one who knows how to do whatever it is you're doing.
Start making your way up a career path you never intended to follow.
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Happened to me.

Got a 2.1 in History, having no idea what I wanted to do.
Girlfriend got pregnant, so needed a job quick (baby due in August)
Took a temp IT Tech role at a school (!)
School needed an ICT teacher. Trained up.
Now a fully fledged ICT teacher, with responsibilities for running the VLE (amongst other things).

And yes, I spent 3 years telling people I wasn't going to be a history teacher!

I will say though, I'm very happy it's happened this way.
 
Graduate schemes will tend to have closed by now as mentioned, September being the normal intake date for most so you can start applying for next years round either now or very soon as they come up again. It took about a year from start to finish for me to get onto the graduate scheme I'm on but that's not to say it couldn't be done much quicker.

If you've got any contacts - whether that be family, friends, lecturers, ex-employers who may have some clout when it comes to recruiting or even just making you aware of opportunities then use them. A lot of jobs can be gained by networking so don't underestimate the potential there, it may not get you a job directly but if it gives you a foot in the door that puts you a couple of paces ahead of most in the competition.
 
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