Graduates – the reality of job search
In the Times on Monday I read news story – Students with great job expectations are heading for a reality pay check.
Students leave University with substantial debt and don’t get a job earning as much as they anticipate. According to research by a PhD student, John Jerrim, at the University of Southampton, students expect to earn £2,000 a year more than they get, with some expecting a 6 figure salary – where does that come from!
There was a case study on Anna Griffiths, who wants to work in fashion journalism or the sale room but will be working in a boutique this summer.
Poor Anna, she says "I certainly didnt think it would be hard to find work, I thought once I had a degree I would automatically get a job. But my friends and I are finding there is nothing available and no one is taking any one on"
There’s a lot of compeition out there, and with the down turn in the economy a lot less jobs, so you need to do things to make you stand out from the rest.
I work with a number of graduates, a year or so after graduation, when they have not been able to get the job they want, or still don’t know the work they really want to do. Going through a programme with me helps to increase their self knowledge and following the research element of the programme makes it muich clearer for them why they want a particular job, they are therefore better placed to apply for jobs and also to convince more at interview.
You can read about my graduate programme here and Anna – if you are reading this, do get in touch!
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