January 13, 2010
Graduate’s job search in 2010
An article in today’s Independent Newspaper says that the graduates of 2010 are going to struggle to get a job when they graduate next summer.
Graduate jobs will still be available, and published figures from High Flyers Research says that for the first time in 3 years the number of graduate jobs is set to rise, but many of these will go to last years graduates. Either because they had been offered a job which had been deferred or because over this year they have gained relevant work experience.
But there will still be graduates from 2009 who have yet to find their ideal job, and alongside this years graduates there is a need to do everything possible to secure a job.
I encourage all my younger clients to start thinking about a graduate job before they go to university, if I’ve started work with them at 16-18. There’s a need to be savvy, thinking about where you can gain relevant experience to enhance their CV – both from paid work and also through activities gained at university such as involvement in voluntary work and societies, and the more relevant this is to the sort of job you want to do the better.
The Independent article says: ‘Half of student job-hunters have little confidence they will find a graduate position and a third are planning to remain at university for postgraduate studies. "For those who have yet to begin job-hunting, the chances of landing a place on a graduate programme in 2010 are looking increasingly slim," added Mr Birchall.’
But staying on for a masters degree may just be postponing getting a job and not doing much to enhance job prospects. It has to be a well thought through decision or you will be a year or two older or even more in debt.
- entry level positions
- voluntary work
- paid internship
- unpaid internship
All of these will lead to great examples to include on your CV and thus help in your quest for a decent job.
I’ve also written a few articles that you may find interesting
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