Thursday, 14 May 2009

Channel 4

We are dealing with a few enquiries at the moment from the media about graduates and their plans to find work in this difficult jobs market. Channel 4 are looking to run a video diary with 3 graduates looking for work. If you are interested please email me dan@grb.uk.com.

Thursday, 30 April 2009

The Graduate Market in 2009 - NEW survey

Read the full High Fliers Survey here > http://tinyurl.com/crxcz2
The Good University Guide: University League Table 2010 http://tinyurl.com/cl4tbq

Tuesday, 21 April 2009

A new twibe for graduate job seekers

Feel free to join in..

http://www.twibes.com/group/GraduateJobSeekers

Internships give an extra edge

According to Dan Hawes of the Graduate Recruitment Bureau, the best CVs are those with details of good internships. “Relevant work experience makes a candidate stand out. We go to a lot of career fairs and students with commercial know-how are different. They can speak to you on the same level.

Full Times article here > http://tinyurl.com/c75s53

An American take on interview tips

What is it that certain people say or do during a job interview that makes them stand out? Why do some people struggle to find work, while others land a job in no time? I wanted to know, and the only way to find out was to experience the interview from the other side of the table. If I could be the one asking the interview questions, not answering, I could see first hand what made candidates stand out. I could then take that knowledge and cater my behavior in any future interview to give myself the best chance of getting hired.

More here > http://www.howtonailaninterview.com/

Thursday, 4 December 2008

Are companies cutting Graduate Recruitment?

Michael Rendell, head of human resource services at PwC states in a recent article...

"Companies have learned not to cut graduate recruitment. Several big companies are offering this year’s graduates an unpaid gap year."

He says social network websites mean that “knowledge of employment practices moves around quickly” so employers cutting their schemes are soon identified by potential graduates."

Read full article