University Police Force?

The University of Oxford is employing a public police force to patrol around the colleges. The university is funding half of the £120,000 per year cost. Do you have ‘university police’ at your uni? What are your thoughts on this?

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Plagiarism – Think before you write!

On 14th April 2008 the famous Harry Potter writer J.K Rowling was in a New York Court over plagiarism issues as Steve Vander Ark has written an A-Z guide on Harry Potter Lexicon…(read more)

Plagiarism is presenting somebody else’s ideas as your own without acknowledging the source. Plagiarism is a huge issue and is illegal in the commercial world and it can get you thrown out of university so be careful what you write!

For information and advice on avoiding plagiarism see GRB – The Knowledge

Does size matter?

Would you rather work for a large or small company? The majority of graduates traditionally associate graduate jobs with large blue-chip companies but this view appears to be changing. Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SME’s) are becoming an increasingly attractive option as graduates are considering the benefits. Here at the graduate recruitment bureau we have placed 1000’s of graduates, many of which in SME’s.

Does size matter to you?

Should graduate jobs be advertised on Facebook?

It is becoming apparent that companies are having an increasing presence on social networking sites such as Facebook. We (www.grb.uk.com) work with many graduate recruiters and have found that targeted advertising campaigns through social networking sites are not the most successful method of attracting candidates. Is this because people are not in the ‘job-hunting’ frame of mind when on these sites or do they simply not notice the ad?

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Are Graduate Career Fairs effective?

There has been some hype in media this week about the digital world taking over Careers Fairs with so many online job-boards and virtual careers fairs on offer online. I have always found that graduate career fairs are a very effective method of graduate recruitment. We (www.grb.uk.com) attend graduate career fairs all over the UK signing graduates up to hear about our clients vacancies. Attending careers fairs promotes a companies brand and graduate vacancies face-to-face which cannot be achieved on-line. The fairs benefit students and graduates as they can speak directly to employers and get a feel for the companies recruiting

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