Taking a Gap Year?

There are two main routes that graduates choose from upon graduating; getting a job or taking a gap year. Some graduates are chomping at the bit to make a start on their career whereas others chose to take some time out before settling into a graduate job. Gap years although sometimes more of an extended holiday can actually help your employability depending on what your gap year invloves. Gap years can be about seeing the world, experiencing different cultures, meeting people, embarking on extreme sports and gaining invaluable experiences. There are many structured gap years created to provide graduates or school leavers with invaluable experience to both themselves and to future employers. The key to gaining this ‘invaluable experience’ is to work abroad either via an internship or an international community or environmental project.


Read more about gap years and find information on specific work schemes at: The Independent