2:2 Grad Jobs!?!?

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look on the milkround webpages - they are generally very up-to-date and if you register with them then they also send you reminders of closing dates and new posts opening up.

cirrusmp

what subject degree do you have and where from?
I guess a lot of employers will question why 2.2, particularly as i remember it wasn't a huge amount of work to get a 2.1 (BSc (Hons) Computer Science) and a lot of those involved in recruiting will know that.

Despite what people say, there are degrees and there are degrees.

Blacksheep1979

cirrusmp wrote: »

Despite what people say, there are degrees and there are degrees.

and there are unis and there are unis

squirrelchops

Blimey I wish my course didn't require much work to get a 2:1. We have had a very intense assignment schedule and are really challenged. However, I have heard other Unis offering the same course are 'easier'.

peterdee_2

Now might be a good time to look at starting your own business, as there are grants / loans available for people who are currently out of work and are looking to start up on their own - the prince's trust might be a good first place to look for funding:

http://www.princes-trust.org.uk/

doogen

Hi I have just got a 2.2 in Applied Biology. I need advice on what jobs I can get and whether there are any graduate schemes that would take me.
Thanks

Lokolo

doogen wrote: »

Hi I have just got a 2.2 in Applied Biology. I need advice on what jobs I can get and whether there are any graduate schemes that would take me.
Thanks

Any reason you want grad schemes? They arent the only options for graduates.

mmmsnow

Tesco are always looking for grads in logistics. I was offered a job at Livingston after a lengthy interview process. They seemed desperate to get a woman into that field!

Acc72

Some interesting comments.

Those 2:2 Graduates who want a "Graduate Scheme Job" but are not bothered which company it is with ?

It is almost as though you have bought into "a degree will bring you untold riches" and now believe that "a graduate scheme will bring you untold riches".

Why did you do your degree, what inspired you to pick your subject / Uni etc ?

Surely you must have an interest somewhere ?

Any recruiter will want to see that you are passionate (or at least interested) in their company and the market in which they operate.

JoeSchmo

From the managers I've worked with I can only say that most of the people who have found these forums would do well at Royal Mail compared to some currently in the system!

www2 . royalmail . com / royal-mail-jobs

(as a new user I can't post links, so take out the spaces)

...a job for now. Will Royal Mail still be around when you retire though?