Graduate jobs?

ceewash

He's applying for anything at the moment.
He moved to another call centre job but it finished. My query was not because of his willingness to work or his ability to apply for jobs. Jus asking for some pointers about best way into appropriate job.

lovehackney

Try milkround.co.uk
It's got a lot of graduate jobs on there, although as someone else said a lot of the big graduate schemes (I'm assuming that's what he wants?) start next September time, and recruit up to a year in advance so he might not be able to start one of those for a while.
Where does he live? Where is he hoping to get a job?
It might be worth finding some recruiters in the area who he could register with as well, they won't find him graduate jobs (probably) but they might get you into large employers that have graduate schemes (e.g., a friend of mine got a job at Barclays and has since moved onto the grad scheme).
Other way of finding graduate jobs is to go on the employers' websites. Most big employers will have a whole section dedicated to graduate recruitment which will give you the timelines for applying, the skills they are looking for, what career progression would look like etc.

lovehackney

Also, have to add though:

If he doesn't know what he wants to do at all, it's hard to advise the 'best way into an appropriate job', if his only requirement is that it's graduate level.

Definitely get him to go and speak to the careers service at his university, most universities offer support for at least a year after graduating. they might also have an alumni network where he could speak to some people a few years older to find out what they are doing and how they got the job.

missbiggles1

https://jobs.theguardian.com/jobs/graduate/graduate-scheme/
http://gradvert.com/
http://www.gfk.com/uk/careers/graduate-recruitment/Pages/default.aspx
http://www.baesystems.com/en/careers/careers-in-the-uk/graduate-opportunities

Ain't Google wondeful?

agrinnall

missbiggles1 wrote: »

Ain't Google wondeful?

Sssh! Don't tell them that, it'll go their heads .

gunsandbanjos

Get on LinkedIn, I get approached all the time by recruiters looking for people with my skill set, frequently see recruiters posting jobs too.

mustang121

gunsandbanjos wrote: »

Get on LinkedIn, I get approached all the time by recruiters looking for people with my skill set, frequently see recruiters posting jobs too.

I hate LinkedIn as I think its full of pompous, arrogant yuppie types.

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mustang121 wrote: »

I hate LinkedIn as I think its full of pompous, arrogant yuppie types.

You mean business professionals?

I once advised someone I met at my son's nursery (one of the other dads) to get onto Linkedin - within a week, he'd found work from it after being unemployed for a year. I get constantly contacted by recruiters through it.

I don't think it is much use for a graduate though, but it is certainly work adding a profile and using the job search tool.

NewShadow

You've said he's got a degree - I'm going to assume a 'decent' one as a 2:1 is often required for graduate schemes and placements. First off, congratulations - uni isn't as easy as people make out.

I know I'm biased, but the civil service is an excellent option for young career minded graduates. Posts cover all fields, and you can relatively easily move around to find something that fits.

As with most schemes, I think the first round of applications for this year have closed, but open in the summer again. This gives him a few months to figure out the best way to sell himself and build up some very important 'added value'.

Generally I think most people consider graduate recruits are smart, but inexperienced, and can come across as cocky. If he can show added value, it will impress at interview and make a good first impression - which is important if he wants to progress rapidly.

Any specialist skills - business analyst, programming languages, results based accountability - not so much lean or sigma six, there's a fashion for these things. If you're in Wales - welsh is not mandatory, but desirable for most posts.

He won't be able to (and shouldn't try) sell himself as an expert after a few months reading and subject, but if he has a handle on the terminology and basic ways of working it will set him off well and help him stand out from the crowd.

If he gets some temp work over christmas, suggest he has a look at some project management styles in his free time (agile and prince 2 are the buzz words in the CS).

If any of these areas take his fancy - you don't need to pay for the exams unless you want to - if he shows an interest and aptitude the CS will pay for them.

Either way, wish him luck, and remember to make sure he knows he's not a failure if he ends up not doing a 'graduate' job.

Anything is good as long as it keeps skin and bone together - plus - its much easier to find a job if you've got a job

bike_saving_expert

you could try a profesional services recruiter. They get paid by getting you a job I don't know exactly how i ended up getting one well many but i signed up on a website people viewed my C.V and i have like 3 profesional recruiters trying to get me interviews for (graduate Jobs). However I am no graduate the reality I think these days is that these graduate jobs dont really need degrees yes you need to be smartish but the reality is most degrees give no insight into the professional workplace. I would advise to find a job that he should be able to get easily and with hard work and increased responsibility he will be able to see his strengths and then begin to work towards jobs that will play to his strengths.

The recruiters I have spoken to whilst they could be lying to me claim to have the ears of people who matter. and from what they have been able to deliver i am inclined to take their word. E.G I had an interview for a job not yet advertised. The recruiter also looked past my C.V and my qualifications and looked at my motivations and used this to sell me to employers. In addition they also beefed my C.V up as well.