With COP26 just around the corner and climate change very much at the forefront of all our minds, you might be feeling inspired to find out more about the green economy and its opportunities for graduates. Worldwide, the Global Commission on the Future of Work expects 24m new jobs to be created over the next … Continue reading The Future is Bright…Green
Finding out a company culture when you are interviewing remotely
There are a few things you can consider when deciding if a job is a good match for you. I can hear you say, I am just delighted to get an offer of a job, as it is a competitive graduate job market. You all want a job that excites and people you can work … Continue reading Finding out a company culture when you are interviewing remotely
Opportunities: For Now and Later
Are you job searching just now? Or will you be soon? If so, the Careers Service brings you a very wide range of opportunities. We offer you a searchable and central job vacancy portal in GlasgowCareers. And currently, we are advertising over one thousand two hundred opportunities across our various local, UK and international job … Continue reading Opportunities: For Now and Later
Making the most of the Careers Service
Welcome to our new students and welcome back to our returning students. As we start the new term this blog will give you an overview of how what’s on offer here at the Careers Service. It’s never to early to start planning your future and you can access the service from your first year, up … Continue reading Making the most of the Careers Service
Getting your CV past the automised CV scanners
You may have heard of computerised CV scanners used by companies that receive a high volume of applications. These are called applicant tracking systems (ATS). The internet has completely transformed the job searching landscape. Years ago, you might have walked the streets with your paper CV and gone to speak to a manager for a … Continue reading Getting your CV past the automised CV scanners
How do I find out what’s happening in the graduate labour market?
It’s a great idea to keep up to date with the labour market so that you know how COVID and other factors have impacted on your preferred career paths and sectors. Sensationalist articles in the popular press can leave you feeling worried that this is a hopeless time to be looking for internships, graduate schemes … Continue reading How do I find out what’s happening in the graduate labour market?
Staying motivated whilst looking for jobs
It can be hard to remain motivated and positive in the transition between university and your next step. And the phrase finding a job is a full-time job is true! Plus, being turned down or not even hearing about an application is not a great feeling. Here are a few things to consider. Being organised … Continue reading Staying motivated whilst looking for jobs
Skills developed while getting through a pandemic
This blog is written in July 2021 when the graduate labour market, and more broadly the economy, are still struggling with the effects of the pandemic. They have been grappling with this for some time now. At the same time, the actual campus experience has felt so strange in recent times (not being on campus … Continue reading Skills developed while getting through a pandemic
What we learned at Graduate Advice Week 2021
Recently we held Graduate Advice Week for our graduating cohort of 2021. It was a week chock full of industry professionals getting our grads geared up for life and work beyond these walls. The advice was amazing, and we would like to share some of the best of it with the rest of you. 1. … Continue reading What we learned at Graduate Advice Week 2021
Facing application and interview rejection
A CV that goes off into the online application ether. An interview for a second interview that never comes or a rejection letter that says thanks but no thanks. Rejection at any stage of the interview process is never fun and it can really dint your confidence. If you are also working hard on exams … Continue reading Facing application and interview rejection
Why interning in the third sector might be right for you
Iona Campbell, a postgraduate student, explains the benefits of taking part in an internship with third sector organisation, Spina Bifida Hydrocephalus Scotland as part of the Find a Solution programme. As a Master’s student in human rights, I was looking for an opportunity to gain professional experience in research and came across an internship with … Continue reading Why interning in the third sector might be right for you
5 tips to help boost your CV
1. Tailor it to the role Before you start writing your CV, think about the person who is going to read it, what do they want to know? The job advert is a great place to start, go through it and highlight key skills and experience that the employer is looking for and then think … Continue reading 5 tips to help boost your CV
How to make networking work for you?
Many jobs are filled by personal referrals and recommendations. In other words, your chances of getting an interview increases when you know someone on the inside of a company or organisation. To do that, you need to network. This is basically connecting with people that you either know or are even strangers to ask for … Continue reading How to make networking work for you?
Situational Judgement Tests – Thinking Ahead
The thinking behind psychometrics – selecting candidates for types of jobs based on fair but competitive assessment of their intelligence-based behaviour – has been around for thousands of years. Situational judgement tests (SJTs), however, have only been around for fifty years. It took a while for them to gain ground in the recruitment landscape – … Continue reading Situational Judgement Tests – Thinking Ahead
Revealing Psychometrics
The thinking behind psychometric tests has actually been around for about 4000 years. It was applied by Chinese emperors for many hundreds of years in deciding who should be at court and the positions they should have before Confucius said of differences between people, “their nature might be similar but behaviours are far apart” (c. … Continue reading Revealing Psychometrics
Thinking about PhDs?
Many of you who are enjoying and performing well in your studies at undergraduate and Masters level could be considering doing a PhD in the near future. This can be a fantastic opportunity if you find a topic you are passionate about and are willing to work hard and take responsibility for your own research … Continue reading Thinking about PhDs?
Are you interested in working in a Creative and Cultural job?
One of the things that I hear from Arts students is that there are no jobs in the Arts for Arts students. Now, whilst I agree that the Creative and Cultural sector CAN be challenging - people work in the sector so there must be jobs, right? So where are they and how do you … Continue reading Are you interested in working in a Creative and Cultural job?
Student Stories: our spring week experience
Spring weeks or insight days offer early year students the opportunity to gain work experience, build connections in competitive industries. These pre-internship experiences are popular and important for those considering a career in investment banking but they also feature in other sectors such as professional services, law, accountancy and consulting. They last from a few … Continue reading Student Stories: our spring week experience
Reasons you should write a cover letter even when the job description says it is optional.
Writing a cover letter for every application is tricky as you have been told that you need to target it to each job. So, when you come across the words “cover letter optional” or it is not even mentioned on a job posting, you might feel a weight lift off you. After all, your application … Continue reading Reasons you should write a cover letter even when the job description says it is optional.
What is happening in graduate recruitment?
A few weeks ago, the Institute of Student Employers (ISE) conducted a Pulse Survey with scores of graduate recruiters across the UK to see what their student recruitment plans were. The context is a (now official) UK labour market recession but with a few emerging signs of the start of a gradual recovery. This type … Continue reading What is happening in graduate recruitment?
