Thinking of a Gap Year? Try a ‘Leap’ Year Instead
Thousands of graduates will pack their rucksacks and head for Thailand this Summer, searching for a new experience after those stressful finals. But instead of travelling abroad for a gap year, why not look closer to home and plunge yourself into an experience that could transform your life – a leap year with City Year. [...]
The truth about unpaid internships
Unpaid internships are not the sort of experience we offer, here at Give A Grad A Go. However, many websites and organisations play on the crisis and recession in order to gain graduates as part of their workforce. When do you draw the line between ‘work experience’ and actually taking on someone’s workload? What are [...]
Studentbeans.com grows up for graduates: More Beans
We’ve got something very exciting to announce… Apart from our fantastic photo competition going on at the moment, apart from the Olympics about to start, apart from the sunshine currently gracing the capital… Studentbeans.com just got that little bit bigger, better and brilliant: we give to you More Beans. More Beans is the money-saving site [...]
Tips on how to manage your money: graduate special
When graduating, you definitely need to get a good grip on money matters (if you haven’t already). The way we see and value it hugely influences the decisions we make every day. As you know by now, the relationship between students and money is unique; there are very few times in your life when you [...]
Land a graduate job through social media
The days of simply posting your CV on Career Builder, e-mailing former colleagues and ambling around company websites are a thing of the past, in terms of job seeking. These days, if you’re serious about getting a job, it’s important you put your computer to work. In other words, this means getting the word out [...]
First day jitters: what not to do in a new grad role
In eight years in PR I have interviewed around 80 grads and hired 12. While some have been über-impressive from day one, others have left me underwhelmed. Below is a list of the 10 things I have identified that can make your employer question whether hiring you was the right decision: 1. Not engage with [...]
How to break into your first PR role: an employer’s viewpoint
Every month I receive around 100 applications from graduates looking for their first PR job. I’m diligent about reading every email as I think everyone deserves a fair chance, but sadly, around 99% are relegated to the recycle bin before I’ve even finished the first paragraph. That’s not because they don’t have potential, are lacking [...]
How to make yourself stand out from the graduate crowd
As the title suggests, in this post I will highlight some ways to help you gain that extra edge and stand out from the graduate crowd. The graduate job market is constantly evolving and is very fragile at the moment. Due to its dynamic, skill sets and academic qualifications are no longer solely job-specific. Today’s [...]
Online biographies: getting noticed on your graduate job hunt
Simply holding stronger qualifications than other candidates won’t necessarily mean you are going to be hired, nor does it guarantee that you’re even going to be remembered by recruiters. An online biography is a great way of complementing your CV and communicating what you do and who you are, beyond the usual CV and covering [...]
Networking your way to graduate employment
We’ve heard the statistics. With an average of 83 applicants per graduate job you may be wondering what exactly it is you have to do to be one of the ‘lucky ones’. Are they better? Brighter? More experienced? Higher qualified? Chances are that whilst they may indeed be some of these things, one vital ingredient [...]