Leading Employers to Hire More New Graduates in 2013, Says Survey
There will be more jobs for new graduates in 2013, a survey of leading employers suggests. The latest High Fliers study suggests that top employers plan to hire 18,306 graduates in 2013, some 2.7% more than last year. In addition employers will provide paid work experience places for 11,387 students and new graduates. The report [...]
Refer a company to us and get an iPad 3
We like to thank our supporters here at GAGAGO HQ. So much so, we’re offering any person or business that refers a new client to us an iPad 3* Here at Give A Grad A Go, we have over 30,000 top graduates to choose from, covering a wide range of careers but we’re looking to [...]
How to best advertise yourself on social media for your graduate job hunt
Many careers advisers and recruitment specialists will tell you that it is crucial to hold an online presence in order to boost your applications and covering letters. However, what they fail to specify is exactly how you should go about this; it’s all fine and well telling you to make your profile private and be [...]
Companies asking for Facebook passwords for future employees
Following recent reports regarding employers asking for future employees’ Facebook passwords, debate has been rife on social media sites worldwide as to whether it is ethical, moral or even fair for companies to resort to this line of questioning. How can a company, a big dog, a huge firm, ask its future employees for such [...]
Want more graduate jobs? Here’s an idea
A new survey has revealed that there are now 83 applicants for every graduate job – but industry experts have stunned Graduate Fog by insisting the new figures are not cause for concern, with one even saying he is “cautiously optimistic” about today’s findings. Accoding to the Association of Graduate Recruiters (AGR), the number of [...]
One in three interns works for nothing, says TUC
As many as one in three interns are working for nothing with employers exploiting young people who are desperate to get on the jobs ladder. A report from the Trades Union Congress (TUC) says the number and range of internships in the UK have increased considerably in recent years, particularly in the recession, and interns [...]
Three quarters of employers ‘require 2:1 degree’
Intense competition for graduate jobs means that more than three quarters of employers require at least a 2:1 degree grade, a survey suggests. The Association of Graduate Recruiters says there are more graduates chasing fewer jobs – with vacancies down by 7%. Applications have soared, with an average of 69 people chasing each graduate [...]
The Budget 2010: IOD say do the right thing Darling
Institute of Directors The IoD wants Alistair Darling to announce spending reductions which are faster and deeper than expected by financial markets. It pointed out that the Labour government cut public spending by 4% of GDP between 1997 and 2000, a time when GDP grew at an average of 3.6% per year. The IoD also [...]
MBA Graduates – interesting article in The Times
News that America is edging out of recession will restore smiles to the faces of business school deans. After the fallout from the banking crisis and the criticism heaped upon MBA graduates for their part in it, there is a sense that corners are being turned — and, perhaps, lessons learnt. What is needed now [...]