Junior Directors Competition
Pretzel Films have an exciting opportunity for young directors. They are launching a competition to find their next full time junior director. All you need to do is send a link of your best work with a short biog (no more than 50 words) to talent@pretzelfilms.com. An industry panel and Pretzel will create a shortlist [...]
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 [...]
Don’t panic! It’s never too late to start your job-hunt
If you’ve been putting off your graduate job-hunt because you don’t know where to begin and you think it is too late, now is the time to take stock and get started. It’s never easy to grapple with life’s big decisions. Sometimes even minor, everyday decisions such as ‘where shall we go on Friday night?’, [...]
5 benefits of applying to jobs over the holidays
The holidays are a great time to relax and take a break. Every year, billions of people around the world get ready for the end of the year, spending time with loved ones, alcohol, and the new pieces of technology that their closest friends chipped in to buy them as a gift. For those that [...]
Refer a friend to GAGAGO and earn £100
We’re offering £100 to everyone who refers someone to us, who we then successfully place. You can do this as many times as you like! It’s a WIN WIN… You get paid for helping out your mates, who then get a job. Everyone comes out happy! You can simply send us their details at referafriend@giveagradago.com [...]
Top UK universities fall in rankings
Leading UK universities are slipping down an international league table. Ten UK universities are in the top 100 of the Times Higher Education World Rankings for 2012-13, compared with 12 last year and 14 in 2010-11. Excluding Oxford, Cambridge, Imperial College, Durham and University College London, several top universities slipped down. The table’s authors warned [...]
The Graduate Training Institute Assessment day
Last week, we put together an event, in association with the Graduate Training Institute (GTI) to help young graduates get to grips with the job market, by focusing our attention on the world of business development & sales. The sales sector has earned itself a bit of a bad reputation over the past few years, [...]
6 things to do in your first month at work
The first weeks on the job for any new employee are overwhelming, considering all the introductions, orientation meetings, training sessions, new hire paperwork and administrative tasks. While these are all important, here are 6 things new hires should do on their own within their first 30 days to set themselves up for success. 1. Come [...]
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 [...]
Book review: ‘How to get a graduate job in a recession’ by Tanya de Grunwald
Tanya de Grunwald, blogger, journalist and career author, has just launched a new book: How to get a graduate job in a recession. Essentially focusing on the plight of graduates and the difficulty at claiming their stake on the jobs market, Tanya makes a bold promise: ‘Get a job…or your money back!’. So, what does [...]