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, [...]
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 [...]
Give A Grad A Go moves, makeovers and more
So, what have we been up to at Give A Grad A Go Towers? The past couple of months have whizzed by, with new recruits joining the team, a big office move in the works, a complete website redesign and general busy-ness all round! Now for the numbers: – 3672 hours spent building the new [...]
Top interview tips to ask the interviewer
Getting a call back from a consultant asking you to come in for an interview is an exciting prospect; you’re one step closer to bagging the job. With it comes preparation and meticulous planning to ensure you shine on the day. Once you’ve read up on the company, get a good idea of what it [...]
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 [...]
What to do if you get a 2:2?
As your exams are wrapping up and you’re starting to ponder about results day, some of you may feel as far from a 2:1 as you feel from Freshers’ Week, all that time ago. You’re not alone – many finalists feel the same way, at the prospect of getting results dished out. Did you revise [...]
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 [...]
Top 5 tips to shine at a graduate job interview
Although some interview tips seem pretty obvious (such as don’t pick your nose), some novice interviewees can face unbeknown pitfalls during their first few meetings. Find out what the top 5 tips are to ensure you stand out in the interviewer’s eyes and make the cut: 1) Dress up Yes, it’s an obvious one, but [...]