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?’, [...]
Congratulations to our newly placed grads!
We’ve had a brilliant month in August, meeting some talented graduates and kickstarting their careers in exciting new permanent roles. We’d like to say a big congratulations to: Rhian graduated from the University of Sussex, with a BA in French and English literature. We’ve placed her in a brilliant IT Services Consultancy, working as [...]
Following the yellow brick road: the graduate job hunt
As you’re dusting off the confetti from graduation, clicking through photos of your summer parties and winding down from the summer fare, your attention will undoubtedly turn to life as a graduate employee. Here is our shortlist of the first steps to make sure you’re on track to land a role you not only need, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
GAGAGO Summer competition: win a CAMERA
Brilliant camera competition! Summer’s out and with so many celebrations to make the most of, including graduation, the Olympics and the sunshine (here’s hoping), what better way to capture the moment than with a brand new Canon camera, mahoosive memory card (8GB) and a case to keep it from harm’s way! Take your best shot [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]