The document discusses graduate recruitment trends and advice for recent graduates seeking employment. It notes that graduate vacancies have risen 8.7% from the previous year. Employers seek candidates with work experience such as internships and place importance on preparation, strong CVs highlighting skills and accomplishments, and interview skills. Recent graduates are advised to gain experience, develop career goals, research companies, and utilize university career resources and recruiters to improve their job prospects.

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38. Graduate facts
 It is estimated that across the UK, about one graduate in 10 is still
out of work six months after leaving university
 37% of the jobs being offered by the top companies are expected
to be filled by graduates who have held paid internships, holiday
work or work experience
 There are 8.7% more graduate vacancies than last year – the
biggest annual rise in graduate recruitment for four years

40. Graduate facts
 More than two-fifths of employers said they had received more
completed graduate job applications during the early part of
the recruitment season than they had last year
 Recruiters have repeated their warnings– that graduates who
have had no previous work experience at all are unlikely to be
successful during the selection process and have little or no
chance of receiving a job offer for their organisations’ graduate
programmes

42. The Job Searching Process
Preparation at an early stage:
 Ensure you know what you want to do before the
end of year results
 Missed deadlines- graduate positions are most
likely to be filled before end of year results are
announced
 Get some experience

44. The Job Searching Process
Where to look for work:
 Direct applications
 Internet
 Up load CV to job boards
 Recruitment agencies
 People you know
 Placements

46. The Job Searching Process
What employers look for - CV
 Strong academics
 Placement / internship
 Part time work
 Voluntary work / charity work
 Personal statement
 Online profile
 Something that makes you stand out
 Ability to demonstrate key competences –
communication skills, problem solving
ability, initiative, time management – with
examples

48. The Job Searching Process
What employers look for - Interviewing:
 Preparation is key
 Background to the company
 General etiquette
 Portfolio of certificates/qualifications
 Prepared questions
 Competence based interviewing is increasingly
common

50. What should you do now?
 Prepare your CV (if you haven’t already)
 Identify your strengths, skills, values and
motivation – find a career path suited to these
 Practice interview techniques
 Collate a portfolio
 Research potential careers
 Try to get some work experience
 Start your job search, making applications
 Maximise your university careers service
 Register with relevant recruitment companies

52. Why Choose Four?
 A family business with family
morals
 Training opportunities
 Career progression
 Employee benefits
 To learn directly from highly
experienced directors
 We want people that will:
oWork hard
oWant to succeed
oHave a good sense of humour – team fit is
very important

54. Get in touch
Claire Sofield – Sales Director – claire@4recruiting.co.uk
Gemma Sofield – Head of HR – gemma@4recruiting.co.uk
www.4recruiting.co.uk
@fourrecruitment
/fourrecruitment
Four Recruitment

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