You could also try sending speculative
applications for graduate roles.
Many employers are bringing
their applications for graduate roles to a close before the end of October.
It's a niche career area and so sending speculative
applications for both graduate roles and work experience is advisable — the British Geotechnical Association maintains a list of geotechnical services consultancy firms that may provide useful contact information.
If you've got directly relevant sales experience such as telesales work, that will strengthen
your applications for graduate roles.
Not exact matches
With respect to research funding, Sutton and Killian found that
applications for NIH research grants submitted by MSTP
graduates were often classified as «laboratory research» much like proposals from applicants who had received only the PhD degree.9 These data indicate that MSTP
graduates are not filling the
role initially intended
for them.
Whether it's through doing thorough research on the
role and company, ensuring your relevant skills and education are foregrounded on your CV and cover letter, or boosting your experience with volunteer / freelance work, applying
for a
graduate scheme involves covering (and preparing
for) all bases — from the early
application process to the interview.
On an
application form or in an interview
for a
graduate retail
role you are likely to be asked commercial awareness questions.
Recruiters report that students applying
for graduate jobs in technology
roles often don't take
applications seriously enough.
Retail recruiters have lists of skills and attributes they look
for when assessing applicants during the
application process
for graduate schemes — whether you are interested in a buying, store management, finance or e-commerce
role.
Speculative
applications are particularly useful
for actuarial, financial planning and insurance loss adjusting
roles because there are several companies in the UK that offer these services but don't recruit staff through a typical
graduate scheme.
There are loads of different
graduate roles available but the competition can be fierce: among a group of
graduate employers surveyed in 2017, transport and logistics companies had the highest number of
applications per vacancy (greater competition than
for graduate vacancies at investment banks and IT and telecoms businesses).
Remember: «The strongest
applications are tailor - made and focused on the
graduate role and industry they are applying
for,» Atkins» recruiters tell us.
With
application tips, details of job
roles and salary information, this is the place to begin your search
for graduate jobs in marketing.
The
application process
for a consulting internship should be taken as seriously, with as much preparation, as that
for a
graduate role.
But it will also make you a better candidate
for graduate roles, by giving you lots of practical examples you can use in job
applications to show off your skills.
In order to get as many
applications for each
role as possible, the
graduate recruiters will go out to university campuses (along with high - profile individuals from the business) and showcase opportunities at careers fairs.
Every
graduate recruiter gets hundreds of
applications for each
role they are in charge of.
If this sounds like the perfect
Graduate Trainee Recruitment Consultant
role for you, please apply now and we will be in touch straight away to discuss your
application and arrange an interview!
There is a 48 hour interview turnaround
for this
Graduate Trainee Recruitment Consultant
role so apply asap and we'll be in touch to discuss your
application and arrange your interview!