There appears to be
fewer graduate schemes for building surveyors than quantity surveyors, and these can mostly be found with property firms or specialist chartered surveying firms.
Building surveying is a niche career; there are
fewer graduate schemes and vacancies available than there are in other areas of construction and property.
Not exact matches
when i got into investing a
few years ago after
graduating college, i tried the whole
scheme of investing in speculative stocks like some biotech's and i have lost out on many of the great returns shown in the strongest companies.
Manchester United Junior Athlete Club has since gone on to produce players like Best, Charlton, Beckham, Giggs and Scholes to name but a
few of the
graduates of the
scheme.
The value of small businesses is becoming more recognised as
graduates struggle to compete for the much coveted
schemes open to very
few.
To make sure you're clued up on exactly what they entail, here are a
few key things you need to know about
graduate schemes:
As one of the highest paying
graduate schemes in the UK, this package from Aldi could set you up for a
few years with a comfortable salary and stable job.
Don't be disheartened though if you wanted to join a
graduate scheme; quite a
few grad
schemes are still willing to take you on the year after you've
graduated.
In some sectors, such as consulting, for example, it is common for a
graduate to join a
graduate consulting
scheme straight after university and then, after a
few years in the job, undertake an MBA or other postgraduate course in business to develop and specialise their business skills — sometimes their employer will even sponsor this.
Few recruiters wait until their
graduate scheme closing date to start recruiting.
That means — even assuming there are
graduate scheme places left — the inevitable glut of last - minute applicants will face greater competition for
fewer jobs.
Rural specialist firms tend to be smaller or regional, and therefore take on
fewer graduates than the larger firms in other markets and are less likely to have an official
graduate scheme.
Contractors Sir Robert McAlpine, Balfour Beatty, BAM Construct, Skanska and Wates, and housebuilders Barratt and Redrow, are just a
few of the employers that typically run construction management
graduate schemes.
The broadcasting industry runs very
few training
schemes for new entrants and even
fewer targeted exclusively at
graduates.
With my MGP role in the Careers Service set to finish in July, over the last
few weeks I've been sending off job applications and attending interviews as I hunt down a
graduate scheme or full - time role that would make a great next step in my career.
«Make sure you apply for a
few different
graduate schemes that you like the look of.
There are relatively
few charity
graduate schemes and training
schemes for school leavers with A levels are also a rarity.
Some firms with
graduate schemes don't specify a 2.1 and a rare
few say they accept 2.2 s. Often, no grade is specified and instead firms ask for candidates with a «sound academic record» or «good qualifications».
Very
few graduate training
schemes exist, although some large companies offer such
schemes, which attract a large number of applications each year.