Alexandra Jane is the writer and editor
of graduate careers advice for Inspiring Interns, a graduate recruitment agency.
You can also make use
of our graduate careers advice with these nine tricky interview questions for graduates.
Not exact matches
This is especially true in terms
of the status
of young scientists, the internationalization
of degree program structures, proactive information and
advice about
career and research opportunities, university marketing, and the integration
of successful nonnative
graduates into the country's job market.
In the 1967 film classic The
Graduate, a businessman corners Benjamin Braddock at a cocktail party and gives him a bit
of career advice.
This series will feature contributions from current M.D. / Ph.D. students, who will tell how they got where they are and what getting there was like, and from physician - scientist
graduates in the midst
of highly successful
careers, who will share their thoughts on their professional lives, describe the paths that led to their
careers, and offer
advice derived from years
of accumulated experience about preparing for and managing an M.D. / Ph.D.
career.
That includes such factors as the time to degree, dropout rate, and starting salary
of graduates, as well as such intangibles as the quality
of mentoring, opportunities to attend meetings, and the extent
of career advice offered students.
While universities pride themselves on their
career advice to undergraduates and plotting their
graduates» subsequent employability, I know
of very few universities that proffer
advice to postgraduates or track the employability
of their Ph.D. s. All too often Ph.D.
graduates «sleepwalk» into postdoc appointments — not just one but a string
of appointments that often leads nowhere.
The University
of Michigan's
Graduate Student Services office provides advice aimed at graduate students on job searches for dual - career
Graduate Student Services office provides
advice aimed at
graduate students on job searches for dual - career
graduate students on job searches for dual -
career couples.
Here the flow is dictated by market forces, although universities provide excellent
career advice to undergraduates and take great pride in league tables that demonstrate the employability
of their
graduates.
IN THE 1967 film The
Graduate, the young hero played by Dustin Hoffman gets a one - word piece
of careers advice: «plastics».
A new study
of science PhDs who embarked on
careers between 2004 and 2014 showed that while nearly two - thirds chose employment outside academic science, their reasons for doing so had little to do with the
advice they received from faculty advisors, other scientific mentors, family, or even
graduate school peers.
From
graduate school on, I do not remember receiving a single piece
of career advice.
What
career advice would you give a group
of recent college
graduates who are frustrated with the job market?
Too often, college kids and recent
graduates (like me) get sold the same pale
of career and investing
advice: save up your money, make wise stock investments, dump some cash into your 401 (k), and dear God, take absolutely no risk... take joy in sitting in your cubicle crunching numbers all day!
After retiring in 2008 from a 30 year
career in Information Technology, on the
advice of a fellow KPA
graduate, Valerie attended and
graduated from the Karen Pryor Academy for Dog Trainers.
Andrea gives examples
of how men in the workplace can also improve their communication with their female colleagues and closes the interview with her most important
advice for women who have recently
graduated from law school as they start their
careers.
Nearly every firm that came to campus during my 1L year to give
career advice to students bemoaned these shortcomings while emphasizing that recent
graduates do not adequately understand the business
of law.
Whether you need help adapting to
graduate life, you're looking to improve your job searching technique, or you're just not sure
of your options — we've got carefully tailored
graduate career advice that's guaranteed to boost your prospects.
While much
of the
careers advice that's available rightly stresses the need to apply early, few would choose to be a latecomer to the
graduate jobs market.
Each
of the titles in the series is packed with sector - specific information, how to get hired tips, unique
careers advice and
graduate profiles, and also feature a wide range
of UK - based employers.
Beth Leslie is a
career advice specialist and editor
of the Inspiring Interns blog, which helps
career starters succeed in their
graduate jobs and internships.
We have researched and developed the ultimate collection
of careers advice content for students and
graduates.
Paul Young is the company director
of Grad -
Careers Ltd, specialising in graduate careers
Careers Ltd, specialising in
graduate careers careers advice.
Graduates working at BlackRock, Morgan Stanley, the Bank
of England, Aviva Investors, Mercer, Anheuser - Busch InBev and XL Catlin offer
careers advice to students who want to get into finance.
That's why we're delighted to announce our partnership with AGCAS, the Association
of Graduate Careers Advisory Services, which means we can now bring you their excellent advice on equality and diversity issues in graduate job
Graduate Careers Advisory Services, which means we can now bring you their excellent
advice on equality and diversity issues in
graduate job
graduate job hunting.
TARGETjobs will always offer a great choice
of internships and
graduate jobs, plus in - depth, expert
careers advice.
Career Advice from a Recent
Graduate, it seems the majority
of career services departments are taking a passive role — which isn't helping us.
Our
advice on pay and progression in
graduate careers in consumer goods gives an overview
of your salary prospects.
Close department links and
careers advice has resulted in 98 %
of postgraduates finding work within the first 6 months
of graduating.
Once in employment, TheJobCrowd asks
graduates to review their places
of work; this offers future
graduates the opportunity to get
careers advice from the inside.
•
Careers By Major Report (2014) • First Destination Report (2014) • NACE Salary Survey
of Recent
Graduates (2015) • MyWorkster Career Fairs •
Advice for New Professionals • Alumni - Only Resources
Philippa Hewett from SOAS
Careers Service kicked off with their «View From Campus» followed by Tom Stroud, CEO
of Tazio, giving
advice and insights on how best to use video for interviewing and selecting
graduates.
Inside the latest edition, experts share the latest data on the gender pay gap and reveal the impact
of appearance on
graduate careers advice and recruitment.
This week, we received the following
career wish from one
of our Facebook fans: «What
advice can you offer for those who are finishing
graduate degrees and have been working as
graduate assistants (teaching, research, part - time positions, etc.),
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The leading international
careers site for recent college
graduates, iHipo allows users to search for internships,
graduate programs and
careers abroad, and offers a wealth
of resources and
advice on topics like CVs, internships and cover letter writing.
If you're a
graduating student, a
career changer, a senior executive, or anyone else IN THE JOB MARKET, you'll find reliable and valuable
advice in all
of our publications — from experts you can trust to guide you in searching for a new opportunity and managing your lifelong
career.
A leading provider
of helpful tips and job seeking
advice for everyone from recent
graduates to seasoned professionals looking for a
career change.
We are happy to share with you that the Position Ignition
Career Advice blog has been included in a top 40 list
of the best
career counselor blogs for the brand new
graduate, written by BestCollegesOnline.com.
She is also the editor
of the Inspiring Interns blog, which gives
graduate careers advice to
career starters.
The results
of this study present some very important truths within the spectrum
of graduate recruitment and could implicate many areas
of it including
careers advice,
graduate expectations and from employability issues to employability marketing.
She is the editor
of the Inspiring Interns blog, which provides
career starters with
advice on how to excel at their internships and
graduate jobs.