Whether you are
on a graduate scheme or a permanent contract, in these tough times there is no guarantee how long any job will last, so it is crucial to shine from the very first day.
First a bit of backgound: Mary (22) is working
on a graduate scheme at a financial services company.
Depending
on the graduate scheme, the company will offer training towards achieving a certain degree or qualification at the end of the programme such as CIMA or ACA.
They were even prouder when that internship culminated in the offer of a position
on the graduate scheme five months later.
Budgets at small companies do tend to be tighter, so your level of external training probably won't match what you would be offered
on a graduate scheme.
The rotation process
on the graduate scheme can be unclear and graduates may not have complete control of where they sit.
The assessment centre may seem artificial, but you should be able to show what you'd really be like if you got a place
on the graduate scheme.
I joined Barclays Wealth
on their graduate scheme.
No, you only take them after you have been
on the graduate scheme for a full year, at which point you submit a formal business proposal as to why you want the qualification and how it would benefit both you and the bank.
This is based on research looking in to what top employers will be looking to pay graduates starting
on graduate schemes this year.
However, there are also advantages to starting your IT career at a small company or an SME (small and medium - sized enterprise), where you may be allocated greater responsibility earlier than
on a graduate scheme.
The graduate scheme is a bit unusual in that my role might differ greatly from other working
on the graduate scheme.
On a graduate scheme, you may be placed in one location long term or you may be expected to relocate to several offices or projects throughout the scheme.
Getting
on a graduate scheme can be competitive, especially in the current economic climate, so industrial placement experience or related work experience will help you to stand out from the crowd.
Banking and investment graduate recruiters view their spring insight programmes and summer internships as talent pipelines to fill the majority of places
on their graduate schemes.
Its 10 - week graduate internship programme takes on 200 graduates a year and last year 80 % of them went on to a place
on the graduate scheme.
There are numerous examples of directors at huge organisations across the financial industry who entered the organisation
on a graduate scheme.
Abigail de Carteret worked on Rolls - Royce submarines and at the Ministry of Defence
on the graduate scheme run by nucleargraduates.
We offer exciting opportunities both
on our graduate scheme and our internship program - a technical, numerical or financial background is an advantage for a variety of positions we offer in the areas of professional and client services, operations, and financial software and actuarial systems development.
However, I am aware that I will experience different rotations
on the graduate scheme at ABF and a different opportunity might crop up or I might enjoy a different aspect of the scheme than I originally thought.»
If you've set your sights
on a graduate scheme place with a blue - chip, multinational company, you'll be particularly interested in the findings of the AGR survey, though they are not representative of all graduate employment.
Don't miss out
on graduate schemes and jobs with companies including Associated British Foods, Deloitte, Barclays, M&S, BNP Paribas, Morrisons and many more.
Look at the figures for Manchester: 93.2 % go straight into employment or further study, and again,
those on graduate schemes form just a small proportion of that.
Read our top tips to help you secure a place
on a graduate scheme.
When you start out
on your graduate scheme, your career choices will be structured — but after that it's up to you.
You may be invited to complete a video interview after the initial CV and covering letter application, depending
on the graduate scheme you apply for and whether you specify a specific pathway.
The nature of the case study and the presentation depends
on the graduate scheme applied for.
Starting salaries
on graduate schemes in the public sector range from around # 17,000 up to around # 30,000.
Emma comments on how flexible and personal the scheme is: «One of my housemates is
on a graduate scheme where they started off teaching them in a classroom.
To gain a place
on a graduate scheme, you'll first have to make it through the extensive and typically lengthy screening processes used to select graduates.
However, while some large employers do accept 2:2 s
on their graduate schemes, many insist on a 2:1.
Every year, thousands of students enter the whirlwind that is competition for places
on graduate schemes.
We have specialist consultants working across the accountancy industry working
on both graduate schemes, roles offering further qualifications and graduate direct entry roles.
After two successful years
on the graduate scheme applicants will potentially have had the training and experience for a level five position at Boots, and I have worked hard to get there quickly.
On our graduate scheme it is the sheer volume.
If you currently have a myopic focus
on graduate schemes then this chapter could be really valuable in opening your eyes to opportunities that you might otherwise have missed.
So if you can speak to people it's so useful when they ask you the question of why want to work there and you can say I spoke with Bob who is
on your graduate scheme at the moment and he said it was really exciting and just to be able to say that gives you such a tick in the box over people who haven't done their research and are just regurgitating the information off the website as you said.
James: If you do set the goals initially when you can keep re-evaluating where you are going and making sure you're going where you want to go and is it adding to what you want to do ultimately whether it's getting
on a graduate scheme or getting
on a graduate scheme for a specific company or industry then you know you're going in the right direction.
Join our consulting team in either Cambridge or Belfast
on our graduate scheme (starting with a three month internship from June to August) and take a bold first step towards your future career.
With some employers, by the end of the school leaver programme you will be at a similar level as graduates who join the organisation
on graduate schemes or in entry - level roles.
I would advise graduates to make a list of what they want from an employer and what they want they want from their career because they are going to be
on a graduate scheme for three years at BP.
- Someone who is already
on a graduate scheme within management consultancy, a law firm or investment bank etc - Someone currently in their...
Gaining a place
on a graduate scheme usually opens the door to permanent employment.
With the rising popularity of consulting as a graduate career, competition for places
on graduate schemes is fierce so to stand out to employers you'll need a high degree of commercial awareness and to have an understanding of the organisation that you've applied to.
The starting salary for
those on a graduate scheme is typically much higher than the average starter wage, and definitely higher than internship wages.
Twelve Recruitment are working with a number of London's leading Legal Recruitment firms looking for Graduates to join
on their Graduate schemes and...
Is the crowd mentality of focusing so much
on graduate schemes harmful?
Like the majority of graduates I've met over the years in this industry, I didn't have a clue what I wanted to do when I left university and focussed my energy
on graduate scheme applications.
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.