The Corner Office

This week (February 6th – 10th) is National Apprenticeships Week. The week is designed to raise the profile of apprenticeships in the UK – among individuals and businesses. The government has come out recently with a big push to get more companies to start hiring apprentices. A few weeks ago David Cameron said there could [...]

These days it’s a tough market for graduates.  On average there are 70 applicants competing for every UK graduate job. Data released from the High Education Statistics Agency stated that roughly 10% of 2009 graduates failed to find work during the past year. We want to know if you think internships are a way of increasing your chances [...]

Psychometric test use in the UK is much more widespread than in other parts of the world. A 2009 survey led by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) found that 40 to 50 per cent of the 750 UK employers who participated in the survey were using tests of ability as part of [...]

The summer season brings some good opportunities and a lot of work so that finding a job for the summer months becomes an easy affair. While students looking to fill their wallets and pass the time make up a large portion of summer workers, seasoned professionals are on the hunt for work, too. Anyone looking [...]

By Nisa Chitakasem, Founder of Career consultancy, Position Ignition Ltd Whether you’ve just applied to do an MBA, you’re in the middle of one or you’re about to finish, you may be wondering what job you’ll be able to get with your degree once you have it. There are lots of options out there for [...]

Apparently, someone with a higher educational qualification can expect to earn £160,000 more over a working lifetime than someone with A-levels. But does a degree really guarantee a corporate job? The job search process isn’t always a natural fit for ambitious graduates who expect results from a logical combination of education and effort. Getting your [...]

Are you graduating soon and looking for the right opportunity? If you are a business-minded, internationally interested person, the Global Management Trainee Program at Anheuser Busch InBev (AB InBev) may just be the right thing for you. Recent graduates from the UK, Germany, The Netherlands, Belgium, France and Italy can now apply (application deadline is [...]

The young generation was one of the groups hardest hit by the recession. End of last year, graduate unemployment reached its highest level since 1995, according to the Office for National Statistics. But there are good signs. In the winter edition of their bi-annual survey the Association of Graduate Recruiters (AGR) mentions an upward trend [...]