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PRESS RELEASE: ‘What next? Making smarter graduate career choices’ free guide from mygraduatecareer.comIf you’re about to start your first year at university, ‘Freshers Week’ is a brilliant introduction to student life and a whole range of new experiences, especially if you’re living away from home for the first time. If you’re a second or third year undergrad, however, it means not only buckling down to some serious studying, but also getting your head around your future career options and internship opportunities.With up to 200 applications for every vacancy and many of this
year’s graduates yet to find work, it’s never too early to start considering
your options. ‘What next? Making smarter graduate career choices’ is a free downloadable guide available from the
mygraduatecareer.com website. The guide features insider tips,
practical ideas and information on how to get your career started in the right
direction; how to decide what to do next, writing a killer CV that works both
on and offline, looking for a job online and reviews of a range of top websites
for sourcing graduate job opportunities. Janet Davies, author of the guide and founder of mygraduatecareer.com, says “As the parent of a newly minted graduate, I know just how hit and miss an experience it can be for students to navigate the wealth of careers information available online today. Conditions in the graduate employment market are difficult to say the least but there are opportunities out there if you know how, where and, very importantly, when to look. So, to make life easier, graduate volunteers and recruiters have helped us to create the ‘What next?’ guide and improve the site over the summer break ready for launch at the start of this academic year.” She continues “Top employers have tough recruitment criteria, high numbers of applicants for fewer places and quite strict timetables for applications. So, it pays to be ahead of the game and be familiar with both the job opportunities available and the deadlines and processes involved. The mygraduatecareer.com site not only saves graduates valuable time in tracking down all those opportunities, but it also offers practical advice and ideas on how to genuinely increase their chances of success.” Emma Beresford, a recent graduate from Imperial College London, has been helping to develop content for the site and a series of additional advice guides. “The time had come to find myself a job, so volunteering to get involved in writing and sourcing content for the mygraduatecareer.com site, and help other students in the same position as myself, seemed like too good an opportunity to miss. Conversations with my friends are constantly dominated by our concerns about getting a good job and where to find reliable and authoritative sources of career advice. Websites like ‘Prospects’ for example are really good but there are many, many other excellent ones out there as well. University careers services can help a lot but you have to put in the effort yourself too. In the current economic climate, learning all the ‘dos and don’ts’ of being a graduate job seeker from as many different perspectives as possible is really important for anyone trying to get their first career break.” ‘What next? Making smarter graduate career choices’ is free to
download at www.mygraduatecareer.com. A number of additional guides are planned on using social media for
career purposes and planning your gap year. They will be published on the site
throughout September. - ENDS - Editor’s notes Media enquiries to: Janet Davies, CEO, Davies Development Services Ltd E: janet.davies@mygraduatecareer.com M: 07766010779 Further
information Mygraduatecareer.com is a unique new online careers advice
resource that brings together the vast range of organisations and websites
dedicated to supporting the under 25s – all in one convenient place. Students
can quickly and easily find all the most appropriate sources of career advice
and access to graduate jobs to create a career planner tailored to their own
particular needs. Janet Davies, CEO of Davies Development Services Ltd and founder of mygraduatecareer.com A business graduate, she has held senior executive roles with organisations such as American Express, NatWest, Ogilvy & Mather, Credit Suisse Private Banking and the HR Services consulting practice at PricewaterhouseCoopers. Janet has a wealth of experience in the field of talent management and employer branding and is a respected business author. Janet has also contributed to numerous features on career matters in The Guardian, The Independent, The Times, The New York Times and The Sunday Times and has been a guest on both BBC and commercial TV and radio programmes.
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