UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE BLOGS AND ADVICE
The SME Graduate Employment market for 2022- some predictions
In January 2021, I predicted how the SME graduate employment market may develop over the coming year. There was great uncertainty at that stage, and...
Undergraduates: it’s never to early to start planning for your future career
Employability skills and how to develop them Employability skills is a phrase that you will hear often over the next few years. it basically means...
The SME student and graduate employment market 2021- an update
In January I wrote a blog with my views on the current and future graduate employment market with SMEs. You can read it here. I am pleased to say...
Tailoring your CV to reflect the specific opportunity
As I write this, in August 2021, I must have seen well over 40,000 CVs and applications over the years in my recruitment career- and the ones who have spent time focusing on the specifics of a role really stand out.
Graduates and students: Why work for an SME?
If you are a graduate and reading this, then you may not have found a graduate role yet. Maybe you tried but didn’t make it onto one of the big graduate schemes, or know people who did and are now wondering what you can do.
The future of home working post-Covid
Working from home and the potential implications for graduates and other younger team-members Is the end in sight? Let’s hope so. As I write this in...
Alternative career options for graduates, and how employers can benefit
The pandemic has restricted opportunities to progress with some career types, meaning that some graduates who have studied aligned degrees have had to adjust their career plans, resulting in other industries gaining the benefit of their skills.
Your learning shouldn’t finish once you have graduated
You may not be finding it easy to find a graduate opportunity, and if you can't get a job related to your degree then it’s important to try and get...
SME Graduate Employment’s partnership with the Women’s Engineering Society
I am pleased to announce that SME Graduate Employment is now a partner of the Women's Engineering Society. At around 12%, there are not...
Preparing for an interview
Yes, it may be a cliche- but it’s true. If you are selected for an interview it’s vital that you spend time preparing. You may be surprised how many don’t do this- and very rarely will they get an offer.
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The SME student and graduate employment market- how is it looking for 2021?
I speak with many small to medium sized employers (an SME) across a range of industries, many of the businesses are related to engineering and...
How does the application process work?
If you are applying for a graduate job you may be curious about how the role of a recruiter works: there is a lot involved, but essentially,...
Social media
There are a wide range of different social media types, and these vary in importance in relation to job searching and raising your profile. Apart...
Managing job offers
When applying for graduate jobs, and getting interviews, it can sometimes be difficult to balance them. For example, you may get an offer for a job,...
How to structure your CV
I see dozens of CVs a day. They come in many different styles, and there is often a huge difference in quality. These are a few tips based on my own...