Property News · September 11, 2010

Get a third? Time to turn on the charm


A poor degree is not the end of the world – networking, a cunning CV and hard graft can help maximise your less academic traitsIllness, indolence, inability or inebriation might have stymied your chances. Whatever the cause, your degree result was a disaster and you’ve spent the summer mourning what might have been. Now it’s time to stop panicking and work out how to launch your career on the back of a third. It will seem daunting: a survey by the Association of Graduate Recruiters found 78% of leading employers filter out the third of graduates who achieve less than a 2:1 and that 69 applicants are, on average, chasing each graduate job.The good news is that statistics are misleading. Big companies can afford to be fastidious, but smaller ones are more likely to look beyond a grade and, even if your degree result is an embarrassment, experience, adaptability and personal charm can be effective currency. “Most students hear of graduate trainee schemes and a good degree is often required for these, but they make up only about 15% of the graduate job market,” says Saiyada Smith, careers adviser for The Careers Group, which counsels graduates and recruiters. Continue reading…

Source : theguardian.com
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