Graduates 'must be proactive' to find a job

People hoping to move into a job after university need to be proactive if they are to enhance their chances of being chosen ahead of other candidates, one expert has advised.

Dan Hawes, co-founder of the Graduate Recruitment Bureau, said that university leavers need to be realistic to find out where these jobs are and speak to people who can help them.

He advised them to use the careers service and recruitment agencies to find out which roles are available and going for them before other people have a chance to get their bearings and the best roles get snapped up.

Mr Hawes explained that there are thousands of roles available, including sales jobs, but the problem for many graduates is that they simply fail to show initiative or are not aware of the benefits that recruitment agencies can provide.

"This hidden jobs market is relatively unknown to a lot of graduates and these aren't just small companies by the way, these are very large companies, that have a tried and tested way of recruiting people, maybe through an agency, so they don't need to advertise," he added.

Meanwhile, a recent study carried out by Reed, which involved polling nearly 700 university graduates, found that 95 per cent believed work experience was either 'valuable or 'very valuable' when applying for sales recruitment positions and other roles.

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Posted by Richard Esquilant 

Filed: 02-11-2011