Students 'must plan for the next step'

People can help to increase their chances of gaining employment soon after leaving university by beginning to plan for the world of work while they are still in higher education, it has been claimed.

Andrew Shanahan, spokesman for notgoingtouni.co.uk, said that some people wait until they have graduated to think about what they are going to do next, but this is leaving it far too late.

The best way is for students to consider their post-uni options is while they are still in higher education, and think about that kind of career their course and experience is best suited to.

"It's only natural that the end of school or college is associated with a fair amount of panic as the reality of the next step dawns on students. However, we believe that once they're armed with the knowledge of all of their options and the various different paths most students feel incredibly liberated," Mr Shanahan explained.

Sometimes, a path that previously did not seem attractive to them is just one of a range of directions they can head in, providing them with freedom and happiness, the expert noted.

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Posted by Nikki Barrister

Filed: 10-02-2012