Prospects is the official graduate careers website and an official partner of NUS. Here you can create your own e-portfolio and make it accessible to lots of organisations who are looking to recruit graduates, a highly recommended site for students and graduates to register with.
If you’re looking to carry on in education and you’re thinking about how to access scholarships then it’s useful to start your search online. Every year there are many different scholarships available which aren’t used and a variety of sites with information on how to access these schemes.
If you’re thinking of going to university and you want broader advice on what courses are like, or what students really think of each institution, even down to what bursaries are available, the Which? University guide online is an excellent source of information, kept up-to-date by the Which? team on a regular basis.
There are a growing number of apprenticeships available for people in lots of different sectors. The National Apprentice Service (NAS) provides one route into finding out more about the different apprenticeships available.
Many study-leavers between the ages of 18 – 30 want to start their own businesses but don’t know where to start. One of the more recent schemes established in England with a budget of £112 million is Start-Up Loans, and it aims to kick start growth. Give it a try as you could be the next big thing
A wide variety of blogs are available helping students and graduates to highlight issues and discuss solutions online. Graduate Fog Careers Advice Blog is one which has a wide variety of stakeholders involved and lots of student contributors.
The Living Wage campaign is steadily increasing in momentum, pushing for fair wages for all employees. Students and students' unions have led the way on the campaign within the tertiary education sector and campaigning for the Living Wage is a key way of improving the quality of employment opportunities.
Lots of universities now support graduates post-graduation in a variety of different ways. You should contact yours to find out what they can do for you. One website details a Careers Services List which might be useful if you don’t have their contact details.
The Higher Education Achievement Report is a new development universities are using to help students to differentiate themselves in a difficult graduate jobs market. Lots of universities have adopted the HEAR, and you can approach your university to find out what they’re doing about this. Specifically, the HEAR will help you record your extra-curricular skills, awards and achievements all fully recognised by the institution.
The Graduate Talent Pool connects businesses with skilled graduates, so if you’re looking for an internship in a larger organisation, this site is where you might like to look.
Enternships exist to connect students and graduates to business start-ups and small, medium sized businesses. Recently established, but growing in both respect and scope, enternships are a great place to look for opportunities in this sector.
If you’re interested in carry out some voluntary work in a wide range of organisations, then Do-It is a brilliant search engine that allows you to find the right opportunity for you.
An innovative way to do good in society and reap the rewards is the Blue Dot project, check out their site for what’s known as ‘complementary currency’, where for every good action you undertake, you collect blue dots and eventually accumulate enough to win rewards.