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Busting Graduate Employment Myths

Discover the truth behind common misconceptions about graduate employment. Learn practical recommendations and find assistance to enhance your employability. Teesside University offers a range of initiatives and a renowned Careers Service to support your career journey.

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Busting Graduate Employment Myths

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  1. Busting Graduate Employment Myths

  2. Graduate Myth Busting

  3. Graduate Myth Busting

  4. Graduate Myth Busting

  5. Graduate Myths • A year later it had gone up to “82 applicants for every job…”

  6. The reality.... • Figures refer to AGR vacancies... • AGR recruits around 15% of all graduates • Includes significant numbers of London-based finance, accounting “City” recruiters • Are there 70 applicants for every teaching, nursing, SME opportunity?

  7. The reality • The statement below explains the bizarrely inflated figures. • This survey was done in July when the 2010 graduating cohort had only just graduated and so it’s perhaps not surprising that almost 20% hadn’t found work. (The latest  DLHE data shows that 6 months after graduation, unemployment was 8.9 per cent.) (AGCAS)

  8. Recommendations for students and graduates • Take responsibility for your own employability • Gain as much useful work and related experience as possible while at university • Begin careers planning as soon as possible - preferably before you start university • Take full advantage of the services and resources offered by your university.

  9. Teesside University Offers... • More than 80 initiatives created to develop your employability skills – and more planned... • Graduates working all over the world in a huge variety of vocations. • A Careers Service which has achieved national recognition.

  10. Employability Portal – Get Ahead

  11. ‘To be employed is to be at risk, to be employable is to be secure’ The Art of Building Windmills, Peter Hawkins (1999)

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