An unstable economy, a changing job market with the disappearance of the ‘job for life’ culture and a lack of graduate jobs is putting young people at risk of a financially insecure future and especially retirement. Recent reports are showing that young people are not saving adequately to live the life they expect in their
GC Top Tips: In the workplace
How important is body language in your career?
Our introductory post on presentations focussing on the importance of body language was so well received that we have decided to do a post dedicated to the importance of body language during your career. The study of body language in the workplace has become an increasingly popular field over the last twenty years and it’s impact
Business cliches – how annoying are they?
We have previously looked at the use of acronyms and abbreviations in business and addressed how speaking in plain English can set you apart from colleagues. There is another aspect to business speak when you work for a big company as a graduate and this is the baffling world of business cliches. These crop up
Is Facebook bad for your career?
Your activity on Facebook needs very careful consideration when starting a new job or joining a Graduate Scheme. Should you write that status about what a long crappy day you have had at work or how annoying the current client you are working with is? Perhaps not….and especially if you are friends with work colleagues
First week in a new graduate job
A mixture of excitement, nervousness and apprehensiveness can only mean one thing in your career and that is you are approaching your first week in your new job. At Graduate Career Tips, we know what it’s like when you are the new person and you don’t know how things are done and you just want to settle
Graduate program perks of the job
For those of you who have secured a graduate job, possibly with one of the big employers like a FTSE 100 company, there will be a number of perks that will come with the job. Most graduate programs will see new entrants to the company as junior managers who will have responsibility from day one
Accomplishments in your job – getting yourself noticed
Once you have successfully got on a graduate programe or got your first job out of university then it is time to start delivering. You will hear alot about the word delivery in a company and many managers will define success and the metrics of success in terms of what you have delivered. This is
What is the elevator pitch?
While on the graduate program and even further into your career it is vital that you can articulate what it is that you do and what value you add. It is even more important that you can do this in a very short snappy, clear and straightforward way. This is known as the elevator pitch
