This week’s depressing news that 69 people are chasing every graduate job needs to be seen in context. It may be a scary job market out there, but it’s no more scary than the job market of 2009.
Don't despair if you are a new graduate fresh out of university. This week's depressing news that 69 people are chasing every graduate job needs to be seen in context. It may be a scary job market out there, but it's no more scary than the job market of 2009. And the job prospects may not be nearly as frightening as you think.
Emergency budget costs jobs Emergency budget cuts are dominating the recent news agenda, but what do they mean for the country’s employment market? The Guardian reported an estimated 1.3 million UK job losses over the next five years: cuts to pub lic sector spending will directly impact jobs in the sector, while the private sector will suffer a ‘knock-on’ effect.
Video CVs are a growing trend – not so much replacing the traditional paper CVs, but by supplementing them. A video CV gives you another opportunity to enhance your online presence and personal brand. MeettheRealMe.co.uk is designed specifically for gr aduates without extensive work experience, and for those interested in customer-facing roles, where confident communication skills are important.
With many employers still reporting a discrepancy between candidates’ skills base and the job attributes necessary, this year’s graduates will need an acute awareness of their own individual employability to stand out from the crowd as a suitable app licant and beat the stiff competition.
With unemployment levels closing in on 2.5 million, video recruitment specialist ‘Meet The Real Me’ launches the modern answer to the nation’s employment woes. Free for jobseekers, online service is helping candidates stand out in the overcrowde d job market by providing them with a platform to apply for jobs using video CVs. These allow candidates to highlight a dimension missing from the traditional written CV: the personality behind the paper. "Traditional CVs are facing redundancy in the competitive entry-level market and video is the perfect replacement for the job,” comments Marc Fels, director of Meet The Real Me. "Our recent research shows 80% think employers don’t take the time to read through written CVs and 86% think that for several occupations, personality is more important than qualifications.”
Website Meet The Real Me found that more than 80% of Britons believe employers do not take the time to read through every written CV they receive for a job application.
Timing is everything in today’s competitive graduate market – and if they get a move on, this year’s students may be more employable than they might think As the end of final exams approaches, the benefits of advanced planning to help find the r ight job become increasingly clear. Academic careers expert Martin Patrick provides ten tips for those wishing to beat the rush.
Remember that as a graduate your offering to employers is three-fold: individuality, personality and qualifications. Find out which of your own skills are translatable now – don’t wait until after graduation to build awareness of and confidence in yo �ur value.
Meet The Real Me's survey was featured in HR Review where they pose the question 'are CVs redundant'?
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