With university so expensive there has been a recent explosion in the number of students applying for apprenticeships with major organisations. Centrica received 65,000 applications for 600 places on offer. With such a high chance of not getting that elusive place on the scheme students should turn to temping to get on the career ladder. People seem to be ashamed of temping but in today’s volatile market - a temp job could be your best possible start!
The retail market received positive news as the high street continues to wobble. John Lewis is to double new graduate positions in 2011 in an effort to build a talent pipeline.
The recruitment process to find the best graduate hires for the retail giant is currently under way. They will be offering 32 places potential applicants. This is great news for a graduate market that has been so badly hit in the last 18 months.
Approximately 150 work experience placements have been created by Microsoft, the global computer business, to help young people and graduates improve their future employment prospects.
The company’s Britain Works programme can assist thousands of young people improve their chance of employment.
Yet more figures have been produced proving that the number of graduate opportunities in the market have fallen. Many graduates had their careers put on hold last year as the recession hit full swing on the promise that they would get roles in 2010. This does not now seem to be the case. Many firms are maintaining a reduced number of graduate intake. It means that graduates will have to think outside the box to start to get their careers on track. Temporary employment is the perfect way to try different career paths. Temporary jobs are often seen as a lesser option. In fact, in the state of the current economy, a temp job offers the perfect solution - valuable exposure without specific commitment!
Most major firms and organisations are now in agreement that for graduates to compete in the job market they need to have picked up some practical work experience in temporary or permanent work to show that they can apply themselves in the employment market.
