There are increasingly attractive jobs and career opportunities in insurance for graduates.
Previously investment banks have taken the best graduates but with the current economic climate banks are cutting back on recruitment.
Actuaries and underwriters are always in demand and there are plenty of opportunities for loss adjusters, brokers, administrative staff, project managers, IT and audit personnel and business analysts.
It has been revealed today that a record number of nurses and midwives cannot find jobs after graduating. There has been an 80% rise over the last three years in nursing professionals unemployed six months after qualifying. Current figures show more than 1,000 nurses are jobless.
Volkswagen plans to create some 8,500 new jobs worldwide in 2008 after several lean years at the biggest European car maker.
They currently employ about 329,000 worldwide. Of the 8,500 new jobs about 5,500 will primarily go to graduates and apprentices. The remaining positions will go to people currently working for the company on a temporary basis in its new plants.
The National Graduate Recruitment Exhibition will take place on the 7th and 8th March 2008 at the Barbican centre in London.
The event will attract over 50 companies including Barclays Bank, Royal Mail, Bloomberg and many more. This is a great opportunity to meet potential employers and find out more about careres you might be interested in.
Careers fairs are a great way to find graduate jobs in your area of interest. It offers the opportunity to meet potential employers face to face and market yourself to them. Even if you are still studying it is worth visiting these fairs to gain information on potential careers.
It is possible to get a lot out of a career fair if you really want to, including improving your interview skills, expanding your network, learning more about the industry you are looking to get into and gathering information about potential future companies. So whether you have finished studying or you are still taking your course it is definetly worth finding out about the career fairs in your area and taking time to attend them.
