G R A D UAT E S C H E M E S Top schemes Many companies run programmes dedicated to training university leaders Boost your CV Employers look at extracurricular activities and what these show about your character and potential. Use your spare time to do things that make you more employable - do unpaid work in your field, or create a blog or social media channel to demonstrate your interest and knowledge. Lots of big companies have training schemes for those with degrees, allowing you to gain experience in different areas of the organisation and develop the skills to become a leader. Graduate schemes usually last one or two years and may specialise in areas such as management, marketing or finance. They're a great springboard and are often oversubscribed. Here are some of the top schemes: * ACCENTURE accenture.com/gb-en/ careers/graduate-home * ALDI aldirecruitment.co.uk/graduates * CIVIL SERVICE faststream.gov.uk * EY ukcareers.ey.com * GOOGLE careers.google.com * NHS nhsgraduates.co.uk * PWC pwc.co.uk/careers/student-jobs * SKY careers.sky.com/earlycareers/ graduateprogrammes/ * LIDL careers.lidl.co.uk/graduateundergraduate * UNILEVER careers.unilever.com Industry publications Figured out which industry you want to go into? It's bound to have a publication - online or even in print - that will be a great source of job opportunities, as well as company information and potential contacts. Many of these will be available in your university library. Follow the jobs If opportunities in your sector aren't plentiful where you are, you'll need to relocate and start a new adventure! Find out more * College Jobs college.jobs.ac.uk * FE Careers fecareers.co.uk * National Careers Service nationalcareers.service.gov.uk * Prospects prospects.ac.uk JOBS & CAREERS /// 43 40 JC Spring 2020 Graduates FINAL Artwork.indd 43 27/05/2020 16:19https://www.faststream.gov.uk/ http://ukcareers.ey.com http://careers.google.com http://nhsgraduates.co.uk http://pwc.co.uk/careers/student-jobs http://careers.sky.com/earlycareers/ http://www.accenture.com/gb-en/ http://careers.lidl.co.uk/graduate http://aldirecruitment.co.uk/graduates http://careers.unilever.com http://college.jobs.ac.uk http://fecareers.co.uk http://nationalcareers.service.gov.uk http://prospects.ac.uk