A DEGREE IS NOT ENOUGH!

Academic achievement is no longer a passport to a successful career...

Every year in the UK, over 300,000 students graduate with around 57% achieving a 2.1 or better. That’s around 180,000 graduates with top degree classifications, all competing for a small handful of top graduate jobs. So, companies are no longer able to screen and sift through applicants based on degree classifications alone.

Relevant work experience and placements, which develop practical skills in a ‘real-life’ environment are differentiators to look for.   Many of the most 'driven' students are part of Bright Futures.  This national society enables student members to  network with and learn from its corporate members, large multinational organisations including Deloitte, Reckitt Benckiser and RBS.

Increasingly, as employers, it is important to know what candidates have achieved outside of the education system.  While achievements such as CRAC Insight to Management courses or winning the Global Management Challenge will add weight to an application, the real key is in combining this with relevant work experience. By joining Bright Futures, students are proactively jumping the queue and accessing to the best opportunities before their peers - this is the bright talent to keep an eye on!

Does your graduate recruitment strategy include on-campus activity?