I’ve got my A level results, now what?
Today and over the next few days the media will be full of images of happy, smiley, photogenic young people who have gained great A level results. For most of these they will be incredibly happy, they will have gained the relevant qualifications to get into their university of choice and to study the course […]
Students … Are You Ready for University?
Scottish students have got the results of their Highers and next week the A level results will be in the news. I’m currently revisiting my services to young people and creating a booklet of helpful tips for parents. So over these next two weeks my articles will focus on help for students and their parents. […]
Career coaching with young adults
I regularly get contacted by parents of graduates, a year or so on from graduation they want to help their son or daughter, who has no idea what to do or how to get a job. I often think life would have been much simpler if we encouraged our sons and daughters to think about […]
What graduates should know prior to applying for jobs
If you are a recent graduate and you are looking to get into the young professionals life, there are a couple of things that you should know to make you aware of the opportunities there are when it comes to applying for graduate jobs. This article will hopefully cover some things that you did not […]
How to survive life after graduation
A very good special issue in The Guardian today and I’m quoted twice. There’s a features page What do I do now with advice from 8 experts including mine on How do I make an impression at interview? There’s also a double page spread Hire Me! about extreme job hunting and I’m quoted there as […]
Part time study whilst working
Going to university to study for a full time degree is one option. Another option is to study part time alongside a job. The website – Not Going to Uni has an article on how to get your employer to pay for your degree and it describes how it is a win-win for both employer and […]
I've got my A levels, now what? Advice from the career coach
Open a newspaper, switch on the news etc and there will be more and more about the number of young people with great A levels who are unlikely to get to university. We know this is tough and I really sympathise. You could say they’ve been ‘sold a pup’, they thought if the studied hard […]
Interns – should you work for free?
I’ve been encouraging my clients to get unpaid work experience, now called Internships, as a means of developing their skills and gaining relevant work experience to increase their chance of success with job applications. My view of unpaid work experience, is as something you would do for a few weeks, where you would do […]
Graduates and job hunting – I was featured on Alvin's Hall's R4 2nd programme
I’m included on Alvin Hall’s Generations of Money second programme in the series which focuses on young people. Out of a 90 minute interview just a couple of quotes are included but this is quite typical. When I was on The Tonight Programme we spent around half an hour walking through a shopping centre and […]
Career coaching advice for graduates
Lots in the media recently that 8 out of 10 graduate recruiters refuse to interview applicants who don’t have a 2:1. This is being written as if it is something new, but 15 years ago when I did graduate recruitment, this was always the criteria we worked to although was possibly not told to the […]
