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Jobsbody: September 2012

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Jobsbody provides a dynamic forum in which businesses can view and connect with graduates. Sunday, 30 September 2012. This will be a lifeline in our struggle for work. we just want to be treated as adults. Londoners have overwhelmingly supported the Standard’s Ladder for London campaign and called on businesses and employers to give the unemployed a chance to prove themselves. Danny Passam, 17, from Hackney said today he hoped the campaign would be his “lifeline” to reaching his dream job. Speaking about...

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Jobsbody: Britain's qualification spiral is beginning to unravel

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Jobsbody provides a dynamic forum in which businesses can view and connect with graduates. Sunday, 27 January 2013. Britain's qualification spiral is beginning to unravel. Is our long love affair with education coming to an end? We have reached a situation where, for many, full-time education does not end and work begin until their mid-20s. We then accept people as competent doctors, accountants, engineers, and so on, for the next 40 years. Does this make any sense in a fast-changing world? Http:/ www&#4...

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Jobsbody: October 2012

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Jobsbody provides a dynamic forum in which businesses can view and connect with graduates. Wednesday, 31 October 2012. Higher education plc: cheating in the marketplace of ideas. The recent plagiarism scandal at Harvard University, and the rise of essay mills, are a reflection of changing attitudes to higher education: if you can buy an education, why not an essay? Http:/ www.guardian.co.uk/higher-education-network/blog/2012/oct/05/plagiarism-marketisation-of-higher-education. Tuesday, 30 October 2012.

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Jobsbody: Getting on the career ladder in 2013

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Jobsbody provides a dynamic forum in which businesses can view and connect with graduates. Wednesday, 30 January 2013. Getting on the career ladder in 2013. If you want to make the most of the new year impetus and get onto the career ladder in 2013, here are some tips to help you on your way. Before you start, know what and why. The single most important preparation for job-search success is to clarify what you're looking for, what you offer and why this particular job role and industry are right for you.

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Jobsbody: Pearson to close apprenticeship unit putting 500 jobs at risk

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Jobsbody provides a dynamic forum in which businesses can view and connect with graduates. Monday, 28 January 2013. Pearson to close apprenticeship unit putting 500 jobs at risk. The media and education group, which also owns publisher Penguin Books, said that changes to the way apprenticeship schemes are funded had had a “radical” impact on demand for the courses offered by Pearson in Practice, which are tailored to specific industries and each last between three months and a year. For a long time, comp...

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Jobsbody: Rethink required on graduate training

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Jobsbody provides a dynamic forum in which businesses can view and connect with graduates. Tuesday, 29 January 2013. Rethink required on graduate training. It’s 25 years, almost to the day, since I started at the Financial Times. “One tip,” confided a more experienced colleague, early on: “Don’t stay more than five years, or you’ll be here for ever.”. Source: 7 January 2013, Financial Times by Andrew Hill. Http:/ www.ft.com/cms/s/2/b6fded90-4ab2-11e2-9650-00144feab49a.html#axzz2HNiF0pcE. School leavers t...

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Jobsbody: December 2012

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Jobsbody provides a dynamic forum in which businesses can view and connect with graduates. Monday, 31 December 2012. Half of graduates could have their student loans written off, admits Government. Half of graduates could have their student loans written off because they will not earn enough to repay them, the Government admitted today. Students who borrow money to complete their courses will not begin to pay back money until they earn £21,000. Source: 8 November 2012, The Independent by Ben Glaze. Http:...

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Jobsbody: August 2012

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Jobsbody provides a dynamic forum in which businesses can view and connect with graduates. Friday, 31 August 2012. Meet the graduate start-ups rejecting City jobs. Zahid Mitha has rejected a job offer from Diageo and interest from City firms to launch a start-up that turns preparing for driving theory tests into an online game. In a depressed job market, has the 22-year-old Nottingham University graduate taken leave of his senses? Inspired by Teach First, the initiative which sees promising graduates tea...

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Jobsbody: November 2012

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Jobsbody provides a dynamic forum in which businesses can view and connect with graduates. Friday, 30 November 2012. Postgraduate study is the next social mobility timebomb'. With seismic changes planned for school exams and undergraduate fee increases still fresh, the government might have hoped to keep postgraduate issues tucked safely away in a study. But it would do so at the UK's peril, suggests a report to be published next week. The commission's report says to avoid spending on postgraduates would...