The Graduate Discussion Thread

Bad news. The job I had with a family member has officially come to an end so now I am truly unemployed. It wasn't much hours in the first place but it was something to break the monotony. Considering returning to volunteer work.



Don't get me started on aptitude tests

They're evil. I can do them under normal circumstances but I panic when it's timed.

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Hi everyone

This thread has been made in response to my suggestion for a new Graduate Forum section (http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/showthread.php?t=2343127&p=42823630).

This is a place for graduates to discuss anything related to life after university, whether it's about starting a graduate job, moving back in with your parents or moving into a new place, here's the place to post it!

I'll start us off by asking what have you been doing since leaving university?

(p.s. this is only in the careers section as it seems the most appropriate place available. This doesn't limit the topic of conversation to careers.)

My story is an optimistic one, just to give some hope out there!

During my 2nd year I bombed my exams with poor marks, so going into 3rd year I believe they best I could get was a 2:2, which would edge me out of a lot of jobs. Due to that I didn't bother applying to a lot of grad schemes and the ones I did apply to my motivation was nonexistent.

Move onto close to my exam period and I start applying for jobs in property, as studying law I actually found Land Law interesting. I passed a telephone interview and went to a face to face where they offered me the job 20 minutes after I had left, saying I had given the best answer they have ever received for the written scenario.

I actually secured this job before my exams were finished and before my degree result. It wasn't a job I needed my degree for but I love it.

I actually ended up graduating with a 2:1 in Law, so I am considering applying to grad schemes this September, mainly interested in the Hmrc scheme as I would possibly be able to stay in Reading if I somehow managed to get on it.

It's not all doom and gloom out there guys, I promise!

See I have a 2:1 in law too but I don't think it's law I want to to into. Then any job interviews they are like....why do you not want to work in law and I never really have an answer lol

I was asked this, and I just twisted the question back at them. I said that by studying land law it sparked an interest in property for me and while I don't use my law knowledge exactly it does give me a useful foundation for understanding the legal ramifications of my work.

Try to locate an aspect of your law course that could apply to the job you are applying for and link it like that

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Does anyone know of any sites where you can do a questionnaire to give you an idea of which careers would be suitable? I've already done the one on prospects but it just gave me really random results.

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Found this one helpful: http://www.careertest.net/

These tests can be useful but take a second opinion by seeing a careers adviser at Uni too.

I graduated back in 2010 in Law with Accounting. I've worked in retail and call centres since. Still looking for my ideal job but I've no idea what that is, I just know its not what I'm doing atm. I'm waiting to hear back from a company I interviewed at last week, and have another interview lined up for Friday but I have a terrible track record with interviews so I'm really not hopeful of getting either.

I would love to quit my current job and be unemployed for a while but I think I'd crack up if I wasn't able to get something else.

Ughh fed up with this. So tempting to want to go back to uni and have someone give me money!

Ughh fed up with this. So tempting to want to go back to uni and have someone give me money!