I know what I want to do but I'm not sure how to get there...

How can the Careers Service help?

• CV Advice
• Mock Interviews (practice interviews customised to suit upcoming Interviews - contact us for more details).
• One to one guidance interviews (30 minute long appointments).
• Drop in service for quick queries.
• Workshops and Events including employer presentations.
• Careers Fairs
• Our Careers Information & Resources point: the JobShop / Placement Base
• Assocation for Graduate Careers Services - find out how AGCAS Scotland can help you.

Do you know about the Scottish Shared Vacancy Service?

As a graduate, you have access to graduate level vacancies in our online database showing vacancies across the UK. Check out the JobShop for more information.

Graduate Job Seeking Strategies

Many students think of Graduate Training Schemes offered by large companies when they hear the term "graduate job". However it is important to remember that many of these programmes focus on particular career areas and approximately only 10 per cent of graduates are recruited onto such schemes.

There are many opportunities for challenging and rewarding graduate level roles outside of traditional graduate training programmes.

Graduate Training Schemes

If you are considering applying to a graduate training scheme, early planning and research is recommended. However, most recruiters will accept applications from graduate up to three years after graduation.

Details of graduate training schemes can be found in but are not restricted to the following websites.

• JobShop
• Links to Employer Websites
• Best Companies Guide
• Prospects
• Graduate Elite

Directories and publications of graduate training schemes and other graduate level roles including "The Times Top 100 Graduate Employers" are also available in the JobShop / Placement Base and are free.

Other Vacancy Sources

• Online Vacancy Sources
  • Targetjobs
  • Inside Careers
  • Guardian UK 300 - the top 300 UK graduate employers - as voted by students and graduates
  • Prospects
  • Top Employers Graduate Jobs
• Subject specific journals such as "New Scientist"
• Local and National Newspapers
• Targetjobs Employer Insights - independent reviews on top graduate employers.
• Inside Buzz - an inside look at companies, interviews, salaries and more...
• Recruitment Agency Lists
• Try Yell.com for a list of sector specific companies / organisations.
• Obtain company lists from Professional Bodies and Associations such as
  • Chartered Institute of Marketing
  • Association of British Pharmaceutical Industry
  • Scottish Investment Operation

Networking

• Tayside Young Professionals (TYP) aims to deliver an opportunity to for professional networking and socialising in a relaxed and informal setting for those who are in the early stages of their career.
• Creative Dundee highlights, showcases and generally shouts about all the creative happenings in and around Dundee.

Additional tips on job hunting strategies

• Sorted Seminars
• Alumni Database Search