Graduate schemes are paid structured training programmes offered by many large employers, usually lasting around two years (between a year and up to three years or more).
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Returning to university from placement? Our transition tips
When your placement comes to an end the thought of returning to University for final year can often bring up mixed feelings. Often when your placement year has been a positive experience, where your contribution was really valued it can be a comedown to be thrown back into uni. You find that you are ‘just […]
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My experience on the Civil Service Fast Stream
I’m Lindi, a first-year Property Fast Streamer. Here’s a little about me and my experience on the Fast Stream so far. Hope you enjoy it!😊 Before the Fast Stream: I studied BSc Quantity Surveying and Commercial Management at Loughborough University. As part of my degree I also undertook a placement year working with a main […]
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What to do if your degree results aren’t as good as you’d hoped
If you are disappointed with your degree results, try to get things in perspective and don’t feel like you have cut off your career options. Remember there are thousands of companies that hire graduates every year and many companies care more about the person they are hiring rather than the mark on their certificate. Flexibility […]
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Applying for graduate schemes, placements and internships in banking and finance
The banking and finance industries are notorious for opening early for applications (it’s usually in the summer or early autumn), so I’ve just spent a few days looking at company websites to see when they open applications for their 2025 internships, insight days, placements and graduate schemes. I’ve found very little apart from that Goldman […]
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Using Surrey Pathfinder to support your graduate job hunt
Surrey Pathfinder is Surrey’s careers platform for students and graduates. Graduates continue to have access to 1:1 careers guidance for 3 years and life time access to our careers events, career development tools and jobs search engine. In this blog, find out about creating your Surrey Pathfinder graduate account, careers appointments, careers fairs and events, […]
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