Further to the earlier post "What Do Graduates Do?", the AGCAS Quarterly Survey of Vacancies and Employer Activity suggests a positive trend during the summer of 2011.
Vacancies in IT, retail, marketing, advertising and PR all rose during that period, while the survey also reported increased vacancies from smaller companies, some of whom may have been recruiting graduates for the first time.
At the other end of the scale larger companies, who might have ceased recruitment altogether in earlier recessions, have continued taking on graduates - perhaps to avoid future shortages - although many have reduced numbers and are making more use of internships and temporary posts.
AGCAS reports that the overall picture is mixed as there are still plenty of graduates from previous years competing for posts, but there are some clear signs for optimism.
This will be the last post this year, so here's to wish all reading this a Merry Christmas and an Employable New Year!
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Showing posts with label advertising. Show all posts
Thursday, 22 December 2011
Wednesday, 6 July 2011
Young Talent Awards - A Way into Advertising
The Action Planning Group (APG), representing the "world's leading communications strategists", run a biennial competition to award the best thinking by students in full-time education.
The deadline for this year's APG Young Talent Awards is Friday 26th August 2011. According to APG's Gareth Goodall, this is what you need to do to enter and what you stand to gain:
"In not more than 1,000 words, tell us about a brand that you would like to invent that would appeal to people your age. The brand should be invented completely from scratch. The best three entries will be given a prize at the 2011 Awards Ceremony, before an audience of leading strategists from London's top advertising agencies. This would give you a great way of securing a job in the ad industry: of last year's winners, two are now in full-time employment in advertising agencies and the third will walk into a glittering career when she graduates."
You can find the Rules of Entry and more details at http://www.apg.org.uk/?p=1163
The deadline for this year's APG Young Talent Awards is Friday 26th August 2011. According to APG's Gareth Goodall, this is what you need to do to enter and what you stand to gain:
"In not more than 1,000 words, tell us about a brand that you would like to invent that would appeal to people your age. The brand should be invented completely from scratch. The best three entries will be given a prize at the 2011 Awards Ceremony, before an audience of leading strategists from London's top advertising agencies. This would give you a great way of securing a job in the ad industry: of last year's winners, two are now in full-time employment in advertising agencies and the third will walk into a glittering career when she graduates."
You can find the Rules of Entry and more details at http://www.apg.org.uk/?p=1163
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