We can all feel it: the inevitable march of time as summer draws to a close and September looms once again. Autumn marks the start of a new student term and the graduate recruitment season, when it will no longer be acceptable to binge-watch Netflix for seven hours a day. You might have a constant feeling of panic in your stomach and wonder to yourself: when do I need to apply for a graduate job? Should I start now? Will I have time after term begins?  Well, we’re here to tell you first, don’t stress, and second, this blog will set exactly everything you need to know to ensure you don’t m ..read more

Every university student wants to believe their chosen degree is going to lead to a well paid graduate job with juicy bonuses. But can you really expect to earn a big bucks as a starting salary, regardless of what you’ve studied?  Likewise, after four years of hard slog, could you discover your £50,000 degree was horribly overpriced as you go in search of paid jobs in the UK? We’ll take the sting out of the discovery process by taking a look at the degree types and sectors they cover, and how they ranked in terms of pay, followed by an examination of what graduates can expect as a startin ..read more

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Strategies for Graduates to Deal with the Pressure of Finding a Job The life of a fresh graduate mainly involves a lot of mass graduate job applications. While LinkedIn Easy Apply is a go-to, it isn’t the most effective of strategies, despite its ease and the instant gratification felt after a spree of quick applications. On the days when a graduate does actually take the trouble to complete an online application form, create an introductory video AND answer a series of psychometric tests; companies still have the audacity to respond back with a generic rejection email and no f ..read more

Which towns and cities in the UK do graduates feel the safest in? Everyone deserves to feel safe in their home, place of work or while studying at university. With ever-increasing movements such as #MeToo exposing the difficult realities surrounding harassment, we decided to conduct a short piece of research with students and graduates who are looking for graduate jobs to find out how safe they feel and their attitudes towards safety in a city they could be trying to relocate to for work. We asked questions about how safe each graduate felt in their city, especially how safe they conside ..read more

All you need is a 2:1 right? That’s what you happily tell yourself on the first day of Freshers’ Week. After all, uni’s a breeze, and as long as you match library sessions with drinking sessions you can get a 2:1, leaving yourself the pick of any and all graduate jobs.  Yet somehow, between AU Wednesdays, your responsibilities as President of a society, and getting hammered twice a week, you missed a few 9am lectures.  The result? It all went wrong, you slipped under the current and graduated with the dreaded Desmond. A 2:2.  But is it really the death sentence for your bright a ..read more

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Graduate job hunting isn’t easy, is it? So many opportunities… so little time! That’s why we’re doing our bit to help here at Debut.  Our app is a one-stop shop for all things graduate career, from tips and insights, to epic jobs and schemes with some of the UK’s top employers. But with exams and essays piling on top of that job search, time is at a premium.  It can feel oh-so-tempting to power on through, working into the small, dark hours, and totally neglecting yourself in the process. Ultimately though, being ‘on’ all the time is going to leave a mark on your wellbeing. &nbs ..read more

Getting a job is everything we work towards, right from the moment we start school.  Are you going to be a doctor? A firefighter?  Would you rather be a copywriter, or maybe a structural engineer?  Either way, we’re encouraged to make our minds up early on, so we can plan how we’ll start our amazing careers. Fast-forward a few years, and you’ve paid your dues, right?   You’ve studied long and hard, you’ve done plenty of gruelling work experience, and now you’ve FINALLY landed that dream graduate job, or a place on an awesome graduate scheme. Now you’re headed straight ..read more

The job market can be a confusing and seemingly unpredictable place. Sometimes you’ll happen across so many relevant graduate jobs that you won’t have time to apply for them all, while at other times you might struggle to find a single promising job posting. Job hunting while the market is scarce can be a stressful and demoralising process, as there are likely to be far more applicants per advertised position, making the process much more competitive. To help you plan the best time to make your next career move, we’ve looked back at the last five years to see when there are the most ..read more