However, some commentators are viewing graduate jobs as an opportunity for employers to seek cheaper labour. Whatever your view, these are uncertain times where you may need to tread carefully.
So is it possible to find graduate jobs that are secure. Well, the answer is it is very difficult to know. At a time where banks which are household names are collapsing left right and centre, who knows what is around the corner for companies out their with graduate recruitment schemes. To be prudent, there are a number of things you can do to try and eliminate dead end opportunities, here are some for you to think of.
Do some digging on your potential employer. It's worth noting that if they are insecure or about ot restructure, the recruiting manager isn't about to tell you, in fact, it will likely be a well guarded secret. However, it's difficult to keep these things a secret on the internet. Try a google search on your employer. If there are changes brewing, a sale or a purchase, you may find clues coming up in news articles and such like. It may be just enough to know to avoid some graduate jobs on offer.
Try to track down and existing employee and pick their brains. Unlike the recruiting manager, a more neutral employee may give you a more honest appraisal of the company, what it is like to be there and what they think are it's future prospects. one way of achieving this without asking the recruiting manager is to approach some of their customers and ask then who they deal with and get contact details from here.
If the graduate jobs you are interested in are part of an annual scheme, there will be plenty of folk who have been through the process before. These people will give a good account of the quality of the scheme ans you will also be able to appraise where they have progressed to, if at all. It would certainly be worth requesting contact with these people, if the request is denied you may question why?
Another sensible request would be to spend a day internally with a member of staff. It['s a reasonable request but would allow you to achieve a number of outcomes. Firstly it will allow you to get close to people on the inside, assess their views and opinions. If there are changes afoot and the staff have a clue you would likely pick this up on the day. Secondly, it would be invaluable research should you end up in interviews for their graduate jobs.
In past years I would have advised people looking at graduate jobs to ensure they stick their first job for at least 18 months to avoid being viewed as someone who has not done well in the role. However, most employers are now more than aware that movement on Cvs is as much about failing companies as failing employees, so don't get too stressed if you end up somewhere that is in trouble, just start the process of looking over again.
Many graduates this year are considering further education. This is a good option, it not only removes them from the graduate jobs loop in troubled times but the extra qualifications may give them the edge when they return to look for work.
Your first graduate jobs are exciting times and opportunities are there so don't be put off by the poor economy. Just give available jobs the right amount of thought and research and you will minimise the chances of ending up someone in a dead end and having to start again.
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