I can't find a job in this city

[Onthetyne 10]

The op sounds like a snob in the job sense

[Cyclone 10]

You spend 25k+ on a degree, and you are bound to hope that it will get you a job worth that investment. Plus you want to be called a young professional and in a few years buy a house in an appropriate area (or maybe it's a few decades these days, I'm not sure).

[Onthetyne 10]

You spend 25k+ on a degree, and you are bound to hope that it will get you a job worth that investment. Plus you want to be called a young professional and in a few years buy a house in an appropriate area (or maybe it's a few decades these days, I'm not sure).

 

True, we need those young professiinals to keep those house prices rising and those estate agents happy

 

However it seems with this chap it's just getting a job.......

 

So if he works in a call centre he is not allowed to be called a young professional then

[donuticus 10]

There's 200+ admin jobs listed in Sheffield here.

 

http://www.reed.co.uk/jobs/administration-in-sheffield

 

What salary are you looking for?

[Cyclone 10]

True, we need those young professiinals to keep those house prices rising and those estate agents happy

 

However it seems with this chap it's just getting a job.......

 

So if he works in a call centre he is not allowed to be called a young professional then

 

Nope. And working in a call centre it won't be long before they crush the life out of him and he can no longer be called young either!

[EJ192 10]

Fancy a sales role? Car lease broker, telephone based.

[TJC1 10]

You spend 25k+ on a degree, and you are bound to hope that it will get you a job worth that investment. Plus you want to be called a young professional and in a few years buy a house in an appropriate area (or maybe it's a few decades these days, I'm not sure).

 

You do. A degree is not the passport to a great career it once was.

[sgtkate 10]

You do. A degree is not the passport to a great career it once was.

 

Gotta admit I do feel lucky I graduated when I did (7 years ago). I got offered a Grad Scheme job with a big company and haven't looked back.

 

Those places do still exist but they do require a lot of flexibility around location and roles. Again I got very lucky as I was able to stay in Sheffield, but I had to travel a lot in the first couple of years which may not suit everyone.

[trackside 10]

Hi Mkop, I posted early this morning and have only just had a chance to catch up with the thread.

What did you specialise in, within your degree? Business Studies is an extremely broad field with many different career paths available to you.

Do you have any aspirations or goals within your career or a particular market that you have an interest in?

Does your university offer any guidance or have a careers office you could get in touch with?

 

Sheffield has a vibrant employment market, with many opportunities in many different fields but it's extremely important to realise that no job is beneath you. Begin by getting any position available, even if that is minimum wage or volunteering. From this point you can continue to strive forward, either within a company or (easier) by applying for positions within the same sector but with other firms.

If you're always on time, have a professional work ethic and a positive attitude you will go far.

 

You also stated that one of your attributes is good communication skills but I think they could be vastly improved (this isn't a dig, but an observation). You have several spelling mistakes, punctuation errors and poor grammar. It may be a good idea to have someone go through your CV and any covering letters that you send.

 

Good luck, I I know it can be hard work to get going but with perseverance you'll be fine.

[Haydn1971 10]

I work in the civil engineering consultancy business - we can't find enough graduates for love nor money, so most firms are taking staff from overseas, my current firm and the previous are full of Spanish, Greek, Polish, Ukrainian and even such far flung places as Napal and the Congo - it's not that there isn't anything out there, you are not seeing the opportunities nor selling yourself to the right people.

 

It is a numbers game, I sent out 100's of letters looking for a job as a 17 year old in 1988... It eventually worked out for me, but that process has never been so easy with Internet access. Don't let others do the searching, get directly onto company websites, research salaries, know what skills are needed, read industry news, know what you want to do, apply directly, make sure your CV is well presented, get some volunteering stuff on there, make yourself sound professional - graduates are walking into £25-30k jobs in today's market.

[Anna B 1,414]

I can't stand people who whinge about not being able to find a job - 'nothing out there...' - what an utter load of tosh.

 

I finished university years ago now, whilst I was studying IT there I was a cleaner in a steel factory and worked evenings in an off-licence. When I left, the steel factory gave me a full time job delivery driving and doing general maintenance. During this I got myself on the books with 13 employment agencies and then left and started doing temp contract work in IT companies through them, shortly after one of the IT companies offered me a permanent position and my career has taken on from there...

 

A lot of students leave uni with degrees thinking this suddenly gives them the right to better jobs, or the ability to choose what they do. Nope, it doesn't work like that.

I think you grab the first job you can get, prove you are willing and build yourself a foundation and work from there.

 

According to a report (DM printed it, but can't remember which one) 3 out of 5 graduates do a job they are over-qualified for, and that does not need a degree (and are still doing it 12 months after leaving Uni.)

But the big danger is also that many companies are now insisting on a degree for fairly meanial low paid work that doesn't really require a degree.

[martin6 10]

I have to tell you a 2:2 degree isn't going to get you a job in business. I personally reject Cv's with a 2:2 and many other do that I have spoken to. Time to realise you aren't meant for business and time to look for another career.