Graduating in a Pandemic!
As you can imagine, entering the job market after graduating from University (in 2020), was very difficult and daunting. With companies facing uncertainty in the market, and staff being made redundant or being placed on the furlough scheme, recruitment was not on their agenda. This made job searching at the time to be very difficult…
2020 Step Research Project Launch
2020 may well be the year that everything changes. A global pandemic, an economic crisis like none we have seen before in peace time and Britain going it alone outside of the EU combine to make 2020 a uniquely challenging time for employers to plan their talent strategies. So whilst this year’s research will pick…
IT and Coding with Puma – Altif
Altif is a Computing student from the University of Huddersfield. He has recently completed an IT Sandwich Placement with PUMA. The reason why I applied to Puma was because I felt that I could gain valuable industry knowledge with a global company/brand. I also liked Puma’s ethos and their stance on sustainability. When I came…
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Step Recruitment signs Open Letter to Boris: “Kick start the economy by investing in jobs and people”
Press Release: June 2020 Nottingham based graduate recruitment business, Step along with over 200 organisations across the UK, has signed an open letter to the Prime Minister, calling on the Government to publicly commit to a new Opportunity Guarantee. The UK is experiencing the biggest economic crisis in 300 years, and on Tuesday 16th June…
Speaker’s Parliamentary Scheme Case Study – Luana
At the age of 31, Luana had just been made redundant from her Marketing role and was at a crossroads in her career. After a period of reflection, she decided that this was the perfect opportunity to take a risk on something she was passionate about, politics. Lack of Parliamentary Role Models As a mixed-race…
Thank you and Happy Holidays from Step
We would like to extend our thanks to all our clients who have supported both Step and our community of enterprising students and graduates throughout this incredibly difficult year. There were times when the future looked uncertain but thanks to your support, we will start 2021 in excellent shape to continue Bringing Business and…
Why choose a career in copywriting, and how to get the skills needed to get started
Copywriting is an attractive career choice for recent graduates: it’s flexible, fast-paced, and it gives you a chance to learn about a variety of businesses. But for many students or recent graduates, it’s not always clear what exactly copywriting involves or how to get into it. This article is here to help! Here we will…
Oli Graham
Developing skills during lockdown – for free!
So, like many students, lockdown has been a bit weird and boring. I’m a second-year student and I didn’t want to waste my time. After watching almost everything Netflix had to offer, I thought it was about time I did something productive and useful with all the spare time I had… After not working for…
69% of students and graduates responding to a recent survey have had their internship or placement cancelled due to the Coronavirus pandemic.
In March 2020, the ISE carried out a survey of graduate employers to understand how the developing pandemic situation might affect graduate level recruitment. The survey was carried out in the week before lockdown started and it’s fair to say no one could have predicted what a massive effect the coronavirus would have on the way…
Where are they now? The Speaker’s Parliamentary Placement Scheme – Rhys Harper
The Speaker’s Parliamentary Placement Scheme came along at an opportune moment in my life and indeed in my (stalling) career. By the time I saw calls for applications on Twitter I was mere months from graduating and had been roundly rejected by every public service graduate scheme in the country. This sense of failure was…
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