{"id":846,"date":"2012-11-13T20:52:08","date_gmt":"2012-11-13T20:52:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.net-recruit.co.uk\/blog\/?p=271"},"modified":"2012-11-13T20:52:08","modified_gmt":"2012-11-13T20:52:08","slug":"the-placement-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pp.dc86.work\/?p=846","title":{"rendered":"2012 – Year of the placement!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Trying to find a job after leaving University is getting tougher and tougher as 1 in 5 graduates struggle to\u00a0find a job. One of the most effective ways to gain employment is gaining some valuable industry experience.<\/p>\n

Employers are finding that graduates who have taken a years industry placement have better employable skills\u00a0compared to those who have spent a year travelling or those who have completed a straight degree course,<\/p>\n

Business leaders are also increasingly favouring graduates who have completed a years industry placement\u00a0over those who have no industry experience.<\/p>\n

Placements allow you to get a step ahead on the graduate career ladder<\/p>\n

Work placements are normally structured programmes or schemes where students spend an entire academic\u00a0year working for an organisation as a full-time member of staff before returning to university for the final year.<\/p>\n

This provides undergraduates with the opportunity to gain all-important work experience and employability\u00a0skills before graduating. It can also give students a clearer idea about which career path to follow after\u00a0university. These placements have a huge motivational effect on students and many companies view the\u00a0placement as a year-long \u2018interview\u2019.<\/p>\n

Many students make such an impression that they are offered a\u00a0permanent job on graduation.<\/p>\n

Graduates should seriously consider applying for placement opportunities to enhance their chances for future\u00a0employment.<\/p>\n

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