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WITH graduation inching ever closer, there’s a high chance that you are already fed up with your parents, neighbours, department heads, even your neighbour’s cat, asking what you are going to do next.

Even if you have well-laid plans, the subject gets old

pretty quickly, and if you don’t it can be infuriating to

say the least, so please forgive us when you turn over

the page. However things are shaping up for you, it is

worth taking some time to read through our pros and

cons of embarking on further study or the wisdom of

jetting off to foreign climes. Plus, we ask whether you

might be better off simply gritting your teeth and

getting on with the job hunt.

At the very least, it will give you something to say

to those inquisitive relatives and, who knows, it could

inspire you to change your direction completely.

Whatever you decide to do, you will probably have to

do a work experience placement or internship at some

point. This has become a thorny issue recently, with

stories of graduate exploitation making the headlines.

On page 7 we look at whether it is ever worth working

for free, show you where you can get funding and offer

our top tips on making the most of your placement.

Finally, if you are in need of inspiration turn to

page 9, where four science and engineering graduates

tell us how they bagged their dream jobs.

For more careers coverage look out for the Insider

articles in the main magazine or go to newscientist.

com/studentzone. There you will find lots more advice,

as well as our careers blog Big Wide World, where you

can debate the work-related issues of the day and

follow some of our Real Lives scientists as they make

their way in their careers.

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You have spent the last few years in a blur of books and booze but now the end of your degree is drawing close. It is time to take a deep breath and consider your next big steps. Penny Sarchet runs through your options

You will have memorised your entire subject, pulled numerous all-nighters, met impossible deadlines and sat through the world’s most incomprehensible lectures. You’ll deserve a year out, right? Err… not necessarily. You may feel like you have been working flat-out but don’t expect any sympathy. When it comes to seeing the world and finding yourself, you are not owed anything (unlike the government, to which you now owe a chunk of change for that degree). In tough economic times, think seriously about whether a gap year is a luxury you can afford.

If nightmares of unemployment, a stack of rejections and endless temp work does make you opt for a gap year, make sure you do your research first. Planned properly and executed with the right attitude, a gap year could improve your employment chances. “Gap years are generally well-considered,” says founder of JobMarketSuccess.com, Clare Whitmell. “Our economies and corporations are becoming more global. Prove that you can work and communicate across different cultures and generations and you’ll be an asset to most companies looking to expand.”

When the “Gap Yah” YouTube parody of upper-middle-class gappers went viral last year, it exemplified the growing perception of gap years – an opportunity for posh young people to get drunk on holiday under the guise of “charidee”. It needn’t be like this. “Good planning and a focus on constructive activities with a view to personal development rather

than aimless backpacking will help to shake off the gap yah stigma,” says Alice Baines from gap year company The Leap, based in Marlborough. “Aim to pick up an additional qualification, such as a new language, or experience linked to your future career.”

Baines says the number of graduates taking year-long or summer placements with her company has tripled since 2006. With so many people having the same idea, you need to work harder to show employers how your gap year has made you an excellent prospective employee. Whatever you do, don’t let unexplained gaps sneak onto your CV. “If a student took a year out somewhere, they should explain why and what they were doing,” says Michelle Traynor, head of talent at Detica, a subsidiary of BAE Systems based in Guildford. “Taking a gap year is fine as long as you do something productive.”

When entering the world of work, think carefully about what you got from your gap year and how it is relevant to the jobs you apply for. “Assess what you learned in terms of skills and personal development,” says Whitmell. “Responding to the challenges of living in a different culture, working and communicating with others, learning to be resourceful and flexible: these are valuable, transferable skills.”

Finally, don’t have unrealistic expectations. Advancing in your chosen profession abroad will not necessarily qualify you to enter at a higher level in the UK. However, if you frame your experiences well on your CV and at interviews, it could help you swing that first crucial position.

Where to now?

Get out of here

With an all-time high of 83 applicants for every graduate job, staying on in education sounds like an attractive prospect. You get another qualification and delay the job hunt.

After all, you enjoy being a student, working 9 to 5 sounds

like hell and you would really miss your student discounts.

But before you sign up “decide whether it’s going to help

your employment prospects before you enrol,” says

Whitmell. “Don’t do further study just to put off looking for

employment for another year.”

For many jobs, a master’s won’t make you any more

desirable. Traynor explains: “We don’t particularly

distinguish between an MSc and a BSc. What we look for is

a consistent, high-achieving academic background and a

logical progression towards a particular career path.” Only

a few niche vocations require an MSc and the truth is that

master’s programmes prepare you more for a PhD than

for the world of work. If you don’t intend to go down the

academic route you might be better off getting some work

experience and practising job applications.

If you do decide a master’s is for you, find out first who

will be teaching you, where you will be working and what

opportunities you will be given. The key to a successfully

spent master’s is networking. “Use your time to expand your

contacts, learn more about employers, attend conferences

and start getting your name known,” says Whitmell.

A masters will cost you thousands of pounds and a year

of your life – make sure it’s worth it.

If you are considering going one step further and doing a

PhD, let’s not beat around the bush: they are long, gruelling

and poorly paid. You may get to hang around the student

union for another four years but it’s a lowly perk compared

with the fancy holidays your friends will soon be enjoying

while you are still living off baked beans.

Besides, it’s not true that you need a doctorate to stay

in science. There are research-based roles available for

BSc holders in a range of industries, including

pharmaceuticals, biotech, healthcare and technology.

Make the most of your university careers advisor, who

will help you identify jobs you don’t need a doctorate

to do. Bear in mind that outside of science a PhD can

sometimes prove to be a hindrance. “Some employers

might view you as overqualified and therefore a risky hire,”

warns Whitmell.

You should only really do a PhD if your dream job demands

it or if you want to stay in academia. Be warned, though –

there is serious global overcrowding of academic research.

The number of PhDs awarded each year is sky-rocketing

while permanent positions are still scarce.

With such prospects in academia, make sure your PhD will

give you other options. “Industrially sponsored PhDs help

make you more employable, particularly if they involve work

on-site with the sponsor,” says Catherine Gutsell from

recruiters the CK Group based in Durham.

That said, if you are willing to brave the low pay and

tough competition of academia and love your subject, as

a PhD student you will enjoy a level of independence and

intellectual freedom that’s impossible to find elsewhere.

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Here’s a crazy idea: maybe you should just grit your teeth and get on with the job hunt. The sooner you start, the sooner you will find something, right?

In June, the Association of Graduate Recruiters announced an increase in graduate vacancies – the first since 2008. But as the system plays catch up, you will be competing not only with your peers, but also several years’ worth of graduates. You need to be prepared, armed and ready for job-seeking war.

Start with your university careers service, says Whitmell. “As well as advertising vacancies, they can also help you with your applications, give you CV feedback and help you practise interviews.” Don’t leave job hunting too late: you should start looking for positions two to three months prior to finishing your course, says Gutsell.

Avoid applying only to big companies with large graduate schemes – they will attract swathes of

applicants and trap you in endless rounds of assessments. “Find out about smaller employers in your chosen industry,” says Whitmell. “They might not offer such structured training, but you could find yourself exposed to a much wider range of working experiences.”

Make sure you sign up to recruitment agencies, especially if you are interested in a niche industry. There are a number that specialise in science and technology and these will help you find careers you didn’t even know existed. “Specialist recruiters have industry contacts and know their client companies well,” says Whitmell. “They can give you gold-dust tips on how best to organise your CV or conduct yourself at interview.”

It’s been said a hundred times before but the first step towards a successful application is a perfect CV. Your university careers service is best placed to help with this, and there are a number of online companies who you can submit your CV to for free feedback.

But it’s not just your CV you need to focus on – your mindset needs attention too. Research an employer before applying, looking closely at any values they provide on their website. “These will give a strong hint as to the way the organisation

The reality is that these days it is not unusual for graduates to apply for many, many jobs before they are successful. But the best advice is to start looking for a job as soon as you can, while you still have some student loan left and before the novelty of having you home, rent-free, wears off on your parents. Whatever you decide to do, avoid succumbing to the numbing comfort of Neighbours and Countdown. Sitting around doing nothing to further your skills doesn’t look good to a prospective employer. Penny Sarchet

Graduates need to be prepared, armed and ready for the job-seeking war

would like people to behave,” says Mark Parkinson, a business psychologist and graduate assessment consultant based near Bath. Knowing this will help you pass the selection assessments some companies use, called Situational Judgement Tests. These pose a series of hypothetical scenarios and ask you to apply your reasoning and common sense to get through them. The only way to succeed is to practise, says Parkinson. There are many free tests and questionnaires available on the web, and books you can buy or borrow from libraries.

Some companies ask prospective employees to take a personality test to see if they would be a good “fit”. Employers use these to guess how an applicant is likely to interact and behave with clients and colleagues. “The best single piece of advice for these tests is to be yourself,” says Parkinson. Under no circumstances should you lie or bend your answers – these questionnaires test for consistency, so they will be able to tell.

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from the National Debtline. “It’s linked to inflation

so when you graduate and you start paying back

the money you’re paying back the equivalent you

borrowed at a later stage in time.” Lots of people

don’t realise that at the outset, says Parker, “so it

can take longer than they anticipated to repay

the debt”.

Student loans aren’t all bad, says Ed Ackerman,

who studied economics at the University of

Edinburgh and is now a business analyst at

Google in London. “You won’t be hassled for it if

you’re not working like other loans and it’s not

going to affect your credit rating or prospects

of buying a house,” he says. But it’s still worth

thinking ahead. “I wasn’t really worried at the

time as everyone had to take them. I didn’t really

think about the future or paying it off,” says

Ackerman, who is also a mentor for

FutureYou, an online community where you

can get support if you are out of work. “In

hindsight, they are more of

a burden than I first thought. I’m still

paying off quite a considerable

amount a month four years later.”

Under the current loans

system you don’t pay anything back

until you earn over £15,000,

although you are still accruing interest.

When tuition fees increase in 2012, this

threshold will go up to £21,000,

although the interest rates will

increase with the amount you earn. That

means you will end up paying back considerably

more than you borrowed.

“Student debt is a huge problem,” especially

for medical students who have to study for

at least five years, says Katie Petty-Saphon,

executive director of the Medical Schools Council

in London. After graduating, “if they work

continuously in the NHS for 30 years [starting at

the lowest rung and rising to consultant level],

the British Medical Association has

calculated that under the new

system they will have to pay back

£151,000 in interest and

repayments”.

Student loans aside, the majority

of graduates will also leave

university with commercial debts,

such as credit cards and overdrafts.

“Students can end up thinking that

all credit is the same,” says Lynne Condell, chair of

the National Association of Student Money

Advisers, based in Nottingham. Store cards and

short-term “payday loans” may tempt but they

charge huge interest rates so should be avoided.

The key to managing without these quick fixes

is to budget effectively, whether you are at the

start of you studies, or panicking about debt as a

graduate. The worst thing to do is bury your head

in the sand. “If you get advice early you have a

much broader range of options available to you,”

says Parker.

To get a handle on things, set up an internet

bank account and check your bank statements

regularly to makes sure you are not incurring

extra charges. Upgrade your student account to a

graduate account, as these tend to offer better

interest rates or interest-free overdrafts.

The National Debtline also has a free online

tool to show you how to budget, as well as advice

on how to write to creditors to negotiate reduced

payments. If you do have debts other than your

student loan, work out what needs to be paid

first. For instance, a credit card bill would be

classed as a low priority debt because the actions

that can be taken against you are less severe

compared with what happens if you do not pay

your utility bills, rent or council tax. The Citizen’s

Advice Bureau can offer free advice to help you

work out what’s best for you.

It’s not all doom and gloom, however, says

Condell. When you are earning, the loan

repayments are “a manageable amount of

money” for most people. Be realistic about

the cost, but don’t let it put you off getting

a degree. Catherine de Lange

How to deal with your debt‘

A student loan is a low priority debt - it won’t hurt your credit rating or stop you from buying a house

If you wanted to take up juggling, you would have joined the circus, not gone to university. So how come each month has become a balancing act between keeping debt collectors from the door, keeping up the minimum repayments on the credit card and the bank balance out of the red? And that’s

before we get started on the student loan. Never

before has university been so expensive, and that

leaves most students and graduates firmly in

one place – debt.

Students graduating this summer will owe an

estimated £21,000 (estimated to rise to £53,000

after the fee hike in 2012), and a survey

commissioned by utilities company uSwitch.com

of 1000 recent graduates found that nearly

70 per cent had underestimated how much debt

they would be in. Twenty per cent of student-loan

holders also wrongly believed their loans were

interest free.

“The most important thing with a student loan

is to realise that it’s not free money and you will

be paying interest on the loan,” says Louisa Parker

DEAR AGONY UNCLE


Yes, the job market isn’t easy right now

but don’t lose your enthusiasm – there are

few qualities an employer likes more! Most

graduates get jobs within a year or so of

graduating, so the likelihood is you soon will

too. Let’s see what we can do to bring that

outcome a little closer.

First up, you must tailor each of your job

applications properly. Stop applying for

hundreds – you can’t possibly be giving each

one enough attention. For those you do apply

for, make sure the covering letter addresses

the specific job you are applying for. Think

carefully about what skills you can bring from

your degree and from your temp work.

Tell your prospective employer why you

want this particular job with this particular

company. This will show you have actually

read the job spec and have researched the

company. This might seem obvious but you

would be surprised how many people skip

straight to the bit about why they would be

a great employee.

Don’t do what all science graduates do and

go into great detail about your ace data-

handling skills. It is a bit like a Premiership

footballer emphasising how good they are at

playing football and buying fast cars! What

prospective employers often think when they

see a science graduate is: “Can this person

talk to people? Are they creative? Do they

understand business?” So, after you have

mentioned your science skills, use examples

to explain how great you are with people.

Narrow down your criteria. Apply for jobs

that will give you useful experiences and

good contacts. Don’t worry about getting

your perfect job first time – you are young and

have plenty of time to find your dream job.

A few jobs in your first few years in work are

not unusual, so now is the time to try things.

You are one of the most employable people

on the planet – you have a science degree. Get

out there and put it to work!

All the best,

Agony Uncle

To read more from our Agony Uncle, Charlie Ball from the Higher Education Careers Services Unit, visit our blog at bit.ly/nlYr1B


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ARE THERE STILL INTERNSHIPS OUT THERE?

The briefing: Work experience and internshipsIt is almost impossible to get a job without a work placement or three under your belt but they raise a host of financial and moral

dilemmas. Catherine de Lange unpicks the issues

HOW DO I FIND A DECENT PLACEMENT?

WILL I GET PAID?

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IS IT OK TO WORK FOR FREE?

CAN I GET FUNDING ELSEWHERE?

HOW CAN I MAKE THE MOST OF MY

INTERNSHIP?

WHAT WILL I GET FROM IT?

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