A survey by specialist language recruiter, Euro London Appointments has revealed that language skills improve employability. Euro London surveyed 228 employers of whom 86% felt that languages were an important skill set.
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If you’re a British graduate with an interest in languages and policy, you should consider crossing the Channel in the direction of Brussels, the capital of Belgium. At a time when job opportunities for graduates appear bleak in the UK, the European Union wants new recruits to work in the “capital” of Europe where there are scores of other young people and plenty of cafes and restaurants, not to mention large quantities of good beer and chocolate as well as delicious mussels and snails. Read the whole article in the Independent here
Have you ever wondered who the experts are at a Working Knowledge Event? We took a close look at the 40 experts at this year’s FLUX Grand Final in Nottingham where experts gave up a day of their time to judge some of the UK’s top entrepreneurial students.
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Ole Fjelberg was at Flux 2010 as a member of the Queen Mary, University of London team. Originally from Norway, Ole is making a big splash in the UK not only as the founder of the Queen Mary Investment Club but as the man behind the UK franchise of One Piece a new clothing phenomenon from Norway. Read more about Ole here - Ole’s profile
The Guardian 20th April – Faced with a competitive job market, undergraduates are teaching themselves the skills they need for work. Tackling the UK’s awkward equation of more students but fewer jobs, students are helping each other to work on ways to boost their chances of finding employment.
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COLLEGE students should be taught interview techniques to bridge a “major gap” between academic qualifications and their ability to get a job.
It argues that students should have an in-depth knowledge of employability skills as well as their subject when they finish their course.
The recommendations were made by Graduate Careers Ireland, which represents careers officers in third-level institutions.
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