I read a fab new book the other day by Dr Paul Redmond Head of Careers and Employability at the University of Liverpool ‘The Graduate Jobs Formula’
His view on the secret formula to getting a graduate job is as follows:
E=Q+WE+SxC
Employability equals Qualifications plus Work Experience plus Strategies multiplied by Contacts
In other words the formula means that for you to become employable you will need to make sure you possess the right qualifications, relevant and up to date work experience, strategies that employers value and want to hire and, most of all, a group of proactive and appropriately placed contacts.
A really useful view and an accurate one I’d say.
The proof is in the pudding they say so a great example is @employkyle – an innovative website set up by a creative and talented graduate looking for a role www.employkyle.com
I’m sure it won’t be long before he gets snapped up!
