28th July 2009
So university is over, and like thousands others you are trying to find that first job… well in our climate any job.
But is this the route that we should be following? Do students really want to jump from the one nest of education straight into the other of employment? For the sake of youth and experience, take a leap of faith and who knows where you could land.
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24th July 2009
A few weeks back the Inspiring Interns office in Central London was rocked by the Dolly Rockers where they filmed the video for their Debut Single ‘Gold Digger.’
Take a look at the group everyone is talking about and don’t forget to keep an eye out for the shots of the
Inspiring Interns office!
24th July 2009
Kanye West
An entry from Vogue Magazine about an intern, none other but the artist Kanye West, describing him as a hard working individual at his Internship. Reports have it that Mr West has decided in order to learn more about the fashion industry to get a hands on approach to the field by taking up an Internship at Gap.
It goes to show how important and effective internship placements are at getting you the right skills. In our economic climate, qualifications alone are proving insufficient to land that dream job so get some experience and make yourself more employable!
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Monday 20th July 2009
Here at Inspiring Interns we have implemented the technique of filming a short ‘advert’ of our candidates in order to give their potential employers a more vivid sense of what they are about. They are in short Inspiring’s Video Profiles.
So today in the office we had a candidate come in for just this. However on this occassion, and this is something I have never seen before, he asked to have a copy of the video we had just recorded!
It seems that due to the growing use of recruitment on social networks and indeed demand for good candidates both employers and employees are looking for ways to either make themselves more employable or attract ‘better’ candidates.
We have already seen an influx of people flocking to sites such as 
to find jobs, so maybe this surge of recruitment with a more personal edge in addition to the traditional CV is the way forward in the hope of reeling in the better employees.
The reasons for these firms using social networks such as Facebook, is due to the fact that it has alone witnessed a membership growth of 3 million over the last 6 months. Firms the likes of which Ernst & Young have even created their own social networks on Facebook peaking 16,000 members across 140 countries. So with more and more firms adopting these proactive measures to social networking it is becoming more and more difficult for those opting out to avoid joining them. Candidates are looking for more and more ways to stand out, and our method of Video Profiles is just the beginning.
Friday 17th July 2009
More and more graduates are being told that they are overqualified due to a saturated market full of students with the right qualifications, but with insufficient skills.
I personally have been told when applying for a job that I was the dreaded ‘overqualified.’ My question to employers and indeed others who have been classed as this is:
Should graduates be penalised for having more qualifications rather than skills?
My answer is no. Brought up into a system where ‘Education, Education, Education’ has been hammered into the youth of today, it is no wonder that more of them are turning to higher education. In addition the applications for further degrees are up 400% in some subjects! It seems that there is a problem in the transition between the post A Level’s and pre University stage, many students simply feel that going into higher education is the only way forward.
A possible solution to this problem could be the implementation of a new style of thinking within budding students, releasing the pressure of ‘rushing’ into University before they are ready. The famous ‘gap year’ has long been stigmatised as the easy out option before University with many students travelling abroad. However if utilised properly this gap year could be turned into a year of exerperience.
Having students work for a year in an industry of their choice could indeed better prepare students for university, giving them a real sense of why they are studying for their degrees rather than being there for the sake of going into higher education. As well as this they will have that golden experience for their CV’s.
But to return to the present economic climate, students are taking the time to fill out their résumés by taking internships and work experience out of term time, namely the summer months. The government has even recognised this need by implementing The Graduate Talent Pool.
This system aims to give students the skills they need to be more employable so that graduates are not left jobless once they leave University.
Internships and work experience are proving vital to gain the skills that employers need from students. I think that more and more students should jump on this particular band wagon in order to save themselves from unemployment in the future.
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