A graduate scheme is a fast-track career move, enhancing your performance through specific training, tuition and being allowed to “shadow” other employees to ascertain new skills. Recognition from your peers may not be achieved quickly, but in due course your skills will be put to the test and this is your opportunity to shine.
fter completing a number of years at university, studying to achieve the qualification you have worked extremely hard for, it is time to take the next step on your career
path – finding employment. For many, the grueling task of completing application after application seems never-ending and for a few this process is skipped in favour of a highly sought after position within a graduate scheme.
A graduate scheme is a specially designed work placement for graduates to allow them to enter employment immediately after completing their degree. There opportunities are rare and valuable, therefore the demand is high amongst competing individuals.
In return for your dedication and fresh skills, companies that offer graduate schemes provide you with direction, stability and the opportunity to succeed within your chosen career path
. As a graduate your talent, creative mind and ability is your input to the offer in return for a premium post within an established organizations.
Graduate schemes tend to run for one year, an adequate amount of time to allow the graduate to build strong career foundations within their place of employment and understand the company’s operations. Generally, the graduate will move around and work in different areas of the business to achieve a good understanding of how it operates as a whole and to find out which area he or she feels their skills are best suited.
