AGCAS Community - Scotland

Scottish graduates resilient

Fri, 11 May 2012 10:50:46 GMT

Graduates from Scotland's universities are showing resilience in the jobs market despite real challenges facing all young people, according to a graduate employment briefing released by Universities Scotland.

Sir Alex Ferguson's employability audit

Sun, 06 Nov 2011 18:48:46 GMT

Sir Alex Ferguson this week celebrates 25 years as Manchester United manager. To be continually employed for a quarter of a century is quite an achievement, especially in a field where job security is rare. From a careers professional's point of view though, it's interesting to consider what would happen if, perhaps through no fault of his own, Sir Alex had to look for work. Would he readily find another position in the same or another field? Is he still employable?

Scottish Government proposals for post-16 education reform

Tue, 25 Oct 2011 13:47:29 GMT

The Scottish Government has set out proposals for wide wide-ranging reform of the full range of Government-funded post-16 education in Scotland. Proposals outlined in Putting Learners at the Centre, the Government’s pre-legislative paper that takes forward the discussion generated by their Green Paper: Building a Smarter Scotland, cover higher education, further education and skills, as well as community learning and development which is delivered by local authorities and the Third Sector.

Edinburgh researches widening participation destinations

Mon, 17 Oct 2011 08:25:15 GMT

The University of Edinburgh is among the first HEI to have conducted research to examine what happens to students from under-represented groups after graduation. The aim of a 2008 pilot project was to determine if there were any significant differences in the move from university to employment between so-called 'traditional' students and students who entered university through a widening access route.

Edinburgh Graduate Recruitment Fair

Fri, 06 Jan 2012 09:46:56 GMT

This event is designed to bring together organisations looking to fill vacancies for summer 2012, with a wide range of students and graduates who are actively job hunting.

AGCAS Scotland 2012 Biennial Conference

Thu, 03 May 2012 14:13:06 GMT

The AGCAS Scotland 2012 Biennial Conference is being hosted by the University of St Andrews and will focus on Employer Engagement and Impact Measurement. The two-day programme inculdes speakers and workshops around these themes.

Overview of Graduate Recruitment, Scotland

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:12:13 GMT

With the employability of students high up on everyone's agenda, there has never been a better time to develop an understanding of what the world of a graduate recruiter involves - and the challenges they face on a daily basis.

This is an AGR event.

The University of Edinburgh Careers Fair

Mon, 12 Dec 2011 12:57:18 GMT

The careers fair is a great chance to find out about a large number of potential career opportunities, and to meet the employers who are particularly keen to recruit Edinburgh students and graduates.

Scottish Graduate Fair, Glasgow

Tue, 20 Sep 2011 11:22:05 GMT

The Scottish Graduate Fair is the highlight of the recruitment season. Now in its 23rd year, it is the biggest graduate, postgraduate and internship recruitment event in Scotland attracting over 4,000 students and graduates of all disciplines and approximately 100 graduate employers and postgraduate recruiters.

Robert Gordon University Autumn Careers Fair, Aberdeen

Thu, 08 Mar 2012 10:36:28 GMT

RGU's annual careers fair is an important event in their recruitment calendar and is intended to inform and advise students and recent graduates of the variety of employment, training and work experience opportunities available to them.