Graduate Careers

Do you have a junior vacancy, which you are struggling to find the right person for? We have a solution!

As a recruitment agency owner and regular networker, both within Oxfordshire business circles and with fellow recruitment professionals, I am increasingly hearing from businesses who are struggling to find the right person for perceived junior vacancies. Just to stress, with my Thompson & Terry hat on, whilst we have seen the market become much more […]

How can I build my CV to attract employers as a graduate?

Just under 18 months ago, I was a graduate looking to enter the employment market and searching for my first job. I had no idea where to start and since joining Thompson & Terry Recruitment, I have learned first-hand exactly how to find a job, where to search, building my CV and everything in between. […]

How I built my CV outside of my 9-5 and how you can to!

As a young person myself (well youngish!), I found it tough to separate myself from my peers at the start of my career, as most young people do. Even most ‘entry-level’ jobs will request some form of experience, which seems ironic, how exactly do you get that experience? Throughout school, Rugby was my passion and […]

How all small businesses can offer graduate schemes that are often better than the big boys!

As a recruiter and avid Oxfordshire business supporter, I often find that many Oxfordshire-based businesses, especially the smaller ones, find it challenging to attract fresh, intelligent and hungry talent into their businesses. With our wealth of world-class students, surely this shouldn’t be the case? Based on my research last summer, I found that Oxfordshire offers […]

The Linked Inn: An Alternative Way to Find Your Dream Job

Working in recruitment, we understand how stressful it can be to look for a new job. In a survey carried out by Linkedin last year, they established that an astonishing 45% of job seekers found the idea so daunting that they would rather go to the pub than spend time searching for a new role! […]

So… What now? A Graduate’s Guide to the Transition from Education to Employment

A graduate’s transition from education to employment is a process that is often challenging, yet rarely spoken about. Most of us are encouraged and praised for the hard work and determination required to succeed in the academic milestones that we face, whether that be GCSEs, A Levels or a degree. What is often overlooked, however, […]