Graduates who have been successful in finding work after leaving university have usually used a variety of sources of vacancies, including graduate directories, vacancy bulletins, newspapers, websites, recruitment agencies and journals.
Vacancies in some career areas may not be advertised e.g. journalism, PR, media and can be found through networking, voluntary placements and creative jobhunting. If you are unsure how to find vacancies for your particular career area, ask a careers adviser.
There are also several recruitment agencies that specialise in recruitment into jobs requiring languages. You can ask for a copy to be sent or emailed to you by contacting the Careers & Employability Service.
It seems that having been on the Year Abroad whets the appetite to go back to that country or experience a new country or even continent. For those of you who while you are abroad decide you would like to return to that country after graduation, there are several things you can do to help. As you have been mixing with residents of that country, ask them how they apply for jobs, what are the best vacancy sources, are there agencies you can register with. Buy local newspapers and see if there is an online version that you can access from back in the UK. Start making contacts with potential employers, perhaps get some work experience or work shadowing.
Once you have returned to the UK there are several ways to find out about working overseas. General information is available on Prospects where can you find information on working abroad. The Careers & Employability Service has graduate directories for most European countries and many other countries throughout the world if you are looking for permanent or long term work.
Jobcentres operate a database called EURES (European Employment Services) where you can look for jobs throughout the EU. When you apply for jobs in other countries you need to find out about how to write an appropriate CV. Simply translating your English CV is not enough. The Careers & Employability Service has examples of European CVs or you can look at the working overseas part of the Prospects website.
A number of organisations regularly recruit University of Liverpool graduates onto schemes which include opportunities to work abroad after graduation. These include:
If you are considering working for an international organisation or an NGO, many operate work experience schemes. Useful sites to find out about these are included in our working in development section on the main careers service website.
Many graduates however start their careers overseas by working in a temporary capacity e.g. Teaching English as a Foreign Language, in seasonal work or by getting a work placement.
Look at the Finding a Work Placement section of this website for more information on short-term opportunities. It can also be helpful to take a postgraduate course either abroad or in the UK with an international element or work experience as part of the course. The Careers & Employability Service has several reference books to help you plan further study and Prospects can tell you how to go about studying in the country of your choice.
If you want help writing your CV, completing an application form or going for interviews, you can find advice and information on the Careers & Employability Service website.