| |  | A graduate job is usually done by someone who has completed a university-level course.
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| | | Some graduate jobs are only open to people who have studied a particular subject to university-level. The majority - over 60% - are open to graduates of any subject.
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| | | Some graduate opportunities require specialist expertise and relate to the core nature of the business. This includes graduate jobs in engineering, manufacturing, health, medicine, tourism and construction.
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| | | Other graduate jobs exist in supporting departments such as human resources (personnel), finance, general management and IT.
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| | | When thinking about graduate opportunities think beyond the obvious. For instance Foster Yeoman, a Somerset quarry business, offers graduate opportunities in sales, marketing, accounts, environmental management, transport and logistics (as well as openings in mining and mineral extraction).
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| | | For lots of information about careers after university go to www.prospects.ac.uk
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| | | To find out more about running your own business or becoming an entrepreneur after university go to www.step.org.uk and www.graduatesuccess.com
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| | | There are more graduate jobs in Somerset (and the rest of the South West) than you might think.
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| | | Many large organisations in Somerset recruit graduates and offer opportunities through special training programmes.
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| | | Smaller and medium-sized businesses - of which there are many in Somerset - may also recruit graduates. In these organisations you could gain experience in all aspects of the business and play a central role in the company's development. |
| | | Graduate workers in Somerset are found in business, commerce, industry, government organisations,the professions and other walks of life. |
| | | Particularly large numbers of graduates in Somerset are employed as teachers, social workers, doctors, health care professionals, solicitors, accountants, journalists, engineers, surveyors, local government workers, civil servants, IT professionals, etc. |
| | | Here are examples of employers in Somerset and surrounding counties that recruit graduates:
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| | | After completing your studies you may decide to find a job nearby or move somewhere completely different. This means some people leave the South West to find a graduate job and other people come here to start their careers.
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| | | The graduate employment picture for SW England is broadly similar to other English regions outside of London. The number of graduates in the economy and the range of opportunities available is typical of many parts of the country. |
| | | Graduate opportunities in the South West are particularly good in the Bath, Bristol and Swindon areas as well as around other major centres (such as Bournemouth, Cheltenham, Exeter, Gloucester and Plymouth).
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| | | Find out more about the region by going to the South West Regional Develpment Agency's website at www.southwestrda.org.uk |
| | | When looking at prospects in the region it's useful to view the South West as a series of sub-regions. For example the economy of the far west (eg Cornwall) is quite different to that of east of the region (eg Bournemouth or Swindon) |
| | | For more about graduate prospects in the South West go to www.gradsouthwest.com
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