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Graduate jobs are worth the time and work

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There are many reasons to go to university. It’s a time to experience life away from home, to broaden your horizons and meet new people, as well as to gain additional education. But the purpose at the end of all that is to access the graduate jobs market. Given the debts that are now associated with three or more years at university, that factor will be uppermost in the minds of many matriculating or graduating now. But going right into a job isn’t the only way to move on after uni. A graduate scheme is another option, as is an internship. (In fact, internships are available while you are at uni, in the holidays, sometimes for terms of up to three months in the summer or for a few weeks at other times. These can be a great way to experience life in the workplace and get to know a particular company. With such a tough jobs market, you would be right to take any opportunity you can get along those lines.)

Research out recently suggested that the average student could soon be building up debts of around £50,000 over the course of a three year degree. That figure is disputed, with others calculating it will be nearer £40,000, but either way, that’s a huge amount of money to have to pay back when you leave. However, this is a different kind of debt to other loans like a mortgage. The tuition component is quite low interest, and only has to be repaid after you pass a certain threshold of earnings. You also have to remember that the average graduate will earn an additional £100,000-plus over the course of their working lifetime, above and beyond the debt their studies involved.

Nevertheless, £40-50,000 is a huge amount of money – more if you are considering a longer course, such as for engineering, which frequently involves a ‘sandwich’ year in industry. With that in mind, you should do everything you can to prepare you for accessing graduate jobs. A graduate scheme will introduce you to a company and lead you into their organisation, but these are currently in short supply. Another option is an internship (after uni, this time). These are often low-paid or expenses-only but are a foot in the door in many cases. Whilst you won’t want to be building up more debts, if the internship leads to a proper job at the end of the term, then it will have been worth it.

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Social services jobs – an insight

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There are certain people who feel vaguely that social work jobs might be for them, but perhaps do not have a very clear idea of what they actually entail.  Those who are really thinking about social services jobs might find it useful to give some further consideration to what a career in this area is really like.  The following article explores day to day life in social worker jobs, and advises on how one might go about finding a job in this field.

Social workers offer a range of services to those in the community who require their help.  This might involve emotional support, providing advice, or working with the local community to help ensure somebody has the resources to deal with whatever issues they might be experiencing.  For vulnerable people, the complex network of care pathways offered by the state, from medical help to social services and legal advisors, can seem a quite complex path to navigate.  Social services jobs are there to ensure that the person in question has somebody ‘in the system’ on their side.

Those who work in this field will find themselves working together with various other professionals as a sort of go-between.  A typical example would be a healthcare team for a patient with a severe illness.  A social worker on a healthcare team will be responsible for assessing the patient’s needs based on factors such as educational level, support from friends and family, and financial situation, to enable them to advise the healthcare professionals on how best to care for the patient in question.  They might be able to support the team  with issues such as how to treat the patient, how to interact with them, and how their illness can best be managed.

Generally, people in social services jobs have a bachelors degree in a related subject, and some have a masters or doctoral qualification.  This kind of training can really help to ensure that a social worker has the best possible understanding of how to help the person in their care.  Some practical work experience is also likely to be beneficial when looking for vacancies in this field.

With the appropriate attitudes and qualifications, social work jobs should not be overly difficult to come by.  It is worth giving some thought to whether you are interested in social services jobs with children or adults, as some people specialise in one or the other.  There is so much variety in most social worker jobs that one need not be concerned about specialising, the work is sure to be interesting whoever you are working with.

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