KPMG 2024 Audit Graduate Programme - Nationwide
KPMG
Competitive
Nationwide
Hollywood Bowl Group Graduate Manager in Training - Wales and West
Hollywood Bowl Group
£25,000 - £26,000
South East, South West, Wales, Bristol, Cardiff, Basingstoke
Graduate Management Trainee - Cambridge
Enterprise Mobility
Competitive
The East, Cambridge
Client Services Associate – German Speaker
The Early Careers Company
£40,000
London
Account Manager - TPP - £60,000
TPP
£60,000
Yorkshire, Leeds
Graduate Airframe Engineer - BAE Systems
BAE Systems PLC
£34,000 plus a £2,000 welcome payment
South West, North West, Scotland, Yorkshire
Hollywood Bowl Group Graduate Manager in Training - South Coast
Hollywood Bowl Group
£25,000 - £26,000
South East, South West, Brighton and Hove, Portsmouth, Poole
MDS Graduate Scheme - The East
MDS
£25,000
The East
Graduate Management Trainee - Middlesbrough
Enterprise Mobility
Competitive
North East, Middlesbrough
KPMG Insight Graduate Black Heritage Talent - Audit Insight Edinburgh TBC 2024
KPMG
Competitive
Scotland, Edinburgh
MDS Graduate Scheme - East Midlands
MDS
£25,000
East Midlands
KPMG 2024 Tax Graduate Programmes - Aberdeen Autumn 2024
KPMG
Competitive
Scotland, Aberdeen
Hollywood Bowl Group Graduate Manager in Training - Outer London
Hollywood Bowl Group
£25,000 - £26,000
South East, London, Watford, Milton Keynes, Stevenage
Drama Graduate - St Albans High School for Girls
St Albans High School for Girls
Actual salary £21,313.16 (FTE £27,297.65)
South East, St Albans
KPMG Vacation Programmes - Audit - ACA Bristol July 2024
KPMG
Competitive
South West, Bristol
Graduate Management Trainee - Gloucester/Cheltenham
Enterprise Mobility
Competitive
South West, Gloucester, Cheltenham
Audit Graduate Trainee - Public Sector - Leeds - September 2024
Mazars
Competitive
Yorkshire, Leeds
Graduate Management Trainee - Salibury/Andover
Enterprise Mobility
Competitive
South West, Salisbury, Andover
Graduate Technical Engineer - TPP
TPP
£60,000
Yorkshire, Leeds
KPMG Vacation Programme - Audit - ACA Manchester July 2024
KPMG
Competitive
North West, Manchester
Benefits of a 2.1
The 2.1 degree classification opens many doors when it comes to job hunting. This is a traditional benchmark that employers set to filter graduate applicants and to ensure the applicants they are considering have the required academic rigour and hard work they look for.
Graduates who are looking for jobs with a 2.1 degree show employers they are hardworking individuals who have attained an above average grade for their hard work over at least three years. Because graduates who achieved this grade know it is not easily attained and they have spent many hours, days, weeks and beyond getting to this point.
Why do employers look for a 2.1 degree?
There are many reasons that employers use the benchmark of a 2.1 degree as a part of the application process and job requirements. While it could be used as a blunt way of differentiating between candidates, employers are afforded this luxury by the volume of applications they receive. Here are a few of the reasons employers use 2.1 degrees for graduate job hunting:
- Hard work - Graduates do not leave university with a 2.1 degree without having put in a serious amount of hard work and dedication to their studies. Employers love to see this attitude in potential employees and see the 2.1 degree classification as a clear indicator of this effort and drive. Employers look to harness the same devotion to studies and hope it will transfer to the employee's efforts in the work place.
- Competence in subject - While more broadly a 2.1 degree can reflect the dedication a graduate put into their work, it also shows a competence in that particular subject. Graduates looking to find work in a particular sector, be it Science and Technology or Engineering for example, employers like to see graduates that have an accomplished grasp of the subject. This is important in highly technical fields, but can apply for more broadly to other degree subjects.
- Filtering technique - Many employers might acknowledge that they don't see a correlation between graduates with a 2.1 degree and better employees, it is unfortunately used as a way to sift through applications. Again, a cruel and blunt instrument to use to measure up potential employees, it is used to help manage the large volume of applications that some employers do receive.
Something to consider for graduates with a 2.1 degree is that this is not everything that an employer wants or looks for. For example, an employer may look more favourably on an applicant that has some work experience or an internship under their belt but have received a 2.2 degree. Graduates with a 2.1 should be aware that their degree result is part of their wider application package and not everything they have to offer employers.