{"id":711,"date":"2016-10-06T09:12:31","date_gmt":"2016-10-06T08:12:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/careers\/?p=711"},"modified":"2025-10-22T15:57:30","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T14:57:30","slug":"alternatives-to-grad-schemes-and-public-sector-grad-schemes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/careers\/2016\/10\/06\/alternatives-to-grad-schemes-and-public-sector-grad-schemes\/","title":{"rendered":"Alternatives to Grad Schemes and Public Sector Grad Schemes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Just a quick note today in response to some comments from students that all the jobs being advertised are for business roles. It is not strictly true as MyFuture carries many opportunities with a wide range of employers.\u00a0 We strongly recommend that you look our two job hunting guides:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bath.ac.uk\/students\/careers\/docs.bho\/graduatejob.pdf\">Finding a Graduate Job<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bath.ac.uk\/students\/careers\/docs.bho\/finding-work-experience.pdf\">Finding Work Experience<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Public Sector Graduate Schemes<\/h3>\n<p>There are some great public sector schemes either open\u00a0or about to open some of which are already in MyFuture:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/organisations\/civil-service-fast-stream\">Civil Service Fast Stream<\/a> (various different streams) open now closing date 30th November<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ngdp.org.uk\/\">National Graduate Development Programme <\/a>(local government) opens 24 October 2016 and close on 11 January 2017<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thefrontline.org.uk\/\">Frontline<\/a> (working with vulnerable children and families) closes 21st November<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nhsgraduates.co.uk\">NHS Graduate Scheme <\/a>(four different schemes)\u00a0Opens in around 11th October\u00a0closes early December<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/thinkahead.org\/\">Think Ahead<\/a> ( fast track scheme for mental health social work) closes 1st December<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/graduates.teachfirst.org.uk\/\">Teach First (Teach First Leadership Development Programme)<\/a> closes 30th June 2017<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.imperial.ac.uk\/job-applicants\/opportunities\/graduate-schemes\/management\/\">Imperial College London's Graduate Management Training Scheme<\/a> closing date 30th October 2016<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ofcom.org.uk\/about-ofcom\/jobs\/graduates-apprenticeships-internships\">Ofcom Graduate Scheme 2017 <\/a>closing date Jan 3rd 2017<br \/>\nHealth and Social Care Information Centre Graduate Scheme ran in 2016 and opened in February, no information yet if the scheme is running this year.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/intouniversity.org\/graduatescheme\">IntoUniversity Trainee Graduate Education Worker <\/a>closes 7th January 2017<\/p>\n<h3>Charity Sector<\/h3>\n<p>Check out\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/moodle.bath.ac.uk\/course\/view.php?id=56584\">Careers in the Charity Sector on Moodle<\/a>\u00a0for resources.<\/p>\n<p>Two Grad schemes open at the moment:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cancerresearchuk.org\/about-us\/graduates-and-interns\/graduate-scheme\">Cancer Research Graduate Programme <\/a>closes 29th November<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.charity-works.co.uk\/\">CharityWorks<\/a>\u00a0closes 28th February 2017<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wellcome.ac.uk\/jobs\/graduate-development-programme\">Wellcome Trust<\/a> has two Graduate Schemes, one focused on Investment and one Generalist closes 25 November 2016<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>EVENT<\/strong>: Working in the Not for Profit\/Charity Sector - 2 Bath Alumina stories<br \/>\n1-Dec-2016 at 1:15 - 2.05 pm\u00a0We have invited two Bath alumni to come and talk to you. One has a senior role in a national charity and the other is part of the CharityWorks Graduate Scheme.<\/p>\n<h3>Graduate Jobs\u00a0other\u00a0than Grad Schemes<\/h3>\n<p>Whilst many employers come to Bath to recruit our students there are many other areas of work that graduates can work in which have alternative or less visible ways of recruiting. Our Careers Advisers have produced a series of information sheets to help students with some of these areas. They can all be downloaded from the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bath.ac.uk\/students\/careers\/information-resources\/helpsheets\/index.html\">information resources section of our website<\/a>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Alternative careers in science<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Careers for modern linguists<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Careers for those studying economics<\/li>\n<li>Careers in biosciences &amp; pharmaceuticals<\/li>\n<li>Careers in medicine, dentistry &amp; allied health<\/li>\n<li>Careers in scientific analysis and R&amp;D<\/li>\n<li>Careers in sport<\/li>\n<li>International development, international organisations and international relations careers<\/li>\n<li>Politics careers, including working in Westminster and Europe<\/li>\n<li>Social policy, social sciences and sociology careers<\/li>\n<li>Working in the charity sector<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Just a quick note today in response to some comments from students that all the jobs being advertised are for business roles. 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