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RE: Go North East App - Ambassador - 16 Apr 2024
(16 Apr 2024, 8:40 pm)Storx Can't imagine there'd be many wanting to work in buses, bit of a dead end area with crap wages higher up, compared to other areas and that's from someone with the degree they're asking for.
It was the PSV licence part which is more baffling for me, not sure why any graduate, who's spent years at university, would exactly be excited by that.
Most graduates tend not to care about the field they are in, just the experience and it’s pretty competitive in the job market for grad roles at the moment.
Quite a few companies are now asking you to work 6 months or more in entry level roles as part of the rotation to get a feel. Once you’ve done your 18 months, you’ve got the go ahead world as your oyster or you’re a qualified grad with two years of real lived experience under your belt and on the CV
RE: Go North East App - Storx - 17 Apr 2024
(16 Apr 2024, 8:51 pm)Ambassador Most graduates tend not to care about the field they are in, just the experience and it’s pretty competitive in the job market for grad roles at the moment.
Quite a few companies are now asking you to work 6 months or more in entry level roles as part of the rotation to get a feel. Once you’ve done your 18 months, you’ve got the go ahead world as your oyster or you’re a qualified grad with two years of real lived experience under your belt and on the CV
Have to disagree personally, because of the degrees they're actually asking for. Can't comment on the maths side but someone with a decent financial degree (my area) will be likely be more interested in stuff like ACCA or equivalent accreditations instead, rather than a bus licence.
Money isn't everything, the qualifications are massively important though.
RE: Go North East App - Ambassador - 17 Apr 2024
(17 Apr 2024, 5:40 am)Storx Have to disagree personally, because of the degrees they're actually asking for. Can't comment on the maths side but someone with a decent financial degree (my area) will be likely be more interested in stuff like ACCA or equivalent accreditations instead, rather than a bus licence.
Money isn't everything, the qualifications are massively important though.
I think that’s why it’ll be popular. Until this year we didn’t recruit below a 2:1 and most top performing businesses in the finance sector won’t so a 2:2 with that degree will help
when it comes to the next job, the degree matters less but those 18 months of lived experience will propel you
RE: Go North East App - Storx - 17 Apr 2024
(17 Apr 2024, 9:25 pm)Ambassador I think that’s why it’ll be popular. Until this year we didn’t recruit below a 2:1 and most top performing businesses in the finance sector won’t so a 2:2 with that degree will help
when it comes to the next job, the degree matters less but those 18 months of lived experience will propel you
Aye agreed with the 2:2 students mind, can't argue about that. Quite unusual to be fair, especially for a major company. Noticed First Group and Stagecoach don't have any restrictions on the degree and 2:2 aswell so guessing there's not much demand for across the industry for those who do well.
RE: Go North East App - mb134 - 17 Apr 2024
(16 Apr 2024, 6:38 pm)busmanT https://www.gonortheast.co.uk/graduate-programme-commercial
Over £3k less than what they're advertising they pay drivers and they're wanting a degree? Laughable.
(17 Apr 2024, 10:00 pm)Storx Aye agreed with the 2:2 students mind, can't argue about that. Quite unusual to be fair, especially for a major company. Noticed First Group and Stagecoach don't have any restrictions on the degree and 2:2 aswell so guessing there's not much demand for across the industry for those who do well.
Those who do well aren't going to go and join a graduate scheme in an underperforming bus company unless they've got a burning desire to work in the industry or can't get a job elsewhere (which is unlikely, if they've done well).
For £27k a year, this will act as an entry point for people who haven't achieved as well as required to go into what they intended to do. They'll gain experience, tell GNE to shove the £27k where the sun doesn't shine, and go and work where they actually wanted to work in the first place.