STUDENTS SECURE ‘BRIGHT
FUTURES’ THROUGH SOCIAL
NETWORKING
Bright Futures, the UK’s the other end of the scale, politics, sport, From job auditions over YouTube, to Bright
fastest-growing student
and education students are among those Futures’ profile pages, social networking is
least likely to turn to Bright Futures to help helping thousands of people to enter their
society, has just revealed
them make a breakthrough in their chosen chosen career, by enabling communication
statistics on which careers, making up just over 2% of with decision makers at an earlier stage
students are using its
membership between them. than ever before.
Geographically, the statistics show Bright Futures director, Simon
newly launched social
that London-based universities have been Reichwald, comments: “Bright Futures
networking community most eager to sign-up, with six Bright embraces new technology and helps
to interact with top
Futures societies in the region. The corporate members and students interact
employers.
numbers are growing in other parts of the in a very individual way. Employers can
country too, with five in the Midlands and showcase the benefits of working at their
rising numbers in the remainder of the organisation to a unique talent pool of the
south. Students without societies have country’s top students. This means
been signing-up as associate members, recruiters can secure tomorrow’s talent
with the most proactive students starting today, and cut valuable time off the
their own society. Three out of six ‘red- recruitment process.”
brick’ universities now have a Bright
For help on improving your career
Futures society, proving that despite
chances, visit www.bright-futures.org.uk
traditions, they are realising the need for
or call 0870 600 6900
students to enhance employability through
new methods.
With record exam results, and growing
concerns over the worth of certain degree
courses, it’s getting harder for graduates
The list of UK-based universities with Bright to distinguish themselves from other
Futures societies now stands at 22 (as at applicants, when applying for top
21 November 2007) with students studying positions. Technological advances have
business and finance courses (31.9%), also had a massive impact on the
engineering (15.3%), science (11.5%) and graduate recruitment market, with
social science (9.1%), most likely to actively students and recruiters alike rapidly
seek work through the society’s website. At adapting to new terms of engagement.
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