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Increasingly, companies with a large number of vacancies operate year-round recruitment drives – you can apply to them at any time of year. Other organisations tend to fill their vacancies as the year progresses so applying early is still advisable.
Recruitment overview
- October - November - major recruiters advertise in career directories, attend careers fairs and give presentations. Some early closing dates around this time.
- December - many closing dates with the larger graduate schemes are just before Christmas or at the end of December.
- January - May - closing dates continue during this time, probably including smaller companies and organisations with fewer positions.
- June - summer graduate recruitment fairs, companies with outstanding vacancies and those targeting new graduates.
Although this is just a rough guide, it can provide an indication of when closing dates may be common. Using vacancy bulletins and websites at your careers service can keep you up to date with the latest opportunities and forthcoming closing dates. In addition, Prospects Finalist and Prospects Directory are national job publications aimed at finalists or recent graduates, available free from your careers service.
For details of where more specialist positions are advertised, or how to make speculative applications to those organisations that rarely advertise positions, take a look at Job hunting tips. Alternatively, ask your careers service about creative job searching. If you struggle to find positions advertised in your preferred career area, there may still be opportunities, you may just be expected to go about applying in a different way.
Some students choose to wait until after graduation before applying. This is acceptable and many recruiters accept applications within three years of graduation for graduate schemes.
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