Certainly, 2017 is a tough year to graduate – but there is still a great deal that jobseekers can do to boost their chances of finding employment. 当然,2017年对毕业生来说是艰难的一年,但仍然有许多事求职者可以做,从而提高他们找到工作的几率。 Many say they found their university careers service uninspiring and unhelpful – that's if they made it through the door. So what are the things the class of 2017 really needs to know? 许多人说他们发现他们的大学就业服务既无趣又无益——假如他们要通过它来找到工作。那么,哪些事是2017届毕业生真正需要知道的? 1 Unpaid internships are illegal The biggest issue for today's graduates isn't joblessness – it is unpaid internships. There is no legal definition of an intern, but national minimum wage law states anybody who qualifies as a worker must be paid at least £6.08 an hour (if aged 21 and over) unless their employer is a charity. 1 无报酬的实习是非法的 对今天的大学毕业生来说最大的问题不是没有工作,而是无报酬的实习。没有法律定义实习生,但国家最低工资的法律规定任何有工作资格的人必须获得至少6.08英镑每小时的报酬(如果21岁以上),除非他们的雇主是慈善机构。 2 Ignore the headlines – there are still jobs out there News that 83 graduates apply for every job is eye-catching, but is it really true? Are graduates only applying to the big names, via adverts they've seen in the most obvious places? |