Now that sounds wonderful. Would suit my boy, who is just coming up to A-levels but really really doesn't fancy the idea of uni and wants to get out there and DO stuff. Serious stuff. He's a smart lad and can do numbers in his head better than anyone I've ever met (unfortunately crap at exams though, but given the exams he has had I can see why - he is too smart for the questions and answers what they actually asked rather than what they thought they had asked).
Heh, I had a similar problem. Where I would answer the actual question and give the exam boards answers they didn't want. My teachers had to drill into me to dumb down the answers I gave and my grades turned around very suddenly.
I say, chap, there's no need for that kind of language now, is there? We're all very impressed about you ability to maintain a romantic relationship but I don't feel that leaves you entitled to be such an uncouth bloody savage.stop switching avatars you cunts
Jesus, a 1st as a prerequisite for a grad job?!
I've seen a hell of a lot of job ads around and I've never seen that before. Can't really see the reason for it, there are a lot more important things than academic prowess (work experience, charisma, hobbies etc), so to put such a high, arbitrary bar on a job seems weird, only 10% of students get a 1st and the ones I know who are on course aren't the kind of people I'd want to hire (withdrawn, bad at presentations, never participate in seminars).
Ah well, guess I'm not a recruiter.
Jesus, a 1st as a prerequisite for a grad job?!
I've seen a hell of a lot of job ads around and I've never seen that before. Can't really see the reason for it, there are a lot more important things than academic prowess (work experience, charisma, hobbies etc), so to put such a high, arbitrary bar on a job seems weird, only 10% of students get a 1st and the ones I know who are on course aren't the kind of people I'd want to hire (withdrawn, bad at presentations, never participate in seminars).
Ah well, guess I'm not a recruiter.
If everybody has got a degree nowadays, you need an easy way to sort the wheat from the chaff. Redbrick? Yea? First? Yes, I imagine that would narrow the pool down easily for recruiters.
Does your girlfriend know you feel this way about her?
Jesus, a 1st as a prerequisite for a grad job?!
I've seen a hell of a lot of job ads around and I've never seen that before. Can't really see the reason for it, there are a lot more important things than academic prowess (work experience, charisma, hobbies etc), so to put such a high, arbitrary bar on a job seems weird, only 10% of students get a 1st and the ones I know who are on course aren't the kind of people I'd want to hire (withdrawn, bad at presentations, never participate in seminars).
Ah well, guess I'm not a recruiter.
I could also limit recruitment to left handed people. That'd knock out 90% too.
haha, Management is different, to get a 1st you need to do loads of presentations, case studies etc
Now you're getting it although that wouldn't serve as much of a purpose as the 1st requirement.
If everybody has got a degree nowadays, you need an easy way to sort the wheat from the chaff. Redbrick? Yea? First? Yes, I imagine that would narrow the pool down easily for recruiters.
I dunno, imo good at writing essays =/= good at a job.
Sure it's an advantage, but who would you rather hire, a 1st student that got a 71% and has literally no job experience or a 2:1 student that got 67% and worked a couple of internships and a couple of part time jobs, and spoke two languages on top of English?
who would you rather hire, a 1st student that got a 71% and has literally no job experience or a 2:1 student that got 67% and worked a couple of internships and a couple of part time jobs, and spoke two languages on top of English?
They wouldn't have a requirement for a first if there wasn't already plenty of people meeting that as well as having good work experience and stuff.
Spicey chicken ontop of chips & cheese with a 10inch full house pizza from my local Indian takeaway joint was my breakfast, dinner and supper all In one (I even had the salid with it cause I'm eating healthy these days.
Pics or GTFO. That sounds awesome.
My experience with many of the internship schemes and grad schemes Ive applied for, mainly financial firms in London and North Eastern USA, has been incredibly frustrating. I know that I possess many of the soft skills employers want and if I got to the interview stage I would stand a very good chance of being successful. Unfortunately to get to the interview stage the number of hoops applicants have to jump through simply weeds out many qualified candidates. Im sure there are plenty of geniuses from the LSE/UCL who manage to get through to interviews who turn out to be unemployable.
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that orange nann at the back is peshwari naan.
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*drool*
I'm going to have to try that out tomorrow.
I've been wanting to ask, but not wanting to get the Americans involved, what's your opinion on the Scouts? I see it get bashed a lot online only to find the majority are bashing the Boy Scouts of America, who seem to run in the opposite direction of every other major Scouting country. Just wondering if people in the UK feel the same way.
CHEEZMO;35633669 said:About the BSA or our scouts?
Anyone tried the British citizenship test on the Channel 4 website? It's part of the program that was on tonight about Bradford.
I failed.
Anyone tried the British citizenship test on the Channel 4 website? It's part of the program that was on tonight about Bradford.
I failed.
Anyone tried the British citizenship test on the Channel 4 website? It's part of the program that was on tonight about Bradford.
I failed.
Sad news today about PC david rathband, can ever imagine the mindset people are in before they take their own life