After four long, hard years I end up.... unemployed

So, I've decided to write a blog about all the adventures I've had since graduating from University on the 16th July 2009, unfortunately, it really hasn't been that exciting...

To sum up my life since that day in one word it would have to be: UNEMPLOYED. This is not what I was promised or expected.

During my final year of university I have to admit that I was a little naive in thinking that the recession really wasn't going to affect me, after all I had gone to one of the best Business Schools in the UK, ensured that I undertook a years industry experience and started applying for Graduate Schemes as early as possible. However, my fool-proof plan did not go as expected...

Throughout my final year I applied to a number of Graduate Schemes getting through to various stages but never quite getting far enough. My main Nemesis being: The SHL Online Numerical and Verbal Reasoning Tests. As soon as I knew I had to do these to proceed in the recruitment process, it was Game Over. However, being the resourceful Graduate that I am I did at times enlist the help of my fellow students who could actually pass the tests to help me (well, I use the term 'help me' loosely as they pretty much did it for me!). I know, I know, this is kinda classed as cheating but who can blame me?! Needless to say, my resourcefulness has not helped me as I am still without a job.

So, final year came and went and throughout I had my fair share of telephone interviews, assessment days, face-to-face interviews but to no avail. I stayed positive and once I had finished my exams I decided to go all out to try and get a job, i.e. signing up to as many online job sites as I could, applying to as many jobs as possible and constantly updating my CV. However, Graduation was slowly looming and I was still without a job, I could not understand why I was finding this so tough?!

I continued to stay posititve and put finding a job to one side in order to enjoy Graduation and I would resume my job hunt after I had returned from a well earned holiday to the States.

And now my adventure begins....