Last week was the 49th AGR Student Recruitment Conference, held in the surprisingly “adventurous” city of Brighton, or what can be best described as a mixture of Tornado Alley and San Francisco. As a Dutch startup just starting to break into the UK, this was certainly our kind of party (ahum, conference).

When graduation looms, so does the big question of what the next step to take is. Do you walk straight into a job? Go wandering on a gap year? Or even plan to start your own business? Most students choose the former, and for that reason we want to share the difference between graduate schemes, & graduate jobs so it’s clear for ever and eva.

Every student has thought of it at some point: what jobs can I actually end up with with after I finish my degree. We at Magnet.me have all questioned the same thing, and thought it would be good to shed some light on the fact that it’s not only about that piece of paper you get when you graduate.

There’s always doubts in everything we do. Whether they are in the back of our minds or very present and this is also the case for our search for a grad scheme, internship or graduate job. Here are 4 myths about graduate career exploration which you shouldn’t worry about (anymore)!

Magnet.me started with 3 students on a job hunt. 5 years later those same students are running a successful online network, having helped over 70,000 students reach all their potential opportunities. How did they get there? Inspired by our own founding Magneteers, here are a few things to remember on your road to success: