About 100 students have now completed a scheme designed to fully prepare them for the challenging graduate jobs market, it has been confirmed. The Lancaster Award, which was devised by the Centre for Enterprise, Employability and Careers, attempts to provide university leavers with the skills employers are seeking. After completing a skills audit and a mock job interview, participants are encouraged to boost their credentials through a combination of work experience, volunteering and social activities. "The Lancaster Award prepares our students for the demanding graduate employment market," said Amanda Chetwynd, pro-vice chancellor for colleges and the student experience at Lancaster University. "Lancaster students are involved in a wide range of extracurricular activities but employers told us that the students were not always able to articulate how these activities give them the skills that employers are looking for." The first presentation of the award is scheduled for June 15th and will be conducted by Sir Christian Bonington, the chancellor at Lancaster University. Meanwhile, Scottish graduates received a boost last week after Hays Scotland confirmed that it has seen a rise in the number of jobs registered and placements made in the past four months.
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