TikTok competition: Share your career journey!

If you are a student/graduate who is currently career planning:

• What is your name? Type of job roles, industries and companies you are looking at?
• What attracts you/makes you want to apply to those particular roles/industries/companies?
• What are you studying at University? And how do you expect your degree to help you in your job search?
• How do you think the skills from your degree match the skills needed for your career aspirations?
• Is there anything extra you are doing at university to help land a job in (X) role/ (X) industry (e.g. work experience/societies)?
• What are you learning throughout the job hunting process?
• Do you have any role or sector specific CV/ interview advice for other students?
• What are your career aspirations guided by – development, salary, or skills etc and why?
• Are you hoping that your future role will be a graduate scheme? If so, in your opinion how do you think a grad scheme differs and what are the benefits or drawbacks of choosing a graduate scheme over a graduate job?
• Describe your dream future job in 3 words – and 3 skills that will help you get there
• What do you expect the best part of your job as an (X) will be?
• What do you expect the most challenging part of your role as an (X) will be?
• What skills do you think will be the most crucial to succeeding in your career?
• Where do you hope to see your career progressing?
• How long to you expect to stay in your future role and why?
• What kind of career progression does your future role offer?
• Anything you wished you knew when you first started out your career planning process?
• Where do you hope to see your career heading after graduation?

 

If you are a student who has a job lined up post-graduation:

• What is your name? Future job title and company you will be working at?
• What are you studying at University? And did your degree help you in securing your graduate role?
• Is there anything extra you did (or others can do) to help land a job in (X) role/ (X) industry?
• What did you learn throughout the job hunting process?
• Do you have any role or sector specific CV/ interview advice for other students?
• What attracted you/made you want to apply to this particular role and company?
• What do you expect a typical day in your role as a (X) to look like?
• Is your future role a graduate scheme? If it is, in your opinion how do you think a grad scheme differs and what are the benefits or drawbacks of choosing a graduate scheme over a graduate job?
• Describe your future job in 3 words
• What do you expect the best part of your job as an (X) will be?
• What do you expect the most challenging part of your role as an (X) will be?
• What skills do you think will be the most crucial to succeeding in your career?
• Where do you hope to see your role progressing?
• How long to you expect to stay in your future role and why?
• What kind of career progression does your future role offer?
• What advice would you give to someone trying to succeed in appling for (X) role?
• What advice would you give someone interviewing for (X) role?
• Anything you wished you knew when you first started out your application process?
• Where do you see your career heading?

 

If you are a working graduate in employment:

• What is your name? Current job title and company you are working at?
• What did you study at University? And did your degree help you in your role today?
• Is there anything extra you did (or others can do) to help land a job in (X) role/ (X) industry?
• What did you learn throughout the job hunting process?
• Do you have any role or sector specific CV/ interview advice for other graduates?
• What attracted you/made you want to apply to this particular role and company?
• What does a typical day look like in your role as a (X)?
• Are there any expectations you had about this career path that you have found differed to reality, in both a good or bad way?
• Is your current role a graduate scheme? If it is, in your opinion how do you think a grad scheme differs and what are the benefits or drawbacks of choosing a graduate scheme over a graduate job?
• Describe your job in 3 words
• What is the best part about your job as an (X) role?
• What has been the most challenging part of your role so far in (X) industry?
• What skills are the most crucial to succeeding in this career? What type of person do you need to be?
• How have you progressed in your role since you started?
• What has been your greatest achievement in your role so far?
• What advice would you give someone looking to start a career as a (X role)?
• What advice would you give someone about to start their first day as a (X) role?
• Anything you wished you knew when you first started out in this industry/ role?
• Where do you see your career heading?

If you have used Give a Grad a Go to find a job:

• Why did you choose to find a job through Give a Grad a Go?
• How would you describe the service you received from your recruiter at Give a Grad a Go?
• What did you think about the recruitment process with Give a Grad a Go?
• Would you recommend Give a Grad a Go to a friend?
• If you could sum up your experience with Give a Grad a Go in one word, what would it be?
• If you used any other recruitment agencies, what makes Give a Grad a Go better than other recruitment agencies?

Make sure you follow these guidelines to ensure your video is eligible to be entered into the TikTok competition:

• Use a neutral or white background
• Wear some smart clothing
• Use a window or lamp for bright lighting
• Make sure to film in a quiet location
• Film in portrait and high definition
• Send a minimum of 1-minute total video length

• Competition entries must follow the video guidelines outlined above, Give a Grad a Go can refuse to submit entries which do not follow these. Please check with us prior if you are unsure.
• By entering this TikTok video programme you are giving Give a Grad a Go the rights to own the video and we are free to share across all of our social platforms.
• Successful entrants will receive a £20 Amazon voucher via email.
• Entrants will be contacted via email address.
• You can only submit one video entry each 12 months.
• All entrants must be following our TikTok account.
• Give a Grad a Go accepts no responsibility for incomplete, late or corrupted entries.
• Entrants must reside in the UK or Australia.
• By entering this competition, entrants consent to their name and video being mentioned in a post on Give a Grad a Go’s page.
• Prizes are non-transferable and cannot be exchanged for a cash alternative.
• Give a Grad a Go reserves the right to offer an alternative prize should the requested item not be available.
• Give a Grad a Go reserves the right to cancel this competition or amend these terms and conditions.
• The promoter’s decision is final, and no correspondence will be entered.
• This promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with TikTok or Amazon.