This is a tough time for graduates: the job market is struggling and recent figures from the office of National Statistics have shown that one in 3 graduates is currently employed in a low skilled job. "At least they have got a job" - many can say, but what concerning those that don't? The 3 years of hard work at university suddenly seems worthless however, this doesn't have to be the case. There are one very prominent means in which students today can get ahead of the pack - and that's to grab their luggage and head for foreign lands there is nothing quite like studying overseas to broaden your horizons and, significantly, your CV.

There are around 22,000 Great Britain students dotted across the world doing specifically this, not to mention 400,000 international students studying here within the UK. International departments at major universities across the UK are noticing a spike in the number of applications they get from overseas students each year - I work with these departments often in my role as Director of only Student concierge. One factor most report back to me is that employers are increasingly on the lookout for foreign language skills and familiarity with different cultures in their future workers. Being an international student - whether you're within the UK, USA or Europe - is discouraging and many can notice themselves in a sticky situation with unscrupulous landlords or dodgy visa companies. Even apparently simple tasks like setting up a mobile phone or a bank account can suddenly become very confusing. But, with the right support network in place, studying abroad can enable you to stand out from the crowd when it involves entering the job market. Employers are impressed with your strong independence from such a young age, your ability to stand on your own two feet, your experience of a culture different from your own, and grasp of a foreign language if you selected to study in a country where the spoken language is not your own. I'd encourage students to study overseas - whether that is encouraging international students to come here to the UK or British students to up sticks and jump across the pond.

Few Reasons Why Students Ought To Consider Studying Overseas:

• The life skills picked up whereas studying abroad can set you head and shoulders on top of your competition. Being flexible to new surroundings and cultures are lessons you may not learn in a schoolroom, but traits you will pick up when living and studying overseas this type of flexibility is vital to several employers.
• It will improve your language skills. In today's world of worldwide commerce knowing how to specific yourself in additional than one language is changing into an ever-increasing necessity. The power to be able to pick up the phone to a client in France, Spain, Italy or Russia and effortlessly converse with them is valuable to an employer. It should seem unnerving at first, but nothing beats learning a new language in the country of its origin, being forced to speak it day in, day out.
• You will master the digital world: blogging and tweeting concerning your travels may seem like a fun, easy and cheap way to keep in a bit with that reception, but it may also set you on a direct path to your chosen career. O2 recently published research showing that the unused digital skills of one million youngsters in the UK are calculable to be worth £6.7 billion. that's a lot of iMacs. Today's companies value internet and social media power on a par with new business development and client acquisition talents - suddenly that weblog doesn't seem so daft and trivial!
• It will test your strength of character. for several students, studying abroad may be the first time they have been so far away from home.
• Studying abroad can change your outlook on life - the trendy workplace is a diverse and ever-changing realm. Immersing yourself in a new culture and manner of life will enable you to adapt to new situations with pace and undoubtedly make you mentally stronger and wiser.