padgrad is a free career platform for graduates. It matches jobs to your degree, generates AI-powered CV checks and cover letters, and sends daily personalised job digests matched to your field of study.

Yes. You get 10 free credits on sign-up to use on AI CV checks and cover letters. All other tools — job matching, budgeting, application tracking, rejection logging — are free with no credit card required.

How does the AI CV Checker work?

Upload your CV and paste a job description. The AI analyses your CV against the role requirements, gives you an ATS compatibility score out of 100, and tells you exactly what keywords and formatting changes to make — helping you pass automated screening systems used by graduate recruiters.

How many jobs should I apply for as a graduate?

Graduates typically need to send between 20 and 50 applications to land a role, with top graduate schemes receiving an average of 58 applications per vacancy. Focus on quality over quantity — tailor each CV and cover letter to the role rather than spamming the same application everywhere.

How long does it take to get a graduate job?

Most graduates take between 3 and 6 months to land their first graduate role, though it varies by sector. Consulting, tech, and investment banking tend to have faster hiring cycles. Larger graduate schemes can take 4-6 months from application to offer.

What is the average graduate salary for 2026?

Graduate salaries vary widely by country, sector and region. Investment banking, law and tech tend to pay the highest, while public sector and charity roles typically start lower. Salaries in major cities usually sit above the national average — check local salary guides for figures relevant to your market.

How do I write a graduate CV with no work experience?

Focus on transferable skills from your degree — research projects, group assignments, presentations, and coursework. Include volunteering, society memberships, part-time jobs, and any placements or internships. Use Padgrad's CV Builder to structure your CV for ATS systems, then run it through the AI CV Checker to see how it scores.

How are jobs matched to my degree on padgrad?

We scrape thousands of graduate jobs daily and match them to over 300 specific degree fields. Whether you studied Biology, Law, Engineering, Psychology, or History — we only show you roles that fit your subject area and send them straight to your daily digest.

Do graduate schemes pay well?

Graduate schemes typically pay a competitive starting salary, with some industries paying significantly more. Law firms and investment banks often pay the most. Most schemes also offer benefits like bonuses, pension contributions, and professional qualification sponsorship — check each employer's offer for the specifics.

How many applications does it take to get a graduate job?

Research shows top employers receive an average of 58 applications per graduate vacancy. Most successful graduates send 20-40 tailored applications before receiving an offer. Track every application using Padgrad's Application Tracker to spot which types of roles you progress furthest in.

Can I apply for graduate jobs before I graduate?

Yes — most large graduate schemes open applications 6-12 months before the role starts, so you should apply in your final year. Smaller companies and direct-entry roles tend to hire closer to the start date. Padgrad's daily job digest includes both graduate schemes and entry-level roles you can apply for straight away.

What should a graduate CV include?

A strong graduate CV should include: your degree with predicted or achieved grade, relevant modules and dissertation topic, transferable skills (research, teamwork, communication), part-time work or volunteering, technical skills and software proficiency, and a personal profile. Most recruiters spend under 10 seconds scanning a CV — use Padgrad's AI CV Checker to make sure yours passes the six-second test.

Empisa z'email mu kifo ky'emirimu zikola ku ngeri abakolagana gye bakulabamu. Yiga okukozesa emitwe egirabika bulungi, enneeyisa ennungi n'okuddamu mangu eby'akufuula omukugu okuva ku lunaku olusooka.

Empisa z'Email mu Kifo ky'Emmirimu: Amagezi Ag'etaagibwa Buli Muyizi Omupya

Empisa z'email mu kifo ky'emirimu ze ngeri gy'owandiikiranga email ezitegeerekeka, ezisaamu ekitiibwa, era abantu ze basoma era ne baziddamu. Emirimu gyo egisooka gireeta obubaka obungi okuva eri abakulira, banne mu kibiina n'abakozesa. Engeri gy'obitwalamu esuula ekifaananyi ky'oli mu bantu. Empisa nnungi z'email zikufuula okuyitibwa omuntu omutegekeddwa era gw'abasobola okwesiga. Empisa embi ziraga nti toli wa kwegendereza. Gaidi eno gukuwa amateeka amangu, agakozeseka, ag'okukozesa okuva ku lunaku lwo olusooka.

Mu Bugambi

Empisa z'email mu kifo ky'emirimu zisalawo engeri banne n'abakulira gye bakusinzamu.
Kozesa omutwe ogutegeerekeka, okulamusa mu ngeri ey'ekitiibwa, n'obubaka obumpi nga osooka okwogera ku ky'osaba.
Ddamu mu lunaku lumu olw'emirimu, newakubadde nga oddamu "Nnaakuddamu ku Lw'okutaano."
Soma buli email emu nga tonagiba. Kebera erinnya, ekipande ekiraatiddwa, n'engeri gy'oggyamu obubaka.

Lwaki Empisa z'Email mu Kifo ky'Emmirimu Zikulu

Emails ze bukakafu obuwandiikiddwa obw'emirimu gyo. Email etegerekeka ekufuula okuyitibwa omuntu ategerekeka. Email eyanguwa ekufuula okuyitibwa omuntu atafaayo. Omukulira wo asindika obubaka bwo eri omukulira we. Abakozesa basala omusango ku kampuni yo yonna olw'ekiwandiiko kimu ekitali kirungi.

Emails nazo zisigalawo. Ekigambo ekitali kya kwegendereza kiyinza okukomako oluvannyuma nga wayiseewo wiiki. Kye kivaako nti amateeka matono agali mu gaidi eno gakulu okusinga gye gakulabira.

Email kitundu kimu ku kwogereza mu kifo ky'emirimu. Bw'oyagala okukuza n'ebitundu ebirala, gaidi yaffe ogw'Obumanyirivu bw'Okwogera gukwata ku kwogera n'obuvumu mu nkuŋŋaana.

Tandika n'Omutwe Ogutegeerekeka

Omutwe gwa email gusalawo oba omuntu agenda kugisoma leero oba okugireka oluvannyuma. Wandiika eky'email mu bigambo bitono.

Ebyokulabirako ebirungi: "Ekibuuzo ku lipoota y'okutunda" oba "Olukuŋŋaana lusimbuddwa ku Lw'okubiri eggulo."
Ebyokulabirako ebinywevu nga "Oli otya" oba "Ekibuuzo ekitono" tebiraga muntu kintu kyonna.
Kyusa omutwe singa omutwe gw'ekyo ky'oyogera gikyuse. Emitwe emikadde efuula abantu okubwatuka.
Ku emails ez'ekyeyagalire, yogera mu ngeri ey'okukkakkana: "Nsaba onozungulule ku Lw'okutaano" kirungi okusinga "KYEYAGALIRE" mu nnukuta ennene.

Lamusa Abantu Mu Ngeri Ey'ekitiibwa

Tandika n'erinnya ly'omuntu. Bw'omumanyirira bulungi, "Oli otya Tom" kikola. Ku email esooka eri omuntu omupya, "Nnyabo Njoroge" kirungi nnyo. Bw'otamanyidde erinnya ly'okukozesa, koppa erinnya gye bayisaamu.

Singa email egenda eri ekibiina kyonna, "Mulamusibwe" oba "Abantu bonna" kirungi. Okulamusa si kwa kisa kyokka. Kitegeeza omusomi ani email gye yandibadde eri.

Kekaanya Omubiri

Emails empimpi ziddibwamu. Emails ennene zilindirira. Gezaako okukozesa sentensi ntono, si ekiwandiiko ekiwanvu.

Teeka ekisabwa oba ekibuuzo ku ntandikwa.
Wandiika ku nsonga emu buli email. Tandika email empya ku nsonga empya.
Gabanya olukalala olunene mu bitundu ebitono.
Bw'aba email yo mwanvu, waayo okwogera mu kifo ky'okuwandiika: "Kiyinza okuba ekyangu okukyogera wamu."

Weegendereze Engeri Gy'oggyamu Obubaka

Enneeyisa y'obubaka enzibu okusoma mu kiwandiiko. Wandiika nga bw'oyogera mu lukuŋŋaana: mu ngeri ey'ekitiibwa, ey'okukkakkana, era nga toggwaamu maanyi. Bw'osunguwala, linda essaawa emu nga tonasindika.

Soma email nga oyogera mu ddoboozi ery'omwanguka. Bw'aba ng'ekiwulikika nga kibi nga kyoogeddwa, kirabika nga kibi nga kyawandiikiddwa. Kikiwandike obulala.

Kola	Tokola
Kola "nsaba" bw'osaba ekintu.	Toboggolanga mu kuwandiika nga "Sindika fayiro."
Kola ekibuuzo kimu ekitereevu buli email.	Tobikka ekibuuzo mu nkomerero y'ekiwandiiko ekiwanvu.
Kola eby'okuseka ku bantu b'omanyirira bulungi.	Tokozesanga ebigambo ebinyoomu eri abakozesa oba abakulira abakulu.
Kola okukozesa obubonero bw'okwewuunya obutono.	Towandiikanga mu nnukuta ennene zonna, kubanga kirabika ng'okwogera mu ddoboozi ery'omwanguka.

Ddamu Mu Lunaku Lumu Olw'Emmirimu

Gezaako okuddamu mu lunaku lumu olw'emirimu. Abantu tebasuubira okuddamu amangu, naye basuubira okuddamu. Bw'anaatwala ebbanga okuddamu mu bujjuvu, sindika obubaka obumpi: "Nnaaketta ku kino era nnaakuddamu ku Lw'okutaano."

Bw'oba oli wala, teeka obubaka obulaga nti toli mu ofiisi. Yogera nga n'olaba ddi era ani gw'okutuukirira.

Kozesa "okuddamu bonna" nga bwe kiri nti buli muntu ali ku lukalala yeetaaga okumanya. "Webale" eri abantu amakumi ataano si kisa, kye kiweweeza.

Amateeka g'ebiseera gamu gakola ng'okunoonya emirimu. Yiga engeri y'okuddamu oluvannyuma lw'okuyisa sakuza nga tojja kulabika nga oli wa bugugu.

Kebera Ng'Onasindika

Bingi ku nsobi z'email ziyinza okwewalibwa n'edakiika emu ey'okweyongerayo.

Teeka omuntu gw'osindikira ku nkomerero, nga omaze okuwandiika. Kino kiziyiza emails ezisindikibwa nga tezikakasa.
Kebera nti ekipande ekiraatiddwa kye kirungi era nti kiraatiddwa.
Kebera nti erinnya ly'omuntu liwandiikiddwa bulungi. Erinnya erikyamu likendeeza obwesige mangu.
Lowooza nti omuntu omulala ayinza okusoma email. Togamba bubi ku munno mu kibiina oba okunenya omukulira wo mu kiwandiiko.

Ggwa Mu Ngeri Ey'ekitiibwa

Ggwa n'ekigambo eky'okusiiba ekitegeerekeka. "N'ekitiibwa" ne "N'ekisa" bikola ku emails nyingi z'emirimu. "Webale" kikola bw'osaba ekintu. Koppa engeri ey'ekitiibwa ey'omuntu gw'owandiikira.

Teeka omukono omumpi ng'alina erinnya lyo, omulimu gwo, kampuni yo, n'enamba y'essimu. Kekaanya ku mirongo ena.

Kozesa email ey'ekitiibwa. Bw'aba email yo eddira nga erina erinnya ly'okusanyusa okuva ku ssomero, teekawo empya ng'alina erinnya lyo. Abanoonya abakozi n'abakozesa beesiga erinnya, si eky'okusanyusa.

Ensonga Enkulu

Empisa z'email mu kifo ky'emirimu si za kukakaba. Ze za kutegeerekeka, okusa ekitiibwa, n'okwanguwa. Banne mu kibiina beesiga abantu abaddamu bulungi. Abakulira babalaba. Abakozesa basigala nga bali mu mirembe.

Tandika n'omutwe. Lamusa omuntu. Kekaanya obubaka. Weegendereze engeri gy'oggyamu obubaka. Ddamu ku biseera. Kebera ng'onosindika. Ggwa mu ngeri ey'ekitiibwa. Kola ekyo buli lunaku era ojja kuyitibwa omukugu okuva wiiki esooka.

Empisa nnungi z'email zijja kukuyamba okuva ku lunaku lwo olusooka. Padgrad ekuyamba okufuna emirimu gyo ogusooka: kebera CV yo n'akakeberero k'obwereere, wandiika bbaluwa y'okusaba omulimu, era funa emirimu emipya gy'abatandika okukozesa nga gisindikibwa buli lunaku bw'okola akaawunti ak'obwereere.

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