padgrad is a free career platform for UK 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 UK graduate recruiters.

How many jobs should I apply for as a graduate?

UK 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 in the UK?

Most UK 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. The civil service fast stream and larger graduate schemes can take 4-6 months from application to offer.

What is the average graduate salary in the UK for 2026?

The median graduate salary in the UK for 2026 is around £28,000-£32,000 depending on sector. Investment banking, law, and tech pay the highest (£35,000+), while public sector and charity roles typically start lower (£24,000-£27,000). Regional salaries average 10-20% lower outside London.

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 UK 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 in the UK typically pay between £25,000 and £35,000 in the first year, with some industries paying significantly more. Law firms and investment banks often start at £45,000-£55,000. Most schemes also offer benefits like bonuses, pension contributions, and professional qualification sponsorship.

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

Research from High Fliers shows the UK's 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 in September and October for roles starting the following September, 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.

Ebikozesebwa eby'AMA Geza Byekyusa Enkola y'Okwagala Grad mu UK mu 2026

Engeri AMA gye gikyusa enkola y'okwagala grad mu UK n'engeri gye osobola okukozesa ebikozesebwa eby'AMA okusinga entegeka n'okufuna omulimu gwo ogusooka mu 2026.

TL;DR

Abakunganya abakozesa AI okulondoola obusiyaga bw'ebitabo eby'abayizi abasombolola — CV yo emala okusomwa ne machine nga tekyannalabwa muntu
Osobola okukozesa AI nayo: ebikozesebwa nga AI CV Checker ne AI Cover Letter bikuyamba okutegeka emisango mu bwangu ne mu magezi
Abayizi abatwala AI nga munnaabwe, si code ya kugoba, be bo basanga emirimu mu 2026
Padgrad akuwa kkrediti 10 za bwereere okutandika — ezimalira okukebera CV emirundi 10 n'okukola ebbaluwa 100

AI si kijja ku mirimu gy'abayizi — gyaliwo wano

Tubeereere: owulidde okutya. AI ejja okutwala emirimu gyaffe. Masiini zigenda okutwala.

Ekituufu kiri nga ky'omugaso: AI yakyusizza engeri abayizi gyebafunira emirimu. Bwe'tegeka engeri gye gikolamu ku mpandi za teebuli, osobola okugikozesa okuganyula. Mu 2026, emirimu mingi egy'abayizi ebya UK gikozesa AI mu kukunganya — era abayizi abagezikirivu bakozesa AI nabo.

Abakunganya bakozesa AI batya (ekitundu toyinza kukugira)

Okusengeka ATS

Applicant Tracking Systems tezikoma ku kukebera bigambo nkukunu — zilaba engeri, ekisengeka, obutonde, n'obukwatagana. Bwe CV yo etatuukiriza ebigenderero bya machine, tegeriika ku muntu. Okutuma CV emu nenkukunu ku nkiiko 50 kye kikusubya.

Yita CV yo mu AI CV Checker nga tonnatuma. Ekebera CV yo ng'eraga ekifo ky'onoonya, ekugamba by'osobye, era ekulaga w'onnyiye. Ku kkrediti 0.2 buli kukebera, kye kikuumi eky'ebweru kyouli okugula.

Okupima okubuuzibwa mu vidiyo

Emirimu emimu egy'abayizi gikozesa AI okulaba vidiyo — ng'ekuuma okulonda kw'ebigambo, engeri gy'oyogeramu, n'ekifaiya. Weekole ku lubereberye era weerikoode. CV Builder ekuyamba okusengeka ebikozesebwa mu ngozi ezenonyi ezikyusa mu ngeri gy'oyinza okuddamu mu kubuuzibwa.

Osobola kukozesa AI ottya (ekitundu okugira)

Ebbaluwa eziggulwa mu bbiri (mu seconds)

Nti AI Cover Letter, teeka ebigambo ebifa ku mulimu, londa engeri gy'oyagala (ya Mu Bukugu, Eby'Omwoyo, Eby'Enkukunu, oba Eby'Obujurizi), era ofune ebbaluwa ya UK mu bbiri. Ku kkrediti 0.1 buli luwulu, osobola okutegeka buli kusaba — kye beeyagala abakunganya.

Omuyizi omu yasaba emirimu 12 mu ttunu ery'emiggyo ng'akozesa engeri eno, n'afuna okubuuzibwa 8. Si olw'AI — olw'okuba yategeka buli kusaba, ekintu abayizi abangi batafaako.

Okuzimba CV enkakamu

CV Builder ekugoberera mu kitundu buli kkitundu — ebigambo eby'omuntu, okusoma, eby'okukola, obumanyirivu — n'ekuyamba okusengeka okufuna obungi. Gikwatanye ne AI CV Checker okw'okola emirundi ebiri: zimba, oluvanyuma okebere.

Wereeva buli kintu

Abayizi abawerewa emisango gyabwe basanga omulimu emirundi 3 ng'ekigero mu mmeezi 3. Lwaki? Kubanga okwereeva kujja okw'esonga. Kanban Tracker ekukkiriza okukwata emisango mu mitendera 7 — okuva ku Ekusanidwa okutuuka ku Offer — osobola okulaba olutalo lwo. Ky'ereere.

Effirimbi eriko: data yo ey'okugaanwa

Buli kugaanwa kulimu data. Wagaanwa ku mutendera gwa CV? Kye kizibu ky'ekisengeka oba ky'ebigambo nkukunu. Wattina ku kubuuzibwa naye n'otafuna kintu? Kye kizibu ky'okutegekera oba okwogera ebifa.

Rejection Log ekuyamba okulaba enkola. Teeka buli kugaanwa, wandiika mutendera gwatunako, era bwe kiba kyeyongedde olaba ky'osaanidde okukola. Omukozesa omu yateeka okugaanwa 14 nga tannalaba enkola — yali mpola ku bibazo eby'obumanyi. Oluvanyuma lw'okufukiranya emirundi esatu, yafuna offer.

Manya omuwendo gwo — n'essimu y'okukozesa

Emisaala gy'abayizi mu 2026 giva ku £24,000 okutuuka ku £34,000 ng'ekyeyoleke, okusinziira ku mwuga n'ekifo. Naye omusaala gwenene si gw'ofuna nga okakasa abawandiisi, NI, ne pensi. Kozesa Budget Calculator okulaba by'otononya mu bibuga ebitali byemu.

Tokakasa mwuga gubagwanira? Twala Career Quiz — ebibuuzo 15 ebya RIASEC ebikugera n' emirimu okusinziira ku by'oyagala n'enkola yo. Ky'ereere ekitwala dakika 5.

Tanrkira ne kkrediti 10 ezigane

Buli akaunti empya ya Padgrad egya kkrediti 10 ezigane — ezimalira okukebera CV emirundi 10 oba okukola ebbaluwa 100 (oba okukozesa enkola yonna). Ebikozesebwa ebirala — Application Tracker, Budget Calculator, CV Builder, Rejection Log, ne Career Quiz — bya bwereere n'ogazi, tebwetaaga kkrediti. Kebera omugabo gwo ku Credits page.

Eky'omu nsa

AI si kye kijja okukebulira abakunganya abayizi — naye abayizi abakozesa AI bikozesebwa balikola bulungi okusinga abatali. AI ey'okugaanisa eyinza okukuyamba okw'ayoleka, bwe'tegeka engeri gy'okozesa.

Yiga mu bwereere ku padgrad.com ofune kkrediti 10 ezigane jjangu. Omulimu gwo ogusooka gutandikira wano.

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