Are you not getting invited to interviews?

What you can do

Carry out a quality check on your applications

• Review your CV or application form and covering letter. Were they tailored to the specific job? Is the CV in the right format for the sorts of job you are applying for? Does it effectively represent you? Is it too long?
• Ask others to give you feedback
• See CVs, application forms and letters

Investigate your job hunting strategies. Where are you looking for vacancies?

• Make sure you use a variety of sources to identify vacancies. View vacancies in the national, local and specialist press. See advertised jobs
• Use recruitment agencies and remember that with specialist agencies, although they might be London based, they often cover a wide geographical area
• Consider speculative approaches to organisations you would like to work for

Are you applying to appropriate vacancies?

• Do you meet the employer’s requirements?
• Do you have the essential skills and experience specified in the advertisement?
• Are you being realistic about your suitability for the post?

Could lack of work experience be the main factor?

It’s worth trying to gain some. You could consider working

• at a lower level in a ‘non graduate’ job to gain experience
• as a volunteer, which can often provide challenging placements offering more responsibility than you would normally have at the start of a career.