Looking for a job sucks. Especially for graduates. A recent study found that the biggest barrier for university students when searching for a job is having the required work experience. And not only that, many graduates are struggling to stand out against a crowd of thousands of other candidates – especially during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Tempo is here to break down those barriers to entry and offer you an alternative route into some of the UK’s most exciting startups. Tempo is your direct line to kickstart your career in customer support, sales, marketing, operations and admin.

So what makes job hunting on Tempo different from any other traditional methods? We pulled together ten reasons why Tempo is the go-to platform for graduates.

1. No more long applications

On Tempo, you only need to create one profile which acts as your CV. It contains everything employers want to know, from skills and experience to salary expectations and availability. This means that you don’t need to make multiple CVs or go through long, drawn out application processes for every single company as you just need to hit the ‘Apply button! How easy is that?

2. Get matched instantly

Graduates love Tempo because we use machine learning to instantly connect candidates to over 2,500 of the UK’s most exciting companies. Whether you’re looking for flexible roles or a full-time gig, our platform matches you to jobs that work for you based on the information you provide on your profile. This means that on Tempo, jobs apply to you!

3. Everything is in one place

It can be hard to keep up with the job hunt. Especially if you have interview invites, emails from hiring managers, and task requirements coming in and you find yourself trying to dig them up in your inbox. But at Tempo, companies can message, invite you to interviews and make offers all within the platform, making your job search as hassle-free as possible. With everything in one place, it’s never been easier to find your next work adventure.

Yolanda, a Tempo candidate says, “It’s made my life so much easier. It’s so simple and very well suited to graduates, having the whole process all in one place and not having to write multiple CVs and cover letters.”

4. Total transparency

You apply for one job after the other. You wait to hear back. Days turn into weeks. Weeks turn in months. Radio silence. Nothing sucks more than applying to hundreds of jobs after university and never hearing back. We’ve all been there and we want to change that. We want our platform to be transparent so we encourage employers to give feedback to candidates as much as possible. We’ve even made it clear for graduates to know where they’re at in the hiring process thanks to our ‘interview stages’ feature.

5. Get hired 7x more with a profile video

On your Tempo profile, you have the option to film a short video to introduce yourself. We found that candidates are seven times more likely to get hired by doing so! Why is that? Well, video CVs give you the opportunity to let your personality shine through – something that is impossible to do with a piece of paper. So if you want to show employers you are more than your CV, make sure to film a video on your profile.

One Tempo graduate, Yolanda, was really able to use her profile video to her advantage:

“In a lot of my interviews, they said the reason I got to that stage was because of my video. It helped me to stand out – communicating what I was looking for and the soft skills that I could bring to the table.”