Job hunting ideas Maths graduate

[sillyrubberduck]

DS had just finished his Maths degree (2:1), created a LinkedIn profile and is busy completing online applications but hasn’t had much luck yet.
I am trying to be supportive without stepping on his toes and I thought I would pick Mumsnet mind for ideas.
He’s open to most areas where a maths background is useful: banking, data/analytics, IT, insurance, actuarial, that sort of thing.
He has looked at the Big 4’s( PWC, EY etc) but they have not yet opened their graduate schemes for 2026. I know he should have applied last year !
Are there any particular websites, job boards, companies or other routes you or your DCs have found helpful when job hunting as a recent graduate?
Any tips on sectors that might be a good match for a maths grad would be very welcome too.
Thank you in advance. I would love to be able to pass on some practical pointers to keep his motivation up.

AJ Bell might be worth looking at - they are regularly coming up on my Facebook x

And congrats to your son !

Congratulations to DS!

Are there Civil Service roles that appeal to him? What about the national labs?

What particular areas of Maths did he prefer? Some are very close to engineering or Computer Science; some could go quite a way to preparing for a career in Pharmaceuticals or a Finance role beyond what you’ve listed above.

Does he have several programming languages? If not I am confident anyone with a 2.1 in Maths can pick up (rudimentary versions of) a couple whilst job hunting, and these could prove useful. Keep refining those programming skills until a job is landed - a few hours per week will suffice.

@sillyrubberduck , as you say, he's behind the curve if he's only thinking about this now. Most of the major employers will have recruited months ago so their new grads are ready to start work in September. However, smaller companies do recruit year-round so he should focus on those until the big players start to recruit for their 2026 intake.

Most roles are advertised on Indeed, so just set up a daily/weekly alert for jobs with key words like data, actuarial, statistics, analysis, intern etc.