During your time spent in University, the subject of wanting to see more of the world often arises. After all, it's more than likely that you have spent the majority of your life in a confined area and even if you have moved away to University, in global terms you wouldn't have moved particularly far away. If you do want to see more of the world, travelling shortly after Graduation is a great time to do it. You have the rest of your life ahead of you to work and to do the mundane things such as buy a house. Many employers used to have a negative outlook on those who opted to travel, but that trend is certainly changing.

My career has allowed me to spend a lot of time interviewing graduates in order to asses if they are suitable candidates for graduate jobs. Many of the people who I have spoken to have indeed been travelling for a period of time after attending University. Some people have travelled for a few months and some have even spent years in different countries. Regardless of the amount of time or the amount of countries you visited, employers are now becoming more increasingly interested any experiences that you had when you were away. It is recommended that you keep a record of any worthy incidents.

If you have recently graduated from University, you will not have much at all in terms of work experience. After all you would have spent the last few years of your life studying, so how could you be expected to have the same levels of experience as somebody who has spent the same amount of time in a full time position? If this is the case and it is more than likely to be, then don't worry as employers will instead be looking at any skills that you possess that can be transferable. Transferable skills are ones that you have that can be adapted to a different situation. Have a think about your experiences, it's more than likely that you have plenty.

When you are planning your great travelling adventure, you would be wise to do so with the intention of gaining or developing skills which can be used in the working world. If you can do so, take a diary and ensure that you add entries in it to record your progress on your journey. You could always take this to an interview as it will make a great prop to show the interviewer. You can say that you kept the diary to document any experiences and to ensure that you learnt the most of the time you spent away. You can of course then still keep the diary to remind you of your travels in years to come.