How we work
The sources we trust, in order; how dates work; how AI is used; how employers are chosen for mention; and how we correct mistakes.
Sources, in this order
- The employer’s or university’s own page, for a programme, a process or a date.
- gov.uk, for any immigration rule.
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- Official statistics: the Home Office, HESA, the ONS and HMRC.
- Research bodies: the Institute of Student Employers, Prospects, the Migration Advisory Committee.
- University careers services, for conventions such as the shape of a UK CV.
Every page ends with its sources, each with the date it was read.
Rule figures
Rule figures come from one shared data file checked against gov.uk, never typed by hand.
Leads
Press articles and forums are leads, never the source of a fact.
The Updated date
“Updated” moves only when the content changes.
The gov.uk check date
On pages that state a rule, “Checked against gov.uk on” is the date it was last matched.
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Calendar rows show the date each employer’s page was read. When a rule changes on a known date, the wording changes on that day by itself.
How AI is used
AI tools help draft and check these pages.
Before publication
Every figure and date is matched to its linked source.
Which employers appear
Employers appear because they:
- run graduate programmes international students at UK universities often apply to; or
- have an office in the place a feature is about.
No endorsement
- A listing is a fact about the employer, never an endorsement.
- No employer pays to appear.
Sponsorship
The magazine never says whether an employer will sponsor a visa.
Immigration advice
This magazine gives general information about the job hunt, not immigration advice.
Finding an adviser
Immigration advisers in the UK are regulated by the Immigration Advice Authority.
On gov.uk you can find a regulated immigration adviser.
Corrections
Tell the desk at desk@getajobintheuk.com.
How errors are fixed
Errors are fixed within 48 hours of being reported.
They are logged on the corrections page and in the page’s change log.