A YORK graduate has created a mobile jobs app which has more than 40 top companies involved and 10,000 downloads in the first four months.

The former University of York student launched the app in October 2015 and claims that it is the world’s first app dedicated to helping students get onto the career ladder.

Charlie Taylor graduated in 2011 with a degree in Politics, Philosophy and Economics and he created ‘Debut’ in a bid to address the problems he saw in how employers and students interacted.

Debut, which is free for students, means that candidates no longer need to fill out long application forms for individual companies or undergo the notorious psychometric testing.

It also means that employers can use the ‘Talent Spot’ function to send notifications directly to the mobile phone of a potential employee.

The inventor says that since its launch students have been offered places with companies they would never have considered an option.

It also uses mobile games as a way of learning about a company’s opportunities - and students are able to secure internships by winning games on the app.

Mr Taylor returned to a Careers Internships Fair at the university where he chatted to students about his business and gave them tips on how to start out on their own.

Mr Taylor said: “We have designed Debut to provide a much-improved, personal and accessible experience that is not a job board on a mobile but offers real insight, direct communication from top employers and real opportunities to help students choose and start their careers early on.

“Lots of people come up with good ideas and are often recognised for this, what often goes unseen is the ability to take an idea and execute it well with constant perseverance.

“This is really where the hard work lies and differentiates those that succeed with those that don’t.”