Great Debate: Action Points
Following yesterday's successful launch event I thought I'd write up a summary of the points we covered and share them with you. Topic: Bright but clueless! Why are some students and graduates so poorly prepared [...]
Following yesterday's successful launch event I thought I'd write up a summary of the points we covered and share them with you. Topic: Bright but clueless! Why are some students and graduates so poorly prepared [...]
The Institute for Employment Studies (IES) has kindly given GRN members access to their AI Job Interview Toolkit. Following extensive research by Dr Zahira Jaser and team at the University of Sussex Business School [...]
Well, we've almost made it. Another year in graduate recruitment - what a rollercoaster. You all deserve a medal! With record numbers of early talent professionals joining GRN throughout 2021, we have refreshed our [...]
It’s been a topsy-turvy 12 months in recruitment to say the least with priorities changing, budgets cut, jobs lost, investment in tech and uncertainty like never before. Employers who have weathered the storm (or [...]
Many employers have had to adapt to the new and challenging circumstances we have found ourselves in brought about by the pandemic. Thankfully, we are seeing an upturn in the hiring of graduates, and [...]
The war for graduate talent has stepped up a gear. Competition is now fiercer than ever with companies across the globe widening their net to recruit graduates who can work remotely. To compete on this [...]
What effect has the pandemic had on the careers of millions of workers? We have all been affected in one way or another by the huge changes this episode has created, be it on [...]
Ensuring you attract the best talent to meet the fast-moving business challenges ahead often requires taking another look at what "good" looks like for your organisation. With a tight labour market what strategy do you [...]
All business functions need to deliver on measurables and HR is no exception. HR metrics can include engagement, retention, attraction, gender pay gap, overdue reviews or D&I. So, how can HR professionals go one step [...]
The pace of change in HR Tech is alarming with huge investments being made right now so what can we expect to learn from some of the practical examples currently being deployed in graduate recruitment? [...]
How do you get your company to stand out amongst the 2.2m university students in the UK? Well let’s look at who is doing it well and staying relevant to the 18-24 year-old demographic. [...]
Mentoring can be such an effective way to get the best out of your graduate talent and is an investment seriously worth considering. Harriet Kirk at SAGE certainly believes so and we were treated to [...]
Change is in the air! Not just with our relationship with Europe but on a much grander, macro-economic scale. Forces that are shaping our economy and ultimately our place within it are creating huge challenges [...]
First day nerves: we’ve all been there. Even at my local primary school where my son recently joined they had an induction of sorts with several open days and a home visit to ease them [...]
On 12th June several top graduate recruiters such as Mars, Avios, HM Treasury, Whitbread and many others enjoyed the GRN round table event kindly hosted by Hult University. After an engaging Q&A session, GRN members [...]
On 13th March several top graduate recruiters such as Accenture, Morgan Stanley, IPG and BAE Systems came to City University to enjoy a presentation on the latest developments on-campus by Mona Vadher, Head of Employer [...]
On the 13th December, top graduate recruiters such as Teach First, CEBR, Adobe and the Civil Service came to King’s College London to enjoy a presentation on increasing graduate employability by Kate Daubney, Head of [...]
Leading graduate recruiters such as Cancer Research, CEBR, KPMG and Betfair enjoyed insightful presentations from Karen Barnard, Head of UCL Careers, and Tim Daplyn, CEO of Red Brick Research. Plenty of discussion followed covering topics [...]
Leading graduate recruiters such as EY, Investec, MBDA and Electronic Arts were treated to two engaging presentations from a video interviewing expert and a University Head of Careers. Philippa Hewett from SOAS Careers Service kicked [...]
Leading graduate recruiters such as Santander, Newton, Wedlake Bell LLP and Morrison’s were treated to two engaging presentations from a graduate recruiter and a University. Gemma Kenyon from City Careers Service kicked off with their [...]