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 [...]
February 2022
January 2022
AI Job Interview Toolkit
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 [...]
December 2021
NEW Event Series for 2022
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 [...]
April 2021
Are we late to the party? Advice for organisations hiring graduates in 2021
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 [...]
February 2021
10 Proven Ways to Remotely Onboard Graduates
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 [...]
November 2020
Six Areas Top Graduate Recruiters Are Investing In
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 [...]
July 2020
COVID-19 and the Future of Careers
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 [...]
April 2020
Social Mobility Masterclass: Unlocking New Potential
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 [...]
December 2019
HR Masterclass: Measuring Our Impact on the Business
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 [...]
September 2019
Tech Masterclass: Machine Learning and AI in Recruitment
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? [...]
June 2019
Student Marketing Masterclass: Lessons Recruiters Can Learn From Brand Marketing
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. [...]
March 2019
Mentoring Masterclass: Help Your Graduates Reach Their Potential
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 [...]
December 2018
Skills Masterclass: Brains For BREXIT
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 [...]
September 2018
Induction Masterclass: How to Ace Your Inductions
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 [...]
June 2018
Wellbeing Masterclass: What it Means for Recruiters
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 [...]
March 2018
Retention Masterclass: 3 Ways to Keep Your Best Talent
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 [...]
December 2017
GDPR Masterclass: Preparing Recruiters
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 [...]
September 2017
Research Masterclass: Plenty More Fish
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 [...]
June 2017
Interviewing Masterclass: Optimise Your Video Interviews
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 [...]
March 2017
HR Operations Masterclass: JLR Case Study
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 [...]