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We’ve read a lot of news stories lately saying that levels of graduate unemployment are high; it’s difficult to get a job as a graduate; or there are no opportunities out there for recent grads etc. In response to this, and as an organisation looking to grow and bring in new skills, we thought we would target the graduate audience with some new job opportunities.
So, over a week ago we started posting out adverts for three graduate recruits to come [...]
Continue Reading →I have read many articles and blog postings about the candidate experience – hell I even wrote one myself bemoaning the bad service candidates get in terms of engagement and feedback.
However, as someone who has been involved in recruiting for our own organisation over the past few weeks, I have been quite literally gobsmacked at the poor level of effort, courtesy and basic communication skills displayed by applicants. We hear lots of stuff about how we need to really engage [...]
Continue Reading →Ok – I know a lot of people will be throwing their hands up in horror but are we trying to put too many people through university?
I recently attended my son’s GCSE options evening and learned about the new English Baccalaureate. Students who receive an A* to C grade in English, Maths, at least two sciences, a foreign language and either history or geography will automatically be awarded the English Bacc. And why? Well no matter what the official line is, [...]
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I was listening, as usual, to the Radio4 Today programme the other day as I was getting ready for work. I had risen with a feeling of positive anticipation for the business year ahead. We’d had to work harder than ever in 2010 but our turnover and profit were up on 09 and our work pipeline was looking good with a number of new retained contracts being signed. And then on comes the grim reaper himself Robert Peston ( who I am convinced really works for the [...]
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