Graduate recruiters don't only value technical skills, such as programming languages.
Not exact matches
BusinessWeek, which largely ranks MBA programs on the basis of
graduate satisfaction and the opinions of corporate
recruiters every other year,
did not rank Merage in 2010.
«A frankly missionary program,» wrote Stanford professor Linda Darling - Hammond in an oft - cited 1994 Phi Delta Kappan article, «TFA has
recruiters and advocates who have focused much of their attention on the advantaged college
graduates for whom TFA serves as something useful to
do on their way to their - real jobs» in law, medicine, or business.»
Enthusiasm and motivation are also necessary, as the Association of
Graduate Recruiters (AGR) explain: «this may sound obvious but many employers speak of candidates who can't demonstrate they have a meaningful interest in the work that they are applying to
do.»
The work you
do will impress
graduate recruiters.
We'll also give you links to free psychometric tests from some of the key organisations that devise these assessments for
graduate recruiters, plus tips for preparation and for
doing your best on the day.
gradireland research shows that over 86 % of
graduate recruiters run internship programmes, and that the
recruiters themselves see completing a relevant internship as the single most useful thing a
graduate can
do to improve their employability.
With some
graduate recruiters feeling degree grades don't equate to professional success, will the hiring process now focus more on soft skills?
Graduate recruiters will look through hundreds of CV's filtering out the ones that don't catch their eye but the most important thing to
do is to make the
recruiters life easier by making your CV clear and concise.
Recruiters report that students applying for
graduate jobs in technology roles often don't take applications seriously enough.
You could, and should, follow your favourite IT employers /
recruiters, technologists and technology journalists on Twitter;
doing so will help you to stay on top of current employment opportunities (most employers have a recruitment / marketing team that tweets about spring weeks, internships, industrial placements,
graduate jobs etc, as well as their events and talks) and industry trends (
recruiters will expect you to know, to an extent, what's going on at the company and in the industry).
I
did not prepare myself for how keen the
graduate recruiters were to observe us.
How
do retail
graduate recruiters assess your ability to analyse?
Another skill which is important to
recruiters is dealing with conflict, something the ISE survey found that only one in ten
graduate hires is already able to
do.
The last thing
recruiters want is to hire
graduates who don't really want to work there.
Recruiters aren't about to miss out on a great negotiator or a natural client manager because the
graduate didn't
do a property - related undergraduate degree.
New research published last week shows the extent of the damage
done to students» perceptions of
graduate recruiters in the wake of the recession.
Wouldn't it be great if you could meet up with a crowd of top
graduate recruiters all in one place and pick their brains about what you need to
do to get... (view)
Although
recruiters won't expect the same amount of knowledge or experience as they
do of candidates for their
graduate schemes, they will be looking for the same skills, attributes and application techniques as they
do from
graduate candidates so follow the
graduate application advice on TARGETjobs Finance:
To get a
graduate job in financial services you need to convince
recruiters that you have the skills to
do the job well.
Don't be fazed by
graduate recruiters when you're interviewed for an accountancy or financial management job.
First impressions count for
recruiters giving 30 - second glances to a stack of
graduate CVs, so a confusing or distracting layout that makes your carefully selected information hard to read won't
do your application any favours.
According to the Association of
Graduate Recruiters» (AGR) Development Survey 2017, a fifth of graduates don't make it past the first year of their graduate pr
Graduate Recruiters» (AGR) Development Survey 2017, a fifth of
graduates don't make it past the first year of their
graduate pr
graduate programme.
She was more than qualified, but the ATS kicked her out because the
recruiter did not include
graduate along with undergraduate in the filters.
Why You Don't Have to Be a
Graduate to Be a
Recruiter.
And then ones where, I can remember, it was a
graduate scheme for a credit card., a well known credit card and I got put forward for it by a
graduate recruiter and I wasn't particularly interested in it and the feedback, naturally, came back that well, you
did really well on the competencies but we didn't really didn't get the, why you wanted to work here which was entirely true because I, you know, I wasn't passionate about the company.
Psychometric tests are becoming increasingly used by
graduate recruiters to filter their selection process down at any given stage in the recruitment process, and you'll almost certainly have
done one before at some stage in your life, although...
Sanjeev Agrawal, Collegefeed cofounder and CEO, explains what
recruiters, new
graduates, and college career centers need to
do differently.
It's a good story, and while I'm always skeptical of someone getting a full undergraduate degree in two years, WGU should work harder to get the word out to
recruiters and HR folks, so we don't penalize the
graduates of their institution.
If you don't have the lengthy work history some
recruiters look for and your education is listed at bottom of the page, the
recruiter might toss aside your resume before realizing that you recently
graduated from school.
A new survey by the Association of
Graduate Recruiters (AGR) has revealed that women are less likely to apply for graduate schemes than men, but are more likely to land a job if they d
Graduate Recruiters (AGR) has revealed that women are less likely to apply for
graduate schemes than men, but are more likely to land a job if they d
graduate schemes than men, but are more likely to land a job if they
do apply.