What Graduate Recruiters Really Look For!

What Graduate Recruiters Really Look For! Abul Shama Talent Acquisition and HR Specialist

Agenda • Competition exposed. • AGR – Soft skills. • Process – what to expect. • Preparation • Q & A

Competition exposed…. • Record numbers of graduates – home and abroad • 1 in 7 with a first class degree • Most expect a minimum 2:1 • 230 applications received per vacancy • 83 graduates per vacancy • Most vacancies in London and South East – more than half • 2.9% increase in graduate opportunities • 2% increase in salaries

But………… • “The issue is not numbers of graduates, but their skills…the increase in applicants has not raised quality…employers are frustrated by the apparent lack of employability skills… “ • Jonathan Black, Director, Oxford University Careers Service

AGR – Top Ten Soft Skills • Communication • Leadership • Team Work • Work Ethic • Self Motivation • Negotiation • Persuasion • Flexibility • Creativity

SAY THE COLOUR, NOT THE WORD.

Red

Yellow

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Green

Orange

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Blue

The process…. • Online applications • Psychometric testing • Telephone interviewing • Behavioural interviews • Work trial interviews • Assessment days

Preparation • “By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail” • Benjamin Franklin

Or………. • THE SEVEN RULES OF ‘P’ • Pretty • Poor • Preparation • Produces • Pretty • Poor • Performance

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What Graduate Recruiters Really Look For!