Graduate Employer and Recruitment Blog

It’s now more important than ever to try and stand out from the crowd – and that means being specific and creating more targeted campaigns to ensure you're attracting the best graduate talent! We break it down for you in this latest blog post.

Technology has transformed the way organisations design and manage their recruitment processes. The days of paper-based screening are long gone, replaced by online technology which manages the application process smoothly and efficiently for organisations and candidates.

As peak season approaches, it's important to make sure that your profile on GradConnection is set up to attract the brightest graduate talent out there. We break it down, section-by-section as to how you can best optimise each element of your profile on our website, including a bonus written exemplar!

Recruiting high-quality entry-level hires, whether they be university graduates, college students, or those on internship programmes, is a key part of ensuring your organisation has future talent in place. In this blog, Alan Bourne, Founder and CEO of Sova Assessment shares the impacts of Covid-19 on the UK graduate market and explain what to consider when setting up a graduate recruitment programme that meets the expectations of your candidates and the needs of your business.

After scaling personal and professional development within major organisations for over 15 years globally, Transition Hub was created pre-pandemic to support talent to make a smooth transition into the future of work. With the onset of automation across multiple sectors, we recognised that the human component of work would require a different approach to reskilling and retraining. And if the future of work can be a chance to reset humanity then it is going to take some reimagining!

As 2022 approaches, Australian businesses are reflecting back on almost 2 years of sustained upheaval. We surveyed more than 400 of our Criteria, Alcami and Revelian customers to understand how the HR challenges of the last 12 months have impacted their Talent Success strategies, and how that will shape the trends of 2022. Here are some of the highlights.

Just over one third of the future workforce could be made up of international students. Combined with the the impending 'big resignation,' it's more crucial than ever to strengthen your talent pipeline with graduate hires. Don't miss out on a rapidly growing part of the market - in this blog post, we break down the key points you should know about hiring international students.

Our AAGE presentation this year was titled 'Navigating The New World Of Work - A Hybrid Future'. During the session we covered how the early talent market has changed over the last couple of years and looked at projections for the future based on how users have been interacting with GradConnection, including broader thought leadership data from our parent company SEEK. Here's a quick snapshot of what we shared regarding how we can all prepare for the next big disruptions and hybrid working.

The overarching theme for this year’s conference was what the future of the graduate recruitment looks like in a post pandemic world, and how we can prepare ourselves for major shifts in the industry. Here are some of the key takeouts I took from 2021 AAGE Virtual Conference.

As we move to the close of the second graduate hiring window to be impacted by lockdowns and travel restrictions, candidates have a new perspective on what they’re looking for from their first corporate role. This year’s graduates have weathered the global pandemic as they prepared for the world of work. They’ve studied and worked remotely, and now they’re looking for an employer that is aligned with their outlook and future plans. As assessment experts, SOVA help some of Australia’s largest graduate employers to select the best early career talent for their organisations. Here is our advice on how to meet the changing expectations of the class of 2021.