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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

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What Graduate Recruiters Really Look For!

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

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

  3. 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

  4. 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

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

  6. SAY THE COLOUR, NOT THE WORD.

  7. Red

  8. Yellow

  9. Pink

  10. Green

  11. Orange

  12. Purple

  13. Blue

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

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

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

  17. www.enterprisealive.co.ukabul.shama@erac.com @abulshama Abul Shama

  18. Thank You What questions do you have?

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