Jun 18, 2010 0
5,800 students from Russell Group universities select their “Ideal Employers”
Apple and Google were the undisputed winners in Universum’s Ideal Employer rankings this year, released on April 15th, according to a student poll of nearly 12,000 students – yet look at Russell Group’s students only and the choice of employers change. Read the rest of this entry »
Apr 27, 2010 0
The UK Universum Awards took place on April 15th at Regent’s College, situated in the beautiful Regents Park, London. The evening celebrated the top Ideal Employers of business and engineering/IT students in the UK. However, students studying natural science, humanities/liberal arts/education and law also have their favourite employers and the winner are: Read the rest of this entry »
Apr 1, 2010 0
By Michelle Boyde
This week, my local paper reports that over Easter the local Trinity Methodist Church will offer a messaging service: text with a prayer and somebody will pray for you. Even God is now connected 24 hours a day, which means we must accept that students, and in turn recruiters, must embrace social media and the continuous connectivity and instant feedback it fosters.
Also this week, a career service contact told me that LinkedIn, usually the reserve of professionals, is used to connect students and employers for interviews by the career service – no more emails, just LinkedIn. However, Facebook continues to be the platform of choice of today’s students. On April 15th, Sedef M Buyukataman, university relations manager European & emerging markets from Cisco will share how they have used Facebook as the corner stone of their graduate recruitment strategy at the Universum Awards. All employers need to know how to utilize social media channels. If you have not yet signed up to Sedef’s seminar, you can at www.universumawards.com.
Happy Easter!
Feb 4, 2010 0
By Christopher Van Mossevelde
In a survey on career expectations, Universum asked 224,542 students in 16 countries what they expected to earn in their first job after their studies. The results show that Swiss students expect to earn the most (£48,092 per year), followed by the Danish (£43,134), Norwegians (£38,686) and Germans (£34,171). Read the rest of this entry »
Jan 29, 2010 0
By Christopher Van Mossevelde
With all the talk about the iPad, whether you’re a fan or not, Apple is strongly associated with attractive/exciting products and services, a quality that contributes to their employer brand and lures top talent to want to work for them. Read the rest of this entry »
Oct 12, 2009 0
At BCG, individuals can “grow further”. Flexible career paths are encouraged and employees have a lot of choice around the path that will best support their personal development.
By Michelle Boyde
Interview with Stephen Huntley, UK University Recruiting Director at BCG
“International opportunities are an element of our new branding campaign, Grow Further, which promotes personal growth.”
Oct 5, 2009 1
Life at Google isn’t just about fun – ‘Googlers’ also work hard. Communicating this duality has become a focus for the company.
By Michelle Boyde
“We’re perceived as a ‘fun place to work’ – which is certainly accurate, but not the whole story. You’ll have fun at Google, but you’ll also have to work very hard.”
Interview with Caitlin Pantos, University Programmes Specialist at Google
Sep 21, 2009 0
It is an exciting time for talented graduates to join Morgan Stanley. There will be great opportunities available in the future for those entering the investment banking business now.
By Michelle Boyde
“It is easy to be a star when things are good, but it’s a greater challenge working in today’s markets and it is now when the truly outstanding individuals will shine.”
Interview with Stephanie Ahrens, Executive Director in Graduate Recruitment EMEA at Morgan Stanley.
Sep 15, 2009 0
Interview with Bob Athwal, Head of Graduate Schemes at RWE nPower
By Christopher Van Mossevelde
1. How do you define your employer brand in one or two words?
From a graduate perspective, our employer brand is brighter graduates. We’re looking for Britain’s brightest people to come and work for Britain’s brightest energy company. Read the rest of this entry »
Sep 14, 2009 0
A national expansion has seen applications to Teach First increase by 63 per cent. A combination of making a difference and being professional is proving to be a recipe for success with Generation Y.
By Michelle Boyde
Interview with James Darley, Director of Graduate Recruitment at Teach First.
“Teach First feels strongly about positioning ourselves as Teach First, not a charity, not a route into teaching, not a traditional graduate employer, just Teach First.”
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