GRADJOBS MAGAZINE – AUTUMN 2011 Accountancy
KPMG TO RECRUIT 75,000 GRADS WORLDWIDE
KPMG’s member firms will hire approximately 75,000 graduates worldwide in the next three years, representing a 25 per cent increase in the firm’s historical resourcing target. The firm has identified a need to hire approximately 250,000 personnel in the next five years and graduate recruitment plays an essential role in meeting the firm’s long-term global growth strategy. New recruits will be integrated into all of KPMG’s functional areas – audit, tax and advisory, and internal firm services. In the UK, KPMG expects to recruit approximately 3,000 graduates and school leavers in the next three years, and around 7,500 new hires over the next five years. n
Leisure and hospitality
FULLER’S SEARCHES FOR PUB AND HOTEL MANAGERS
four pillars: outstanding cask-conditioned ales, delicious fresh food, great wines and engaging service. Jonathon Swaine, operations director
Pub retailer Fuller, Smith & Turner has launched its first hospitality graduate programme designed to find the brightest and best pub managers of the future. The programme will train, challenge and develop graduates, focusing on Fuller’s
Retail market
SAINSBURY’S LAUNCHES LEADERS PROGRAMME
has been created to help identify the next generation of business talent, generating leaders that will shape the future of Sainsbury’s and the retail industry. Gwyn Burr, a Sainsbury’s director, said:
Sainsbury’s has announced the launch of its 2012 graduate opportunities: the 2020 leaders programme, with 20 opportunities in three areas: operations, commercial and people. The programme
“We need exceptional individuals that are not only ambitious but also display outstanding intellect. The graduates we are looking for will be hungry for success, demand responsibility and see themselves as a future leader within just a few years.” n
at Fuller’s, said: “The Fuller’s hospitality graduate programme will be designed for the individual, equipping them with all the skills they need to run one of our premium pubs. You need to be creative, passionate, intelligent and bold, and have a good grasp of business to excel in this field.” Fuller’s owns 361 pubs across London and the south coast. n
Job fairs
Are you A high Flyer?
GradJobs has introduced a high flyers club where graduates and students who achieve high grades from the UK’s top universities will be able to network with a select number of employers at one of the National Graduate Recruitment Exhibitions. The graduate job seekers will benefit
from free refreshments, networking opportunities, reserved front row seats at the careers seminar theatre, free members goody bag and a llifetime club membership. Visit
www.gradjobs.co.uk for more information. n
Employment
FDM recruits recorD nuMber oF interns
FDM has helped more than 2,500 graduates launch their careers in IT and plans to recruit a total of 1,000 trainees this year alone. HR advisor Lisa Elliot said: “This year
we have taken on more interns and for a longer period of time than ever before. We believe that this experience will help prepare them for the transition from academia into employment.” n
Money matters for graduates
Top career priorities for graduates...
93% Salary, benefits and bonuses
Of that number: 51% said benefits 45% said future earnings 37% bonus potential
Autumn 2011 |
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Research carried out by Hays Group
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