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AGR ANNOUNCES NEW CHIEF EXECUTIVE
CONTACT UPDATE
AGR has recently welcomed a new member to our office team. Helen Gooch has replaced Rachael Dowen as Carl’s PA and AGR training coordinator – please update your contact details accordingly! Helen is a Psychology graduate from Cardiff University who, after achieving a first class honours degree in 2011, went on to study an MSc in Psychiatry. Helen, who grew up in Exeter, has also worked for an Educational Psychology service as an assistant to the Managing Director, until she relocated to Warwick at the beginning of this year.
We are pleased to announce that we have appointed Stephen Isherwood as the new Chief Executive of the Association of Graduate Recruiters.
Stephen is a long-term member and supporter of AGR. He has been Head of Graduate Recruitment at Ernst & Young for the last six years, and prior to that worked in higher education – at the University of Westminster – so he spans both fields and understands from all sides the complexities of the environment in which we operate.
Stephen has extensive experience in graduate recruitment and the broader graduate market – in recruiting, retaining and developing talent – not only as a recruiter, but also from working in higher education.
On being appointed to the role, which he will take up on 10 June, Stephen said: “I am excited by the opportunity of leading the AGR. The graduate and higher education market is shifting enormously – from the focus on employability, to HE funding, visa issues and the growth in alternative employment pathways – and I believe the organisation is ideally placed to navigate these challenges. Taking on the mantle from Carl, whose knowledge and passion for the sector has been synonymous with the organisation for so long, is a huge honour – albeit a slightly daunting one! I am looking forward to working with him and the rest of the AGR team from June onwards.”
All enquiries about Carl and AGR training should be forwarded to Helen whose email address is–
helen@agr.org.uk
EARLY CAREERS
Throughout this issue, we’ve had our gaze firmly fixed on Early Careers, and we hope we’ve given you a good introductory taster to this exciting area of growth. If you wish to take your learnings even further, why not sign up to attend one of our newly developed Early Careers Workshops? The next sessions are scheduled to take place on: Thursday 25th April Thursday 2nd May
This course costs just £250+VAT. Contact
Helen@agr.org.uk for more information.
GET MORE INVOLVED WITH YOUR AGR THIS YEAR!
Take to the stage at one of our conferences or training events?
As we enter another new membership year, now is the perfect time to start thinking about the many ways in which you can get more involved with AGR in 2013/14. We’ve pulled together a few ideas to get you started…
In 2013, why not: • Share your experiences in Graduate Recruiter magazine?
• Develop your skills at our training events? • Take to the stage at one of our conferences or training events?
• Join our LinkedIn Community? • Quote our Annual Survey stats in your business cases?
• Don’t forget what we offer to Graduate Developers!
• Get a global perspective with our Global Surveys and Conference?
• Enter our Awards and gain some recognition?
• Get involved with the Advisory Council? • Sit on a Project Team?
For more information about any of these, or for more tips on getting the most from your membership, visit
www.agr.org.uk/Your-AGR
NEW BOARD MEMBERS
ADVISORY COUNCIL
The next AGR Advisory Council meeting will take place on 15th April, 2013. During this meeting, your elected sector representatives will raise any concerns, questions or feedback that you have about AGR. For a full list of Advisory Council members, please visit the AGR website.
At our recent Annual General Meeting, we announced the initiation of two new members to the AGR Board of Directors. Joining Terence Perrin, Karen Martin, and the rest of the board will be Miranda Davies, Head of Graduate Resourcing and Development at Thales, and Nicky Ivory- Chapman, Reputation and Resourcing Manager for McDonalds.
The role of the board is to assist in the running of AGR from everything including our constitution, to the daily challenges that come with running a small business.
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