Assessment and Selection
CONTENTS REGULARS
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UP FRONT Your at-a-glance guide to what’s happening where...
IN CONVERSATION WITH… NISHILLA
MCKEOGH
The Hong Kong Association of Graduate Recruiters’ Nishilla McKeogh drops by for a chat
29 BREAKFAST NEWS
The lowdown on September’s TARGETjobs Breakfast News
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DIARIST Dr Paul Redmond puts pen to paper…
DAY IN THE LIFE… Lucy Saunders talks early starts, Xbox and large glasses of wine…
Employers
who just focus on firsts and 2:1s lose the opportunity of
recruiting people with many kinds of skills.”
Professor Sir Bob Burgess,
Vice Chancellor of Leicester University
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TECHNICAL
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Grads on Film Five employers tell us how video interviewing has reaped tangible business results
Appealing to Intelligence How GCHQ used online games to attract some of the most talented problem solvers in the UK…
THEORY
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Is it Goodbye to the 2:1 Threshold? We investigate whether the 2:1 cut off has finally had its day…
Silent Assessee Do assessment centres favour some personality types over others? Anne Hamill shares her thoughts…
A Guide to Recruiting International Graduates AGCAS offers an overview of its new guide, aimed at helping employers recruit international graduates from UK universities
Head to Head - Outsourcing vs. In-house Two employers argue the case for both…
METHODOLOGIES
Hypothetically Speaking Rob Gill talks about Jaguar Land Rover’s move to Situational Judgement Tests…
A Battle of Wills: Competencies vs. Strengths AGR members explain whether competence or strengths- based methodologies work for them…
OTHER
Don’t Dance Just KIS(S) Simon Reichwald says interviews are no place for fun
Applied Learning How the work of Enactus UK is enhancing employability
www.agr.org.uk | Graduate Recruiter
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