30 | GR ADUATE EMPLOYABILIT Y | Watch the video click here
RECRUITING TODAY'S TOP TALENT
Simon Horniblow, Managing Director of marketing and communications specialists Campuslife, tells us why he thinks graduate recruitment is key to delivering a great service back to universities
In this fast-paced world where the likes and dislikes of ‘Generation Y’ can change quicker than a Facebook status, keeping up with this constantly connected and evolving group of young people can be a challenge. That’s why we decided to engage with them directly by working in partnership with our local universities to provide work placements and internships to their students. Being part of these programmes
allows us to offer students anything from a four-week to 12-week placement with our organisation. We often feel the benefit from the moment they enter our office and we share some of our latest
work with them. If they start to smile as they watch a video that we’ve created to promote recycling, we know we’re on the right track. Equally, if they screw their nose up in disdain for something we’ve spent the last month working on, the development team scutle off back to the drawing board. The students benefit too. The
placements we offer count towards their final degree mark, meaning their course tutor will visit them during their placement and we’ll provide a final writen assessment of their work. The advantage of real world experience, especially in the sector they want to work in, is invaluable. Many employers, including ourselves, regard relevant experience as essential when recruiting for new positions. I experienced this first-hand in 2002
when studying for my degree in Film and Television Studies. We were offered the opportunity to take a 12-week internship as part of the degree course. Initially unsure of how this might benefit me,
ABOVE: Luke Downing was offered a full time position at Campuslife
"MANY EMPLOYERS, INCLUDING OURSELVES, REGARD RELEVANT EXPERIENCE AS ESSENTIAL WHEN RECRUITING FOR NEW POSITIONS."SIMON HORNIBLOW
Page 1 |
Page 2 |
Page 3 |
Page 4 |
Page 5 |
Page 6 |
Page 7 |
Page 8 |
Page 9 |
Page 10 |
Page 11 |
Page 12 |
Page 13 |
Page 14 |
Page 15 |
Page 16 |
Page 17 |
Page 18 |
Page 19 |
Page 20 |
Page 21 |
Page 22 |
Page 23 |
Page 24 |
Page 25 |
Page 26 |
Page 27 |
Page 28 |
Page 29 |
Page 30 |
Page 31 |
Page 32 |
Page 33 |
Page 34 |
Page 35 |
Page 36 |
Page 37 |
Page 38 |
Page 39 |
Page 40 |
Page 41 |
Page 42 |
Page 43 |
Page 44 |
Page 45 |
Page 46 |
Page 47 |
Page 48 |
Page 49 |
Page 50 |
Page 51 |
Page 52 |
Page 53 |
Page 54 |
Page 55 |
Page 56 |
Page 57 |
Page 58 |
Page 59 |
Page 60 |
Page 61 |
Page 62 |
Page 63 |
Page 64 |
Page 65 |
Page 66 |
Page 67 |
Page 68 |
Page 69 |
Page 70 |
Page 71 |
Page 72 |
Page 73 |
Page 74 |
Page 75 |
Page 76 |
Page 77 |
Page 78 |
Page 79 |
Page 80 |
Page 81 |
Page 82