How about recruiting a graduate? With many graduates now looking for their first permanent role in the workforce I thought it would be worth considering the benefits they could bring
- Affordable
Graduates earn lower salaries that experienced hires, but have huge potential
- Proven return on investment
Their ideas and skills can make a huge difference to your bottom line, graduates contribute approximately £1 billion of added value to the UK economy (ISE research 2018)
- Ready to mould
You have the opportunity to shape them into what you need, they become part of your culture, they have developed a habit for learning so will continuously learn whilst working
- Solid business skills
Studying helps student develop core transferable skills such as written and oral communication, problem-solving, presentation, organisation and data analysis
- New perspectives
Graduates can inject new ideas and apply current thinking from academia
- Speed to value
Graduates learn more quickly and provide more immediate financial returns, they are enthusiastic willing to take on challenges
- Succession planning
Provide a career path for a graduate and enable them to reach management level within your firm and solve succession planning concerns
Need affordable help with your graduate recruitment why not drop me a line carole@talentsearch.careers