Graduates
Employers can use XpertHR to assess graduate recruitment and starting salaries. Find out about the general state of the graduate labour market and whether there is growth or decline in graduate vacancies and graduate starting salaries. We reveal how employers go about attracting the best candidates and the selection methods used.
Employers prefer apprenticeship experience over university degrees
As thousands of students receive their A-level results this week, employers have revealed that the experience gained in an apprenticeship...
How paid internships can help boost productivity and cut recruitment costs
Hiring an intern can bag you a motivated member of staff with fresh ideas and...
Graduate recruitment: what should you pay the class of 2018?
What starting salary is your organisation offering to graduate recruits in 2018? As the class of 2018 joins the labour...
RAD Awards 2018: Prison Service and Havas win Work of the Year
An integrated campaign that challenged the public’s perception of running a prison has won top prize at this evening’s RAD...
Brexit vote hit graduate recruitment levels last year
Widespread uncertainty about the impact of Brexit stalled some of the UK’s top employers’ graduate recruitment plans in 2017, research...
MTD Training wins HR Supplier Partnership Award
MTD Training won last week’s HR Supplier Partnership prize at the Personnel Today Awards after being nominated by Great Western...
Police Now secures Graduate Scheme of the Year prize
By demonstrating an upturn in confidence and success in attracting graduates from diverse backgrounds, Police Now won the judges’ support...
RAD Awards 2018 shortlist announced
The shortlist for the RAD Awards, which celebrate the brightest and best in recruitment advertising, has now been announced.
The...
Growth in apprenticeships outstripping graduate roles
Roles open to apprentices have grown by almost a fifth, vastly outstripping growth in graduate jobs.
According to the Institute...
Swipe right for the best candidate? Recruitment enters the Tinder age
Recruitment systems are evolving so candidates can use artificial intelligence to match themselves to roles in a similar way they...
Graduate recruitment: what should you pay the class of 2017?
What starting salary is your organisation offering to graduate recruits in 2017? As the class of 2017 joins the labour...
Tory manifesto: National retraining, NI holidays and more gap reporting
Theresa May launched the Conservative Party’s 2017 election manifesto today, and for HR and employers there are no big surprises....
Essential people analytics: Seven key HR metrics for 2017
With data and analytics playing an increasingly critical role in HR decision-making, latest analysis from XpertHR Benchmarking reveals the seven...
Welsh Water cleans up with Graduate Scheme of the Year 2016
Welsh Water returned victorious from London’s Park Lane this week after winning the Graduate Scheme of the Year at the...
Graduate recruitment heats up, salaries stay frozen
Employers have frozen graduate starting salaries for the eighth year in a row, despite an overall pick-up in graduate recruitment,...
