21/12/2011Time to review your target university list? Master Class

Cass Business School, 106 Bunhill Row, London, EC1Y 8TZ
(10.00 - 12,45)

What you will get from attending the session:

• Key reasons why employers should review their target university list in light of recent higher education landscape changes
• How other graduate employers design a target university strategy to meet their hiring needs
• An insight into the employability initiatives run by modern universities
• How a review of your target universities can help address the challenge of under-represented groups at your organisation



PROGRAMME

09:30 Registration and Refreshments


10:00 Introductions

Claire Adams, Business Operations Manager, AGR.

10:05 Carl Gilleard, Chief Executive, AGR


Carl will set the scene by explaining the recent changes in the industry that makes the question “Time to review your target university list?” more important than ever before to ensure the strategy is right for your company.


10:30 Rachel Rotherham, Graduate Programme Manager, The Co-op

Rachel will share the Co-op approach to engaging with universities and how they select the ones they work with, followed by details of the recent success the retail sector experienced collaborating with Kingston university on their “Retail Uncovered” event for students.


11.00 Marc Lintern, Head of Employability, Plymouth University

Marc recently wrote an article for AGR’s Graduate Recruiter magazine highlighting the ways modern universities are rising to the challenge of increasing graduates employability. In this session Marc will bring this article to life with examples of how employers have been seeing benefits from working with “new” universities such as Plymouth.


11:30 Coffee and Networking


12.00 Cat Hines, Annual Rounds Recruitment Manager, Bank of England
Cat will talk about the rationale behind their recent decision to review their target university list and how they are going about setting a strategy that is aligned with their hiring requirements using industry data to inform their thinking.


12:30 Close


Members rate £72 including VAT

Due to the popularity of this event, to secure a place you will need to pay in advance of attendance either by contacting Jessica@agr.org.uk or making payment via our secure online payment system