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Task groups

Membership Growth and Development Task Group

Donna Miller, Enterprise Rent-A-Car (Chair)
Lucy Orfeur, Barkers

Genevieve Cropper, AGR
Jayne Cullen, Thirty Three
Alex Foster, The Guardian
Carl Gilleard, AGR
Alice Bertin, Danone
Allan Brown, Graduate Prospects
Liz Burton, GlaxoSmithKline
Paul Clarke, Hobsons
Emma Hardaker-Jones, BP
Dan Hawes, The Graduate Recruitment Bureau
Bob Athwal, RWE npower
Sara Reading, KPMG


Mandate

  • Membership growth/retention
  • Service development
  • Service monitoring
  • Satisfaction surveys
  • Industry Sector Focus Groups

Current areas of activity

The Membership Task Group is currently working on ways of expanding the influence and membership of AGR beyond its traditional boundaries; including careers services, local authorities and employers from outside the UK.

The Membership Task Group wants to make recruitment of new members a responsibility of all members and has established a permanent member-get-member scheme in collaboration with Red Letter Days - updates available through the website or Genevieve.

Contact
Genevieve, Membership Co-ordinator
Email:- genevieve@agr.org.uk

Education, Training and Development Task Group

Rachel Burlton, Common Purpose
Jillian Burton, Lloyds Register
Neil Chowings, Work   
Yvonne Crew, Centrica
Monica Deshpende, UWE
Natasha Glaves, Stafford Long
Iain Heath, Enterprise Rent A Car
Alison Heron, KPMG
Samantha Nowlan, McKinsey
Maxine Packer, CapGemini
Katrina Rostrup, Gradweb               

Mandate

Development, delivery and evaluation of training services other than information:-
- training programmes
- agrlive events
- codes of practice
- research topics
- conference planning sub-group

Current areas of activity

The group recently launched an update of the Best Practice guide, which is available on the AGR website.

A full programme of training courses is underway, ranging from Foundation Days to skill workshops in Communciation Skills as they apply to the world of graduate recruitment.

The task group is exploring what other development needs graduate recruiters have, including the more experienced professional. They will also have the responsibility for determining the theme of next year's one day conference.


Contact
Carl Gilleard, Chief Executive, AGR
Email: carl@agr.org.uk

Research & Information Task Group

Marina Aldridge, Audit Commission (Chair) 
Victoria Harris, Colman Getty PR
Kerry Jarred, Jarred Consulting 
Neil Cox, Baker Tilly
Linda Graham, Marks & Spencer
Claudine Love, The Guardian
Val Moore, aia
Hannah Berry, SAS
Louella Schooley, Graduate-Jobs.com
Rachel Forrester, Bank of America
Sophie Best, Watson Wyatt
Tim Lotherington, EuroRSCGRiley
Mark Donmall, LogicaCMG
Leigh Lafever-Ayer, Enterprise rent a car
Tracy Nolan, AGR

Mandate

  • Publications strategy and delivery of the AGR website
  • Editorial Board for Graduate Recruiter
  • Briefing/hot topic papers
  • Research

Current areas of activity

The group are currently working on AGR's major research project for 2008 on work/life balance, which will be launched in the autumn.  There are also a series of new AGR briefings to be launched in the autumn of 2008 including one on disability in graduate recruitment. The group is also about to embark on the redevelopment of the AGR website. 
Contact 
Tracy Nolan, Information Services Manager, AGR
Email – tracy@agr.org.uk


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