AGR in the news
The Guardian
20/10/08
Rich Pickings
“I’ll probably never have to pay back my student loan – I can’t imagine reaching the £15k salary threshold,” says Asiya Mahmoud, who graduated from Warwick University this year, laughing.
The Guardian
15/10/08
A career that makes a difference
Current turmoil in the financial markets makes the prospect of working in the public sector increasingly attractive for graduates.
The Independent
15/10/08
How will those poor blighters of Generation Diva cope with recession
For generation X, there is something reassuring about recession. For me, spawned in 1971, it’s been a case of lack of business as usual, be it 1974-5, 1980-81 or 1991.
Financial Times
14/10/2008
Small companies no longer a last resort
Time and again, international companies top the popularity charts for undergraduates seeking their first jobs. Yet is this really an accurate picture of career ambitions?
Financial Times
14/10/2008
The importance of a coherent path
Three years ago Martin Rogers was 28 and applying online from China to join a graduate recruitment scheme at the Co-operative Group. “I had a few concerns about whether my age would be a barrier,” he says.
Financial Times
14/10/2008
Grab as many opportunities as possible
The most important thing to do when starting a degree, according to Mike Hill, chief executive of Graduate prospects…
The Independent
09/10/2008
With soft skills in demand, it pays to link broadly when putting together your CV
Surveys indicate that so far, the graduate recruitment market is holding well against the recent economic downturn. The Association of Graduate Recruiters (AGR) reported a rise in opportunities of 11.7 per cent on 2007 in their summer review, with further growth predicted in 2009.
The Independent
09/10/2008
The Next Generation
Billed by a television critic as a "scary lady", Claire Carr, engineer and senior project manager on the £600m revamp of St Pancras station, laughs. "I was portrayed in the television programme about the project as a raving lunatic. I'm not really."
Daily Mail
09/10/2008
Graduates should mind the gap to get ahead
Got your degree, but still not got that graduate job? Don’t worry you haven’t missed the boat.
The Times
07/10/2008
What Did I learn at uni? Sorry, it's all a bit of a blur
Last week, 430,000 freshers made their way to university, an event that The Daily Telegraph would normally have marked with a photograph of an 18-year-old exposing a tantalising stretch of midriff as she ferried crockery on to campus, but this time honoured with an article asking famous people to proffer advice to new undergraduates.
The Independent
25/09/2008
…And now for the good news. Carl Gilleard interview
The economy may be going through lean times, but in the view of Carl Gilleard, longstanding chief executive of the Association of Graduate Recruiters – which celebrates its 40th birthday this year – job-seekers have no need to panic yet.
The Times
16/09/2008
Want a job after university? First, get off the sofa…
In July, you looked on as your handsome 21-year-old son, dressed in gown and mortar board, proudly clutched his honours degree for his graduation photo.
The Times
15/09/2008
Are you smarter than a 16-year-old?
It is the issue that most irritates Britain's top companies: graduates with good degrees who apply for senior positions but cannot spell or punctuate sentences accurately.
The Guardian
10/09/2008
Umbilical cords just got longer
Once upon a time - not so long ago, actually - the university admissions service Ucas was considered by many to hold the golden ticket to adulthood.
Trade Press
Personnel Today
16/09/2008
Gen Y research: The Hard Facts
Teenagers and young adults - the so-called Generation Y - have witnessed their parents working tirelessly in pursuit of bigger salaries and promotions and don't fancy slogging their guts out in the same way. At least, that's what several recent media reports would have us believe.
Personnel Today
16/09/2008
Gen Y case studies
Tara Craig finds out how a large UK charity with a scientific remit ensures its high-minded employees are also fulfilled in their work and how top graduate employer Pricewaterhouse Coopers sustains its attraction for the latest generation.
Personnel Today
16/09/2008
Anatomy of a Gen Y-er
Guy Logan analyses the make-up of the Generation Y employee
Human Resources
October Issue 2008
Time to grow up
The generation born between 1979 and 1999 entered the workplace expecting to call the shots. Will employers continue to meet their demands when times get tough?
womenintechnology.co.uk
6.8.08
Degrees 'not fulfilling business needs'
Not enough graduates are leaving university with the skills required to enter the worlds of technology and business, according to an industry expert.
clickajob.co.uk
6/8/08
Graduate openings 'put on hold due to credit crunch'
Graduates may have to postpone their dreams of an ideal job, as employers are increasingly putting new positions on hold, new evidence shows.
BBC News
8/8/08
Graduate jobs market stays strong
The UK graduate jobs market seems to be holding firm, with the lowest graduate unemployment rate for five years.
independent.co.uk
13/8/08
Budgeting clinic
'Any student with a credit card should cut it up now' says Gwenda Thomas
The Observer
17/8/08
On top of the overdraft, some banks will hand out a credit card too
Students have got interest-free overdrafts, discount vouchers for money off, cut-price travel, cheap loans, bursaries and grants: do you really need a credit card as well?
Sunday Times
31/8/08
Value of gaining a degree plummets
One-third of graduates are receiving no financial benefit from their degree as young people drawn in by Labour’s mass expansion of universities see the value of studying decline for the first time.
BBC News 24
17/9/08
Carl Gilleard, Chief Executive of AGR was interviewed for his view on the effect of the economic turmoil on graduate recruitment.
This is a snapshot of what he said...
Much of graduate recruitment is seasonal and the 2008 recruitment round has just ended so recent events have not had much impact on the number of vacancies.
In fact, vacancies were up on last year which itself was a bumper year. However, looking to 2009 there is clearly uncertainty about the state of the market but all the hard evidence suggests that while it might tighten, it will certainly not collapse.
Graduate recruitment is rather different to other forms of recruitment in that businesses are recruiting graduates and developing talents for the future. They take a longer term view over the returns on their investment.
I did not get the chance to say in quite these words but suggested that employers have learnt from previous stop/start practices where employers who withdrew from the graduate market built up problems with their talent pipeline.
They would also damage their brand by not maintaining contacts on campus and disbanding expert recruitment teams led to a corporate loss of memory and skills. To reduce numbers is significantly more favourable than suspending recruitment even for one year.