WIDENING ACCESS TO THE PROFESSIONS Carl Gilleard Chief Executive Association of Graduate Recruiters.
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Transcript of WIDENING ACCESS TO THE PROFESSIONS Carl Gilleard Chief Executive Association of Graduate Recruiters.
WIDENING ACCESS TO THE PROFESSIONS
Carl GilleardChief Executive
Association of Graduate Recruiters
WHAT DO EMPLOYERS LOOK FOR IN GRADUATES?
Everything……………………… and more!
A GOOD DEGREE
SKILLS
“Experience is not what happens to you; it’s
what you do with what happens to you”
Aldous Huxley
PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES
Mindset Matters
A GOOD JOB APPLICATION
graduates from a particular institution
graduates from the same mould
UCAS tariff points
What should employers NOT look for?
80 plus applications chasing each vacancy
The inadequacies of the degree classification system
Too many institutions, too few resources
Candidates not doing themselves justice
Candidates who are not mobile
How to identify potential as well as achievement
The challenges for recruiters of graduates
Monitor each stage of recruitment process to ensure no hidden barriers
Constantly review recruitment practice and performance
Ensure recruiters are properly trained
Clear messages from the top
Buy in from the line
Be willing to try different approaches
What can employers do to improve diversity?
Sign up to the Government’s Business Compact – opening doors
Help schools to raise aspirations
Mentoring
Open opportunities to all
Open up access to internships
Pay interns
Recruit fairly using processes that exclude biodata
Sponsorship/ Bursaries
Examples of what employers do
18 year old entry programme to professional quals and degree (Accountancy)
Widening participation GAP Year in business (IT)
Recruitment site aimed at parents (Construction)
Internship programme taking parental earnings into account (Bank)
Briefing sessions on application/assessment procedures (Public sector)
Towards a level playing field
Elephant in the Room
Risk averse recruitment
Collapse of guidance services
Growth in internships leading to jobs
Growth of school leaver programmes????
Tuition fees????
• Will participation levels fall?
• Who will opt out?
• Choice of courses and institutions on financial grounds
• Shorter degrees
• Working at the expenses of the complete experience
Elephants in the room
The key to unlocking potential-
Taking Personal responsibility