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Despite all the talk of ‘Generation Crunch’, the lost generation of graduates, the most recent survey from the Association of Graduate Recruiters (AGR) revealed the positive news that the graduate market had a surprisingly buoyant 2009 compared to expectations. OK, so vacancies still dropped by 8.9%, but many feared this would be more like 25%.
When I mention the term Executive Assistant to candidates here at FreshMinds Talent I often receive a slightly bewildered gaze in return. Images of making haste through the crowded streets of New York, fetching hot lattes for demanding bosses in the Devil Wears Prada race through candidates’ minds.
Following on from Soraya’s post on first bouncers, I thought I’d share some thoughts from a different angle – how can you keep hold of your graduate employees at the crucial 1-2 year stage?
Why First Bouncers move and why they are in high demand...
Have you heard the phrase, ‘men are like buses – none for ages and then three come along at once’? Of course you have. But I bet you didn’t know that interim language placements are also like buses.
We are proud to welcome Matt Rhodes as a guest blogger on the subject of social media and personal branding for your career.
“Bonjour ! Parlez-vous une langue? Pouvez-vous la parler vrai bon? Nous trouvons souvent les esprits don’ de cette langue ne vous rendez pas compte qu’ils la langue re s’occupe, mais la maîtrise d’une langue peut signifier des qualifications pour un travail. En semaine dernière, j’avais regardé les rôles qui demandent les haut-parleurs français, allemands, espagnols, portugais, danois, norvégiens et suédois. Et un collègue du mien avait recherché les haut-parleurs chinois et russes.”
If only there were some special recruitment carols, the festive period at FreshMinds Talent would be even jollier than it is already. Our seasonal cheer is derived mostly from placing our excellent candidates in great jobs in December - which is a perfect time to hire someone or to start a new job.
Graduates on the job hunt may be interested in data released this week revealing which degree courses lead to the greatest earning power.
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