Business Blog - February 2020

  • Manufacturing confidence (slightly) up, and recruitment might follow

    Posted on Tuesday, February 25, 2020 by Gradsouthwest TeamNo comments

    The latest South West Survey of SME Manufacturers from SWMAS has reported for 2019-20 Q3 and it is revealing a more positive outlook from the region's manufacturers. The last 6 months has shown the worst performance for a decade, and unsurprisingly, recruitment has also been at an all time low across the South West, with the figure steadily dropping since the end of 2018. This has reflected a ...

  • SW Retains Graduate Talent but Recruitment Challenges Remain

    Posted on Saturday, February 22, 2020 by Gradsouthwest TeamNo comments

    Five years after graduating, roughly two thirds of those who study in the south west remain in the region. So say figures from the latest Longitudinal Education Outcome (LEO) report. While there are variances at institutional level , this means that there is a vast local pool of skilled graduates from a diverse range of institutions: Russell Group, Million Plus, Pre / Post 92 Group, Further ...

  • News, Training & Funding Opportunities from Gradsouthwest - Recruiter Update February 2020

    Posted on Thursday, February 13, 2020 by Gradsouthwest TeamNo comments

    In this February 2020 issue: SW Retains Graduate Talent | Recruitment Support for SMEs | Skills Survey 2020 | The Graduate Market in 2020 | Chancellor Urged to Back The Great South West | MSc Data Science Degree Apprenticeship South West Retains Graduate Talent Five years after graduating, roughly two thirds of those who study in the south west remain in the region. So say figures from the latest ...

  • Regional Graduate Loyalty Shines Through

    Posted on Wednesday, February 12, 2020 by Gradsouthwest TeamNo comments

    If you want to recruit graduate talent the best place to look is local. You are most likely to recruit a graduate who already has a connection with the region: either having previously grown-up here or having studied here; or probably both. It is clear from the latest regional Longitudinal Educational Outcome (LEO) statistics that students from the south west love the region and many stay to work ...

  • The Graduate Market in 2020: Annual review of graduate vacancies & starting salaries at the UK’s leading employers

    Posted on Monday, February 10, 2020 by Gradsouthwest TeamNo comments

    The Graduate Market in 2020 is a study of the latest graduate vacancies and starting salaries at The Times Top 100 Graduate Employers conducted by High Fliers Research during December 2019. There is a health warning that we always give with this report – it is looking at 100 large graduate recruiters and is therefore not representative of the graduate jobs market. That said, there are always a ...

  • Want to recruit the class of 2020?

    Posted on Monday, February 3, 2020 by Gradsouthwest TeamNo comments

    Act now to tap into the next cohort of talent! The class of 2020 become available for work in June / July. As their final exams loom, you need to catch them now before their attention is focused on their studies. Follow our timeline to attract the talent... Feb / March - follow our tips to write and publish your recruitment advert March / April - receive applications (for students, it's a nice ...