Graduate Work Experience Placements

Giving graduates work experience can be an effective, low risk, recruitment strategy. At no cost to your organisation you can assess an individual’s ability and fit into your company through a work experience scheme structured by an organisation that is praised by Ofsted and has 10 years experience in this area.

How does it work?

We draw up a project description of what you would want a graduate to do on work experience
This is shown to every suitable graduate we have assessed
We set up an interview so you can assess their suitability
If successful we will arrange a start date; usually within one month.
They will undergo an induction with us to ensure they understand their responsibility to you
We will complete all of the jobcentre plus paperwork on your behalf.
We will provide you with any information necessary to ensure you have everything required by health and safety and equality and diversity legislation.
The graduate starts with you for up to 12 weeks and we will complete regular reviews with you to ensure the project is on track. Should you decide to employ the graduate we may be able to arrange a subsidy toward their wages.

Can I pick and chose?

In essence you can be as fussy as you like and we will not waste your time by sending you candidates who we know are not suitable for your role. Because we are funded by Jobcentre Plus and the European Social Fund, we can only send you people that have been referred to us. This could be 1 a month or 1 a year depending on the industry and geographic location. It is unlikely that we will be able to send you a selection of candidates all at once for you to compare.

What happens if it doesn’t work out at the end of the scheme?

If at the end of the work experience the candidate is not right for your organisation or your situation has changed you are in no way tied into a contract where you have to employ the individual. Obviously the whole point of the scheme is for them to end up in employment but equally they are entitled to leave the work experience should they find a job at any point. Moreover they will end with relevant work experience on their CV, a good reference and far more employable than before they started with you.

Why are these graduates unemployed?

It is a fallacy that most graduates get graduate jobs when they leave university. The vast majority, around 65%, have not entered graduate employment 12 months after leaving university. Most lack career direction, labour market knowledge and an understanding of how to present themselves to employers. There may be other issues such as dyslexia or disability but by far the biggest obstacle is lack of relevant experience. We go to great lengths to assess candidates and whilst constantly respecting client confidentiality we will do whatever we can to help you identify strengths and weaknesses.