The war for talent: What graduate employers need to know
The war for talent sees no signs of abating, with fierce competition between employers to secure the most highly skilled graduates for their business.
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| 21/05/2013 |
Links forged between SMEs and Scottish universities to improve graduates job prospects
New links between Scottish universities and small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) are being established in a bid to increase graduate job opportunities.
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| 07/05/2013 |
Graduate employers: Why meeting the needs of generation Y is key
Generation Y is defined broadly as those born between 1977 and 1998 and many employers are fast coming to the realisation that they need to adapt their recruitment and retention strategies to meet the broad needs of this group.
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| 02/05/2013 |
Graduate employers: Innovative approaches to recruiting graduates
With the ‘war for talent’ said to be alive and well in the graduate talent pool, graduate recruiters are looking for increasingly innovative ways to attract the best candidates.
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| 18/04/2013 |
Universities must focus on employability skills, says Gloucestershire gaming boss
The CEO of Cirencester-based gaming company, Neon Play, has argued that universities and colleges must form a stronger relationship with businesses to ensure that students are equipped with the skills they need to succeed in the world of work.
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| 16/04/2013 |
How employers can develop graduates’ skills
Over recent months employers froma number of sectors, such as those in STEM (science, technology, maths and engineering) industries, have voiced their concerns that a lack of suitably skilled graduates may impede their chances of filling an ever-growing number of vacancies in a rapidly developing market place.
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| 11/04/2013 |
Number of STEM graduates needs to increase by half
A leading think tank has argued that the number of STEM (science, technology, engineering and maths) graduates in the UK needs to increase by nearly 50% in order to meet market demands.
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| 18/03/2013 |
Universities failing to provide key computer programming skills
A survey of 119 universities across the world has revealed that many are failing to offer the key computer programming skills demanded by employers in the IT industry.
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| 12/03/2013 |
Call made for wind energy firms to plug STEM skills gap
Wind energy firms have been called to redouble their efforts to recruit new workers into the sector, after research revealed that the industry could be facing a shortfall of 18,000 skilled candidates a year by 2020.
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| 07/03/2013 |
Google funds extension of UK graduate scheme addressing skills gap in digital sector
Search engine and computing giant Google has funded the extension of a UK graduate scheme aimed at addressing the digital skills gap.
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| 27/02/2013 |
Semta calls for graduates and undergraduates to enter Engineering competition
Semta, the sector skills council for science, engineering and advanced manufacturing, has called for students, apprentices and employees to enter the 2013 WorldSkills UK Engineering competition in an attempt to showcase the best of British engineering talent.
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| 25/02/2013 |
Uptake of computer science PGCEs falling despite introduction of £20,000 scholarship
The number of computer science graduates applying for IT teacher training courses in England has fallen between 2012 and 2013, despite the government’s drive to boost the number of IT teachers in readiness for a new computer science curriculum.
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| 22/02/2013 |
STEM graduates awarded high percentage of first-class degrees
New figures released by the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) reveal that those graduating in STEM (science, technology, maths and engineering) are leading the way when it comes to degrees awarded with first-class honours.
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| 20/02/2013 |
Engineering graduates helping to drive forward future of UK manufacturing
Engineering graduates from Cambridge University are helping to shape the future of the UK’s manufacturing sector, after offering their input on current projects within the industry.
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| 18/02/2013 |
Leading employer feels commercial skills crucial for graduates
A round table discussion attended by leading employers has highlighted the need for graduates to have good commercial awareness if they are to succeed in the world of business.
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| 14/02/2013 |
Sir James Dyson suggests DT lessons need a focus on engineering skills
Inventor Sir James Dyson has made several calls in recent months for more action to be taken to address the estimated shortage of 60,000 engineers that the UK could be set to face in 2013.
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| 08/02/2013 |
£30m government investment in ‘super-computing’ to create thousands of jobs
Computing graduates could be able to choose from an even larger pool of jobs in the North West, after Chancellor George Osborne announced a £30m grant to create a super-computing research centre at Sci-Tech Daresbury.
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| 06/02/2013 |
Government announces new investment in training for engineering and physical sciences
David Willetts, the Minister of State for Universities and Science,has unveiled a £350m package of investment in order to train the future leaders of engineering and physical sciences.
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| 05/02/2013 |
Graduate apprenticeships – Why they could be the key to securing your first graduate job
Work experience placements were revealed as one of the key routes into a graduate role, after figures from High Fliers research showed that more than a third of vacancies will be filled by those who have already completed internships at the
same company.
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| 04/02/2013 |
Are STEM graduate internships easy to obtain?
Students studying for STEM (science, technology, engineering and maths) degrees, or those who have already graduated, may find it harder to secure an internship, compared to those looking for work experience placements in sectors such as finance and business.
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| 03/02/2013 |