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Employer Roundtable Febuary 2022
March 27, 2022
Summary of discussion Inclusion, Diversity and Social Mobility No 22 Wednesday 16th February 2022 10 – 11:30am Inclusion, diversity and social mobility have always been a priority for many employers in the apprenticeship and wider recruitment space. As restrictions open up in the UK and face-to-face interactions increase, however, the question of whether attraction and …
Employer Roundtable January 2022
March 11, 2022
Summary of discussion 2022 The Year Ahead No 21 Wednesday 19th January 2022 10 – 11:30am Apprenticeships have struggled in the current high-wage economy and the numbers of young people not in education, employment, or training (NEET) are high. With the demand for new talent expected to rise, and young people as the solution to …
Insights Week – Insights Presentation – January 2022
January 25, 2022
Insights PresentationTuesday 18th January 202210 – 11:30am In this presentation, from day one of January 2022’s Insights Week, we present a combined grouping of labour market data from our own GetMyFirstJob.co.uk, Emsi Burning Glass, and other market data. The presentation explores the current employment outlook across sectors, exploring the disparity between talent requirement and the …
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Coca-Cola: Improving Graduate Programme Accessibility
January 23, 2022
An employer case study for early talent recruitment Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) were looking to fill their two graduate programmes with eager young talent. Candidate accessibility would be key to the campaign’s success, allowing a diverse range of candidates from varying backgrounds to engage. Download the case study to find out more Download now
Employer Roundtable December 2021
January 20, 2022
Summary of discussion A year of roundtables: looking back in review No 20 Tuesday 7th December 2021 10 – 11:30am In this document we revisit the highlights of another year’s worth of early careers roundtables and plot the conversations throughout. Although many of the same challenges from the start of the year continue to rock …
Employer Roundtable November 2021
January 19, 2022
Does a perfect model exist for early talent assessment and selection? No 19 | Wednesday 10th November 2021 | 10 – 11:30am Assessment and selection is a delicate procedure for recruitment. Identifying great fit candidates requires a certain amount of understanding in the part of the organisation. Not only this but the candidate needs to …
Microsoft: Targeted Recruitment
January 19, 2022
An employer case study for early talent recruitment This is how Microsoft, using the MAJIC model for recruitment, hired quickly, efficiently and effectively despite the challenges of a pandemic. Download the case study to find out more Download now
DLG: Total Candidate Support
January 19, 2022
An employer case study for early talent recruitment A virtual world offers many new challenges for employers and candidates. It also offers many opportunities too. For companies like Direct Line Group (DLG) who are focussed in making a difference to social mobility, it provided a platform for more focussed engagement and for individual candidate support. …
RPA: Supportive Candidate Journeys
January 19, 2022
An employer case study for early talent recruitment RPA were looking to break the mould on their talent recruitment by engaging candidates in a way that allowed them to make informed decisions about their future. They wanted to fill 35 Level 3 Operational Delivery Apprenticeship vacancies with diverse talent, and above all else positively impact …
GSP: Driving Diversity and Inclusion
January 19, 2022
An employer case study for early talent recruitment GSP wanted to conduct a new recruitment campaign to attract early talent to Cyber Security Apprenticeships. With the vision of boosting digital skills in young candidates, increasing social mobility, championing females in tech and also hiring diverse and inclusive talent, GSP contacted TMP and TheTalentPeople to help. …
Attracting talent to digital and tech
January 16, 2022
November’s KPMG and REC report on jobs in the UK shows little change in a labour market that is at odds with itself. Supply and demand continue oppose each other despite permanent jobs placements growing. According to the report, candidate jobs shortages are the fifth highest since records began in 1997 with factors such as …
Employer Roundtable November 2021
November 22, 2021
Summary of discussion Does a perfect model exist for early talent assessment and selection? No 19 Wednesday 10th November 2021 10 – 11:30am Assessment and selection is a delicate procedure for recruitment. Identifying great fit candidates requires a certain amount of understanding in the part of the organisation. Not only this but the candidate needs …
Employer Roundtable October 2021
October 22, 2021
Summary of discussion Engaging with educators on campus and in schools No 18 Wednesday 13th October 2021 10 – 11:30am The same trends in talent continue, and the effects of covid are still felt. School events, despite their rapid and recent growth, fail to go ahead due to the risk to public safety and many …
Exploring candidate preferences: Telecoms
October 14, 2021
TheTalentPeople Insights Despite its size and influence, external factors that drive demand for telecoms services are putting strain on the organisations that provide them (i). This has forced businesses to ramp up their hiring process to fulfil these demands. However, as telecoms organisations continue to take necessary recruitment steps, challenges have begun to emerge around …
Employer Roundtable September 2021
September 28, 2021
Summary of discussion Creating high impact recruitment campaigns No 17 Wednesday 15th September 2021 10 – 11:30am Record levels of vacancies and low number of applicants across the economy and in the emerging talent sector has created a wide range of challenges for hiring organisations. This ranges from applicant numbers through to higher turnover, renege …
Employer Roundtable August 2021
August 30, 2021
Summary of discussion Making offers, reneges and dropouts No 16 Wednesday 18th August 2021 10 – 11:30am During the pandemic, youth unemployment hit 14.8%. With countless government incentives to help youngsters find work, it was widely believed there would be a wealth of early careers candidates clamouring for roles. However, since restrictions have lifted, the …
GetMyFirstJob Impact Report
February 2, 2021
Our vision is of world where young people from every background are inspired to connect with insight, development and employers which are right for them. This year’s impact report is our evidence of our last year, showing how we strived to achieve that vision every single day, and continue to do so. Download the case …
The IT-female industry relationship
January 24, 2021
The relationship between female candidates & their chosen pathways. Insight like you’ve never seen before. Summary The UK is recognised as a “global technology leader,” as it is home to the third largest digital technology sector in the world. UK technology businesses are the core of the UK economy as they underpin many industries, including …
Childcare Career Engagement
January 13, 2021
Exploring the changing candidate preference towards one of the biggest sectors in early talent careers from 2019 to 2020. Download the case study to find out more Download now
Measuring Social Mobility
January 13, 2021
Our research looked into the correlation between candidate career preference and data on social mobility to measure career trends. Download the case study to find out more Download now