STEP 2 - SELECTING
When you've attracted the high calibre graduates to apply, how do you go about selecting the best for your business?
Did you know...?
59% of graduates gain a 1st or a 2:1
Source: HESA (Higher Education Statistics Agency)
It takes a huge amount of time to identify the top tier of graduate talent that is right for your business. Getting it wrong is much more expensive than getting it right!
So what can you do?...
- Identify talent quickly and make them feel valued
- Make the process exciting and engaging
- Respond quickly and personally
- Use telephone interviewing to save time
- Ensure your best ambassadors are at assessment centres and interviews
- Expose them to the most senior managers that you can
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Bright Futures will deliver a rigorous selection process on your behalf, tailored to your business, including CV screening, telephone, face-to-face interviewing and assessment events. We are exceptionally proud of our 3:1 (and often better) interview-to-offer rate.
CASE STUDIES: Selecting Success
Many of the graduates we talk to find that selection processes are 'samey' and boring. Often the only innovation has been putting the tests online, which has removed costs, but does little for the graduate experience.
