Are you missing out? Time is running out to take advantage of a skilled pool of over 19,000 of the UK students and graduates in 2003, with Fledglings.net.
Over half a million students in the UK are currently looking to undertake placements in UK industries, or to enter the workforce as graduates in the summer of 2003. With such a volume of students vying for limited positions, students and companies large and small alike are finding it difficult to find the desired candidate or position.
Suzi Byatt, of Wilkinson Sword comments, In the past we have had problems in finding the right candidates to fill the student placement and graduate opportunities at Wilkinson Sword. We therefore decided to approach Fledglings to see if they could solve the problem. Last year, 5 out of the 6 placement students recruited were done so through the use of Fledglings.net the foremost UK based company operating in the placement and graduate sectors.
Fledglings.net are currently working with major leading International, UK and North West companies with over 19,000 matching students or graduates with the needs of individual companies. www.fledglings.net, can offer companies a sifting service via a central resource of UK students and graduates in matter of seconds using Fledglings screening software. They increase the awareness of the company and positions available by taking advantage of Internet based advertising. Fledglings work alongside traditional Human Resources departments providing both a medium to advertise their vacancies as well as a screening service to source the best candidates for positions available. Additionally, companies can utilize Fledglings recruitment team to completely outsource their placement and graduate recruitment programme.
Lesley Lightfoot, Human Resources Manager at Brunner Mond Group PLC comments, SME's can definitely benefit from Fledglings resources. Placements and Graduate recruitment programmes help to keep the age profile in line and that's good demographically.
For companies such as NCC Global based in Manchester, Fledglings services have facilitated graduate recruitment, speeding up the process as well as ensuring a greater match between student and graduate skills and the company's needs.
Rob Cotton, Director of NCC Group comments, The Graduate market is a competitive field where Companies need the right candidates to fit the positions available, the most efficient way to source these is through the services provided by graduate recruitment and placement agencies.
Jessica Higton, founder of Fledglings.net comments, There are huge advantages of taking on a placement or graduate into the mix. To date Fledglings is the only company that provides a service in the UK that links organizations with both placement students and graduates, providing a one-stop shop for qualified and skilled employees.
Time is running out for SME's to find placement students and graduates for 2003...
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