Archive for July, 2009
ProGrad are working on a large project for a well known FMCG company. We’re currently looking for ProGrad graduates to fill these roles in NSW, QLD and VIC. If you are keen to be considered for any of these roles, please contact the ProGrad graduate management team on 02 8235 8300. Alternatively, please go to [...]
ProGrad specialise in placing graduates into entry level positions across a number of companies in a wide range of industries. On average, our graduates will get a base salary of $35,000 – $45,000 per year, with added earning potential in the form of bonuses, and incentives. But how important is salary? We regularly speak to [...]
Regardless of how you got the role, or why you took it, what do you do if you’re unhappy? Firstly, its important to understand WHY you’re not happy. My recommendation is to start by writing a list of things that you enjoy, and challenges that you face in the role. What do you like about [...]
If you have recently made it through the assessment day, what happens next? Well, we will start to call you about opportunities that we feel would be a good fit for you. My recommendaiton is to be PROACTIVE about asking for more interviews. If you haven’t heard from ProGrad and it has been a few [...]
Every week, ProGrad will receive several hundred applications from recent graduates looking to use ProGrad as a vehicle to establish an employment opportunity. In the first instance, ProGrad will conduct telephone interviews and select the top 40 candidates on a weekly basis to attend an assessment day. The assessment day is a competency based framework [...]
The Financial Review posted an interesting article yesterday, discussing the effects of a recession on a younger generation of recent University Graduates. A candidate turns down a job in the US because he didn’t “get a good vibe” for the role and the company. The article goes on to highlight, “Who gets a good vibe from [...]
Today I learned of a terrible experience faced by one of our candidates who recently visited a recruiter. Despite having sent over her resume before the interview, the recruiter felt it appropriate to laugh at her lack of corporate experience. He recommended she would only be suitable for administrative positions because of this, and explained [...]
ProGrad are working with a leading FMCG company to source 12 candidates across NSW, VIC and QLD for short term contracts. Working within a territory, these face to face business to business sales roles will provide the perfect opportunity for recent graduates looking to develop skills within a leading FMCG company. Working with a highly [...]
Over the last 5 years, ProGrad have seen thousands of candidates come through our assessment day. It is an assessment day based on assessing key competencies for candidates looking to start their corporate sales careers. Currently, the assessment day at ProGrad involves a variety of exercises, to include psychometric testing, group dynamic exercises, self introduction [...]
Following any ProGrad assessment day, one of the key messages we spread with our candidates is to “always keep an open mind. Open doors, don’t close them”. In short, we want graduates who come through our process to be open to hearing about any opportunity they are presented with. If nothing else, we recommend at [...]
