ProGrad have seen a definite lift in market confidence over the last few weeks as the demand for graduates increases dramatically. Many redundancies were made at a variety of levels months ago, and it was quite a wake-up call to everyone involved.  As the market has settled down, conditions are steadily improving and more and [...]

When employers are interviewing you, they are primarily going to be assessing for the chemistry that lies between both parties.  Whilst you might be the most experienced, well qualified individual for the role, this doesn’t necessarily mean that you’re the RIGHT person for the role.  Interviewers are assessing for whether you would work well together.  [...]

If you’re engaged with a recruitment company (ProGrad or otherwise), then you’re likely to be receiving interviews.  For recent graduates, the whole interview process is new and can naturally be quite daunting.  If you are struggling with interviews, we would strongly recommend asking for help!  It is in your recruiters BEST interests to offer assistance [...]

For many recent graduates, this will be the first time that you engage with recruitment companies and for many – the whole relationship can appear confusing. Here is how it works for graduates that register with ProGrad: We are the “middle-men” between employers and graduates.  We proactively contact organisations, meet with them and introduce them [...]