Archive for November, 2009
With an increase in people attending University, there are more and more people graduating with a degree and entering the work force. Many employers have an expectation that you’ll have a Uni degree, but that really isn’t enough. In order to stand out from the crowd, you’ll need a few more strings to your bow. [...]
One of the biggest frustrations we often hear from employers is that many graduates simply don’t have any “commercial” work experience. They tend to get a bit frustrated because they have an expectation that most graduates have worked in an office environment at some point. This can be very useful when job hunting as employers [...]
ProGrad are approaching graduate season in Australia, with students completing exams and preparing to enter the working world. Historically, ProGrad has identified November and December as a strong time to recruit graduates – ensuring good quality talent is selected prior to the Christmas break. According to new research from the Australian Association of Graduate Employers, [...]
Shadi completed a Bachelor of Applied Finance & Economics at Macquarie University and went on an overseas exchange in her final year. Shadi explains her experince at the assessment day to be ” stressful, competitve but effective. It was a long day!” Shadi is now working at Dimension Data, an It consulting company with 6 [...]
Amanda came through the ProGrad assessment day over a year ago. Before applying to ProGrad she had studied a Bachelor of Business majoring in Accounting in New Zealand. In 2002 she worked as a tax investigator for the IRD and then spent 5 years working on cruise ships. ” I found the assessment day a [...]
Melissa recently joined ProGrad in her 4th training Module, Key Account Management. Before applying to ProGrad Melissa worked as a manager for KFC for almost 6 years. She studied a Business Management Degree and graduated just before gaining her job at Salmat. ” I didnt know what to expect throughout the assessment day or what [...]
ProGrad hold assessment days both in Sydney and Melbourne weekyl to assess and select the top graduates to place into fast growing international companies. The assessment process has been designed to select graduates based on the key competency framework. What are we looking for? 5 main competencies, confidence, strong communication skills, drive and dynamisn, the [...]
ProGrad is currently looking into developing its facebook page to attract graduates and increase its brand awareness. ProGrad is an assessment, placement and training centering that specialises in placing recent university graduates into fast growing international companies. ProGrad is now looking at breaking into a number of social media sites in order to increase its [...]
