So you have finished your degree, maybe travelled a little, are well and truly sick of your part time job and decided you are finally ready to bite the bullet and get into full time work. But what job is that? If you are a recent graduate looking to get into the business sector, it [...]
Excuses, excuses! ProGrad have recently discovered a disturbing statistic- there is a shocking rate of Grandparents coming down with a serious illness on a Thursday morning. Also peaking on a Thursday prior to 9am is the rate of graduate job offers. Who are all these companies that call you before business hours to offer you [...]
Top 5 misconstrued ideas about your dream job: So you’ve just finished uni and are looking to launch your dream career to start making that expensive degree work for you, but are your ideas about space age offices and working for a fortune 100 company realistic? Sadly you won’t be on the board of directors [...]
ProGrad are looking out for a vast number of technical graduates for our Business Consultant positions. We currently have a number of corporate clients looking for candidates qualified in either Computer Science or Information Systems to join their teams in a graduate style role. Please contact the ProGrad team if you would like to know [...]
It would be great if your success in a company was purely based on completing your day to day duties in a competent manner. As we all know, this is only half of the picture. When it comes to increased responsibility, new challenges, pay increases and a career progression plan, you may need to take [...]
ProGrad have started to see a huge increase in demand for technical graduates to enter roles in the areas of helpdesk, consulting, analyst, engineering and general technical support over the last 12 months. With technical people often spending more time on the telephone and on site with key clients, they are regularly confronted with potential [...]
How to prepare for the assessment day: ProGrad are Australia’s only dedicated graduate assessment, placement and training company. We receive hundreds of applications each week from graduates looking to join the ProGrad program. Our filtering process begins with a CV Screen and a telephone interview. In order to be selected to attend an assessment centre, [...]
If you have applied to ProGrad over recent weeks and have not yet heard from us, please contact us directly on 02 8235 8300 to ensure that your application receives immediate attention. Due to an influx of applications, we have been finding it difficult to make contact with all applicants. We are therefore providing priority [...]
ProGrad and employers know that recent graduates who fall into the Gen Y category are technically savvy and are established online on various social networking sites. This can be a great advantage in entering the workforce as you will be able to offer the company your online knowledge. However graduates beware! Your potential employer is looking [...]
ProGrad received this email from a recently placed graduate who is several weeks into his new role: Hi Virginia, I just thought it’s about time to say hello from my new workplace- thanks to you! Week 3 is coming to an end, and to be honest I really loving it here. It’s exactly what [...]