Graduate recruitment
Encyclopedia
Graduate
recruitment
or campus
recruitment
refers to the process whereby employers undertake an organised program of attracting and hiring students who are about to graduate
from schools, colleges and universities.
Graduate recruitment programs are widespread in most of the developed world. Employers commonly attend campuses to promote employment vacancies and careers opportunities to students who are considering their options following graduation. In the United Kingdom, the process of employers visiting a series of universities to promote themselves is called the milk round
.
Selection methods used by employers include interviews
, aptitude tests, role plays, written assessments, group discussions and presentations.
Many schools, colleges and universities provide their students with independent advice via a careers advisory service which is staffed by professional careers advisors. The careers advisory service often organises a careers fair or job fair
where a large number of employers visit the campus at once giving students the opportunity to meet a range of potential employers.
Employers involved in graduate recruitment programs often form themselves into professional bodies or associations to share best practice or to collaborate in setting a recruitment code of practice.
Careers advisors also form themselves into professional bodies or associations to ensure that current best practice is shared across members and passes onto students.
Examples of professional associations in the graduate recruitment sector include the National Association of Colleges and Employers
(NACE) in the United States
, the Canadian Association of Careers Educators and Employers (CACEE) in Canada
, the Association of Graduate Recruiters (AGR) and the Association of Graduate Careers Advisory Services (AGCAS) in the United Kingdom
and the Australian Association of Graduate Employers
(AAGE) in Australia
, Graduate Daily (GDAILY) in the Russia
.
Many of the national professional associations are members of the International Network of Graduate Recruitment and Development Associations (INGRADA
).
Graduation
Graduation is the action of receiving or conferring an academic degree or the ceremony that is sometimes associated, where students become Graduates. Before the graduation, candidates are referred to as Graduands. The date of graduation is often called degree day. The graduation itself is also...
recruitment
Recruitment
Recruitment refers to the process of attracting, screening, and selecting qualified people for a job. For some components of the recruitment process, mid- and large-size organizations often retain professional recruiters or outsource some of the process to recruitment agencies.The recruitment...
or campus
Campus
A campus is traditionally the land on which a college or university and related institutional buildings are situated. Usually a campus includes libraries, lecture halls, residence halls and park-like settings...
recruitment
Recruitment
Recruitment refers to the process of attracting, screening, and selecting qualified people for a job. For some components of the recruitment process, mid- and large-size organizations often retain professional recruiters or outsource some of the process to recruitment agencies.The recruitment...
refers to the process whereby employers undertake an organised program of attracting and hiring students who are about to graduate
Graduation
Graduation is the action of receiving or conferring an academic degree or the ceremony that is sometimes associated, where students become Graduates. Before the graduation, candidates are referred to as Graduands. The date of graduation is often called degree day. The graduation itself is also...
from schools, colleges and universities.
Graduate recruitment programs are widespread in most of the developed world. Employers commonly attend campuses to promote employment vacancies and careers opportunities to students who are considering their options following graduation. In the United Kingdom, the process of employers visiting a series of universities to promote themselves is called the milk round
Milk round
The Milk round is the term commonly used in the UK to describe the phenomenon of companies touring universities each year, in order to advertise their opportunities and recruit students...
.
Selection methods used by employers include interviews
Interviews
Interviews is:# the plural form of "interview"# a compilation album by Bob Marley & the Wailers, see Interviews # a C++ toolkit for the X Window System, see InterViews...
, aptitude tests, role plays, written assessments, group discussions and presentations.
Many schools, colleges and universities provide their students with independent advice via a careers advisory service which is staffed by professional careers advisors. The careers advisory service often organises a careers fair or job fair
Job fair
A job fair is also referred commonly as a career fair or career expo. It is a fair or exposition for employers, recruiters and schools to meet with prospective job seekers. Expos usually include company or organization tables or booths where resumes can be collected and business cards can be...
where a large number of employers visit the campus at once giving students the opportunity to meet a range of potential employers.
Employers involved in graduate recruitment programs often form themselves into professional bodies or associations to share best practice or to collaborate in setting a recruitment code of practice.
Careers advisors also form themselves into professional bodies or associations to ensure that current best practice is shared across members and passes onto students.
Examples of professional associations in the graduate recruitment sector include the National Association of Colleges and Employers
National Association of Colleges and Employers
The National Association of Colleges and Employers is a nonprofit professional association established in 1956 in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania for college career services and recruiting practitioners and others interested in the employment of the college educated.Currently, more than 5,200 college...
(NACE) in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, the Canadian Association of Careers Educators and Employers (CACEE) in Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, the Association of Graduate Recruiters (AGR) and the Association of Graduate Careers Advisory Services (AGCAS) in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
and the Australian Association of Graduate Employers
Australian Association of Graduate Employers
The Australian Association of Graduate Employers is a non-profit body representing organisations that recruit and develop Australian graduates.The AAGE was incorporated in 1988 and is headquartered in Melbourne, Australia....
(AAGE) in Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, Graduate Daily (GDAILY) in the Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
.
Many of the national professional associations are members of the International Network of Graduate Recruitment and Development Associations (INGRADA
INGRADA
The International Network of Graduate Recruitment And Development Associations consists of a number of associations from around the globe which represent professionals involved in the recruitment and development of university and college graduates.INGRADA is a non-political, non-profit...
).