{"id":1297,"date":"2018-08-31T12:55:27","date_gmt":"2018-08-31T12:55:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ejobsitesoftware.com\/blog\/?p=1297"},"modified":"2018-08-31T12:55:27","modified_gmt":"2018-08-31T12:55:27","slug":"we-must-spread-the-net-wider-in-graduate-recruitment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ejobsitesoftware.com\/blog\/we-must-spread-the-net-wider-in-graduate-recruitment\/","title":{"rendered":"We must spread the net wider in graduate recruitment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By S\u00e9bastien Thibault <\/p>\n<p>The financial services industry is at a crossroads. It is eager to ensure its longevity by enticing the next generation of bright, young recruits taking their first steps in the world of work, but hamstrung by negative stereotypes perpetuated amongst graduates and school leavers about working hours and company culture.<\/p>\n<p>Traditionally, many of the UK\u2019s leading firms have relied on using a small number of well-established entry points \u2014 such as top-tier universities \u2014 when recruiting young people into their organisations.<\/p>\n<p>Yet the cumulative effect of this is that, over time, companies have come to the realisation that their workforce is not as diverse as it could, or indeed, ought to be.<\/p>\n<p>The way young people are recruited through graduate schemes also limits diversity. It involves a process in which applicants need to meet a rigorous set of requirements, including achieving a particular degree classification, studying a certain subject, or excelling at a host of challenging psychometric tests.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fnlondon.com\/articles\/we-must-spread-the-net-wider-in-graduate-recruitment-20180807\">https:\/\/www.fnlondon.com\/articles\/we-must-spread-the-net-wider-in-graduate-recruitment-20180807<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By S\u00e9bastien Thibault The financial services industry is at a crossroads. It is eager to ensure its longevity by enticing the next generation of bright, young recruits taking their first steps in the world of work, but hamstrung by negative stereotypes perpetuated amongst graduates and school leavers about working hours and company culture. Traditionally, many [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1298,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[46,66,476],"tags":[478],"class_list":["post-1297","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","category-hr-2","category-recruitment","tag-graduate-recruitment"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ejobsitesoftware.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/graduate-recruitment.jpg?fit=1280%2C853&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4vlXG-kV","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":652,"url":"https:\/\/ejobsitesoftware.com\/blog\/psychometric-selection-for-more-diverse-talent\/","url_meta":{"origin":1297,"position":0},"title":"Psychometric Selection for more Diverse Talent","author":"admin","date":"August 2, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"As companies endeavor to attract candidates with the right skills, Cath Everett looks at how gamification is helping recruiters select from a more diverse pool of talent. 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