Practice Makes Perfect
Practice Makes Perfect : An opportunity to share good practice in graduate recruitment methods
Nottingham Trent University has hosted graduate employability conferences, including 'Practice Makes Perfect'.
Carl Gilleard, Chief Executive of the Association of Graduate Recruiters, was the keynote speaker at the conference, which was organised by the University’s Career Development Centre. He gave an overview of graduate recruitment and selection in the UK to representatives from local and national organisations.
As well as highlighting best practice in recruitment and selection methods, the conference was also set up to maintain and foster links between the University and graduate recruiters.
Paul Hacking, Head of the Development Centre, said: ‘Key employers who attended this year included British Sugar, Roll-Royce, Eversheds LLP and Nottingham City Council as well as local business such as Union Square Software’.
| Time | Agenda | Speaker / Company |
|---|---|---|
| 9.30am - 10.00am | Coffee and arrival | |
| 10.00am - 10.15am | Welcome and introduction | Professor Peter Jones, Senior Pro Vice-Chancellor, NTU |
| 10.15am - 10.45am | Key note speaker | Carl Gilleard, Chief Executive, Association of Graduate Recruiters (AGR) – Overview of graduate recruitment and selection in the UK |
| 10.45am - 11.30am | Break into five workshops | |
| Recruitment criteria | Enterprise Rent-A-Car | |
| Applications including online | GTI – market leader in careers publishing | |
| Psychometric tests | SHL Ltd – world leaders in objective assessment tools | |
| Interviews | PriceWaterhouseCoopers LLP | |
| Assessment centres | Eversheds LLP | |
| 11.30am - 11.40am | Comfort break | |
| 11.40am - 12.25pm | Break into five workshops | |
| Recruitment criteria | Enterprise Rent-A-Car | |
| Applications including online | GTI – market leader in careers publishing | |
| Psychometric tests | SHL Ltd – world leaders in objective assessment tools | |
| Interviews | PriceWaterhouseCoopers LLP | |
| Assessment centres | Eversheds LLP | |
| 12.25pm - 12.45pm | Alternative approaches | Marjolyn Oudakker, Director, Udakka Ltd |
| 12.45pm - 1.00pm | Closing address | Paul Hacking, Head of Career Development Centre, NTU |
| 1.00pm - 2.00pm | Lunch |
Below is a list of available PowerPoint presentations from the 'Practice makes Perfect' conference.
