Latest Employer News Headlines

WHY WORK EXPERIENCE WORKS FOR NEW GRADUATES

Fri, 20 Aug 2010 11:44:00 GMT

Education used to be everything, but, today, academics are just one part of the package employers are looking for. Experience is becoming the decidin... more details
Categor(ies): Employer | General recruitment | Graduate | Regional

REGENERATION FOR THE BIRMINGHAM NATION

Fri, 20 Aug 2010 11:41:00 GMT

It’s encouraging to see Birmingham and the wider West Midlands region going through some exciting developments over the next couple of years, des... more details
Categor(ies): Employer | General recruitment | Graduate | Regional

JOHNSON TILES INVEST IN GRADUATE TALENT

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 15:09:00 GMT

Despite the volatile economic climate, a Stoke on Trent company is fighting the recession head-on by taking on the latest in graduate talent.... more details
Categor(ies): Employer | General recruitment | Graduate | Regional

WEST MIDLANDS BUSINESSES BUCK THE TREND

Fri, 09 Jul 2010 12:12:00 GMT

Local companies fight recession head-on by employing graduate talent Despite national news breaking this week about how tough the jobs market is... more details
Categor(ies): Employer | General recruitment | Graduate | Regional

Stoke-on-Trent businesses rewarded for recruiting graduates

Thu, 17 Jun 2010 12:20:00 GMT

Stoke-on-Trent City Council has joined forces with recruitment specialist Grad Central to tackle unemployment in the region head-on by encour... more details
Categor(ies): Employer | General recruitment | Graduate | Regional

GRAD CENTRAL INSPIRES CLASS OF 2010 WITH JOB PROSPECTS

Fri, 28 May 2010 11:13:00 GMT

Optimistic outlook for West Midlands’ graduate talent despite national statistics A graduate recruitment specialist is restoring confidence in thi... more details
Categor(ies): Employer | General recruitment | Graduate | Regional

GRADUATES GET WISE ON THE WEB WITH GRAD CENTRAL

Fri, 28 May 2010 10:45:00 GMT

A West Midlands graduate recruitment specialist is encouraging visitors to learn the etiquette of social networking when looking for a job at this ye... more details
Categor(ies): Employer | General recruitment | Graduate | Regional

In for a penny, in for £200 million!

Tue, 11 May 2010 17:15:00 GMT

Grad Central is delighted to hear that West Midlands-based Poundland is breaking the cycle of businesses going under in the recession, after report... more details
Categor(ies): Employer | General recruitment | Graduate | Regional

Global search helps specialist business land ideal graduate

Thu, 29 Apr 2010 09:20:00 GMT

Grad Central has recently helped Worcestershire-based Morgan Technical Ceramics to place a graduate within the company, after searching overseas to... more details
Categor(ies): Employer | General recruitment | Graduate | Regional

West Midlands’ manufacturers bites back with graduate skills

Wed, 28 Apr 2010 17:06:00 GMT

Despite the doom and gloom of the recession, a West Midlands graduate recruitment specialist has seen a growing number of graduate placements withi... more details
Categor(ies): General recruitment | Regional

Homeserve Back Graduate Talent

Wed, 21 Apr 2010 17:05:00 GMT

HomeServe, the UK’s home repair and maintenance experts, is recognising the value that graduates can bring to its business after introducing its ... more details
Categor(ies): Employer | General recruitment | Graduate | Regional

WEST MIDLANDS FIGHTS RECESSION WITH CREATIVE SOLUTION

Tue, 15 Dec 2009 12:29:00 GMT

Despite having the highest unemployment rates in the country, the West Midlands’ creative sector is fighting back with many businesses seeing an uptu... more details
Categor(ies): Employer | General recruitment | Graduate | Regional

GRADUATES FROM WEST MIDLANDS SET TO LEAVE REGION IN DROVES!

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:40:00 GMT

Thousands of university students from across the West Midlands are planning to leave the region for good now they have graduated, taking their degree... more details
Categor(ies): Employer | General recruitment | Graduate | Regional

Supporting St Basils

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:40:00 GMT

To show our support for the young homeless in Birmingham, four members of the Grad Central team are sleeping out in the concrete jungle for the entir... more details
Categor(ies): General recruitment | Regional

Our video job advertisements - come join us

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:26:00 GMT

Watch our latest video job advertisementsAs the Grad Central team goes from strength to strengh, we're currently looking to recruit yet more top tale... more details
Categor(ies): Employer | Graduate

New White Paper launched

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:01:00 GMT

A new report on Graduate retention in the West Midlands Following extensive research across the Universities and employers of the regio... more details
Categor(ies): Employer | General recruitment | Regional

Birmingham SMEs stay healthy with graduate talent!

Wed, 09 Sep 2009 16:45:00 GMT

With many of Birmingham’s businesses and small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) realising the benefits of graduate skills and their long-term val... more details
Categor(ies): Employer | General recruitment | Graduate | Regional

Engineering Graduate Talent

Tue, 08 Sep 2009 17:15:00 GMT

Graduate recruitment specialists Grad Central has helped Staffordshire-based Tri-Tech Engineering Ltd strengthen its dedicated team of technical engi... more details
Categor(ies): Employer | General recruitment | Graduate | Regional

Proactive students confident about their job future

Wed, 19 Aug 2009 12:30:00 GMT

According to a recent article released today, Half of students are actively working in their industry of choice this summer to keep their CVs fresh a... more details
Categor(ies): General recruitment | Graduate | Regional

Graduate takes the risk out of insurance!

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 14:15:00 GMT

Birmingham-based Premier Risk Management Ltd is defying the doom and gloom of the recession after taking on its first ever graduate. The independ... more details
Categor(ies): Employer | General recruitment | Graduate | Regional

Grad Central takes centre stage

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 17:34:00 GMT

Grad Central’s expert team of recruitment specialists have taken centre stage at this year’s National Graduate Recruitment Exhibition (NGRE) to help ... more details
Categor(ies): Employer | General recruitment | Graduate | Regional

Birmingham courier service takes on first graduate

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 17:31:00 GMT

An independent courier service in Birmingham has benefited from Grad Central’s recruitment expertise after taking on a Wolverhampton University gradu... more details
Categor(ies): Employer | General recruitment | Graduate | Regional

West Midlands businesses recognise the value of graduates

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 17:29:00 GMT

Despite the current economy making the job market more competitive, local companies across the West Midlands are recognising the value that graduates... more details
Categor(ies): Employer | General recruitment | Graduate | Regional

Regional Minister backs graduate talent

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 17:28:00 GMT

With the region’s private sector workforce having 70,000 fewer people with degree level skills compared to the national average for England, Ian Aust... more details
Categor(ies): Employer | General recruitment | Graduate | Regional

Grad Central on Focal Radio

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 10:12:00 GMT

Recently grad Central met with Focal Radio. The regional radio station for Stoke, West Midlands. Lucy Disdale along with Dr Mark Kent, head of career... more details
Categor(ies): General recruitment | Graduate | Regional

Midlands Businesses Back Our Graduates

Fri, 29 May 2009 17:21:00 GMT

A recent article on the Guardian website on graduate skills is suggesting that businesses and universities need to work harder together in order to m... more details
Categor(ies): Employer

Birmingham businesses back Graduate talent

Wed, 27 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Despite the current economy making the job market more competitive, localcompanies across the West Midlands are recognising the value that graduates ... more details
Categor(ies): Employer

Grad Central talks to West Midlands businesses

Wed, 13 May 2009 12:28:00 GMT

In preparation for the launch of its new online graduate recruitment website, Grad Central has carried out a direct e-marketing campaign with o... more details
Categor(ies): Employer | Graduate

West Midlands university tour underway

Wed, 13 May 2009 12:27:00 GMT

Grad Central, the online graduate recruitment site that matches the needs of companies and job hunters in the West Midlands, has been out and a... more details
Categor(ies): General recruitment | Regional

WEST MIDLANDS GRADUATES FEAR RECESSION!

Wed, 13 May 2009 12:25:00 GMT

University students across the West Midlands fear the current economic crisis will leave them out of work when they graduate this summer. A new su... more details
Categor(ies): General recruitment | Regional

Grad Central officially launched today

Thu, 05 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Grad Central, the brand new initiative funded by Regional Development AgencyAdvantage West Midlands was officially launched today. Please see below t... more details
Categor(ies): Employer | General recruitment | Graduate | Regional

Grad Central now Twittering...

Tue, 17 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT

...or is it Tweeting? Grad Central is now on the social networking site'Twitter'. We are continuously publishing micro-blogs are already giving reade... more details
Categor(ies): Employer | General recruitment | Graduate | Regional

Grad Central strengthens team

Tue, 17 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Lucy Dinsdale has joined Grad Central as the company's Project Manager. Lucy has a wealth of experience in the graduate recruitment industry having p... more details
Categor(ies): Employer | General recruitment | Graduate | Regional