Tag: Graduate Training
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What skills are employers looking for in banking graduates?
With so many fresh-faced graduates trying desperately to get their foot in the door of the banking industry, it can be hard to differentiate between the mass of applicants, each with similar qualifications and experience. In order to identify which graduates are best suited for a role in banking, employers need to look beyond the…
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Have you perfected your onboarding strategy in banking?
Onboarding is the process of integrating new hires within your company culture and processes, while also equipping individuals with the tools and skills that they need to become a productive team member. Creating an effective and thorough onboarding strategy is particularly essential in the banking sector, as it gives prospective employees an overview of the…
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How to structure your manufacturing training to get the best out of graduates
The UK is the eighth largest industrial nation in the world, and if current trends continue, it will break into the top five by 2021. The manufacturing sector makes up 44% of total UK exports, directly employs 2.6 million people and contributes £6.7 trillion to the global economy. With the growth of the industry showing…
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How can your graduate training boost the effectiveness of your company culture?
In 2017, the number of graduate positions was increased by employers by almost 5%, opening up even more entrances into leading global companies than ever before. This will benefit millennial and Gen Z jobseekers, fresh out of university, and will also open up opportunities for businesses to expand their internal knowledge and build a more…
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How can your business integrate AI through graduate training?
Graduate training can be utilised to support new hires integrate more effectively into a workplace or ensure that they are equipped with the core basic skills required to do their job most effectively. Graduate training can also be the best time to assimilate your employees with the use of AI, how this fits in with…
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3 ways in which your graduate training programme can assimilate new hires more effectively into your workforce
Following the life-shaping experience of university, many graduates find beginning their first job daunting. Effective graduate training can help to ease doubts. From new environments to alien management systems, graduate training programmes can support both the new employees in learning the ropes and also allow the existing teams and management to get to know the…
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Can your graduate training support the development of managers?
Graduate training can be used as the initial building blocks for developing relationships amongst the junior level employees and management. Too often, management and employees are not on the same page when it comes to internal relationships. Many feel that relationships are often either strained or non-existent, which in turn can affect employee retention and…
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How can graduate training support in bridging the skills gap created by Brexit?
Brexit has left many businesses with questions surrounding the issues of a dwindling workforce and a growing skills gap. Ahead of the UK’s withdrawal from the EU, companies must decide on how best to manage the skills gap in their workforces, primarily through improved graduate training processes. By investing in graduate employees and taking the…
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How can graduate training be used to prevent banking analysts from making mistakes during the first few weeks of their career?
Graduate training is the ideal way to set the bar for quality, induct new employees into your business and ensure that they have the tools to perform efficiently in their new role. For many new banking analysts, the first month can be the hardest and often makes or breaks a fresh employee. Graduate training can…
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Graduate training programmes for mid-life career changers
Graduate training programmes are often designed for university leavers who are entering their first full-time job. However, with an evolving set of industries, with some becoming obsolete as quickly as new ones grow, many of those who are midway through their careers might find themselves looking for or thrust into a new opportunity. This could…