IDG Graduate Research Breakfast: Recession & Recovery

"They’re staying put for now, but 67% of graduates asked said that as soon as the country starts to come out of the economic downturn, they will consider leaving their current employment..."

This is just one of the findings that our recent independent research on graduates revealed. The two-phase quantitative and qualitative study     examined the perceptions of graduate value and retention issues amongst a sample of HR and Graduate Managers in the private and public sectors in the UK. The quantitative phase revealed perceptions of HR and Graduate Managers in the current economic climate and has provided some very interesting considerations for organisations running formal graduate programmes in both the public and private sector.

Other key findings include:

• 57% felt that there was more they could do to retain these graduates - the ability to identify and retain the right graduates will be a crucial success factor as the economy comes out of recession
• 78% of HR managers agreed or agreed strongly that a specific development programme to increase retention of graduates one year after the end of their graduate programme would be of benefit
• While some respondents stated that graduate programmes had been scaled down, the majority of HR managers viewed stopping schemes altogether as a mistake that would lead to a disproportionate gap in the talent pipeline amongst new graduates

 If you would like a full copy of the report at no charge, please email: rebecca.frost@inspirationaldg.com

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Charity Golf Day

IDG sponsored a golf day in aid of the charity 'Combat Stress' which provides psychological support for returning servicemen from warzones. The day was a great success and approximately £38,000 was raised through an auction, raffle and donations. IDG are still collecting donations on behalf of Combat Stress, please click here if you are interested in donating.