#agr14 the commonalities between david beckham & a graduate careers fair - sky
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AGR Student Recruitment Conference 2014 slides.TRANSCRIPT
The commonalities between David Beckham & a graduate careers fair Sky’s Youth Engagement Strategy
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Reaching beyond our business to make a positive difference
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Sky Academy
Scholarships
Sky Sports
Living for Sport
Sky Academy
Starting Out
Sky Academy
Skills Studios
Sky Academy creating opportunities for 1 million young people
Group Discussion
• Discuss on your table how you link company needs to your
individual youth programmes/initiatives
Graduate process changes
• Use of social media
• Review of universities attended
• Selection process: including on-campus AC
• Ongoing development program
Group Discussion
• Discuss on your table the key youth recruitment challenges
you are facing and how these could be linked back to wider
company initiatives
Successes so far
• All 63 graduate roles filled by February - time to hire reduced by a minimum of 2 months
• 178 Business hours saved on telephone interviews compared to 2013/2014 campaign
• 116 less candidates at AC compared to 2012/2013, cost saving of approximately £20,000 in candidate
expenses, lunches and external venue charges
• Increased quality at assessment centre resulting in direct hire offers in hard to fill areas of Technology
• Shortlisted for High Fliers 2014 Best Graduate website award and Recruiter awards, Best Graduate
Strategy
• Kingston University Award recognition – Best Employer Contribution 2014 for the on-campus assessment
day initiative
• Climbed 48 places in Guardian UK 300, now #41
Questions?
@SkyStartingOut