Research and analysis

Employers’ graduate recruitment and selection practices

Research looking at the approach to graduate recruitment adopted by employers and how this has evolved in recent years.

• From: Department for Business, Innovation & Skills
• Published: 6 November 2015

Documents

Understanding employers’ graduate recruitment and selection practices - BIS research paper 231

Ref: BIS/15/464

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Graduate recruitment and selection: evidence report

Ref: BIS/15/464/A

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Details

This research examined the approach to graduate recruitment adopted by employers and how this has evolved in recent years. The study aimed to explore:

• patterns in graduate recruitment
• behaviours of graduate employers
• interactions between graduate employers and universities

It provides a picture of long-term trends in practice from pre-recruitment activities through to entry, induction and beyond.

Published 6 November 2015