Employers blogs and advice
Alternative career options for graduates, and how employers can benefit
The pandemic has restricted opportunities to progress with some career types, meaning that some graduates who have studied aligned degrees have had to adjust their career plans, resulting in other industries gaining the benefit of their skills. You may hear...
SME Graduate Employment’s partnership with the Women’s Engineering Society
I am pleased to announce that SME Graduate Employment is now a partner of the Women's Engineering Society. At around 12%, there are not enough Women in engineering, and I'm happy to be able to do my bit to address this. From a business perspective the average...
The SME student and graduate employment market- how is it looking for 2021?
I speak with many small to medium sized employers across a range of industries, many of the businesses are related to engineering and manufacturing, but I cover a lot of other sectors too. Most have done a great job of adapting over the last 10 months and can be proud...
Recruitment is a two way process
Over the years I have worked with many employers, and the number of candidates that I have placed is into 4 figures, so I’ve learned a lot about the different ways that employers can view the recruitment process. SMEs can face challenges in the selection and interview...