ProGrad launching an appeal for “Young Achievers”
November 30, 2009 by ProGrad · Leave a Comment
ProGrad are looking for recently placed graduates to enter our “Young Achievers” competition. We’re looking specifically for stand-out graduates who have contributed effectively to their businesses. If you’re one of these individuals then we’d like to hear from you!
Please contact us on 02 8235 8300 for more information. Alternatively, you can email info@prograd.com.au
For more info, please click here to read more: http://www.prograd.com.au/News/News/November%202009-500.aspx
Is now a good time to recruit?
November 27, 2009 by ProGrad · Leave a Comment
Is now a good time to recruit?
Yes! Absolutely! For many organisations, this is THE MOST effective time to interview, start and train a new starter.
During December, many companies have the ability to spend time in the interview process, and spend time training new recruits. Once this induction is complete, the candidate can “hit the ground running” in the New Year and start generating some new business opportunities!
Graduation season is upon us and there has never been a better time to secure top graduate talent!
If you’d like to know more about the current stream of candidates we have available, please contact us on 02 8235 8300 to know more.
Thanks!
ProGrad are sponsoring a B&T Award!
November 27, 2009 by ProGrad · Leave a Comment
ProGrad are a proud sponsor of the B&T Awards, held in Sydney.
One Friday 4th December, ProGrad will be attending a prestigious awards ceremony in Sydney to acknoweldge top performance within the media/ advertising arena in Australia.
We are sponsoring the “Young Achiever Of The Year” Award and look forward to presenting this on the night.
It is set to be a fun evening and the team are really looking forward to it!
How do we find graduate roles?
November 27, 2009 by ProGrad · Leave a Comment
It may come as a surprise to many, but ProGrad have to HUNT down graduate positons! We’re a proactive, sales driven company and we have a team of Business Development Executives who are contacting companies on a daily basis to sell our model.
It’s an effective sales process. Our Business Developers are mostly graduates who have come through the assessment process and have demonstrated their prowess in a sales role. It is highly compelling for organisations to engage with ProGrad, once they have met with one of our own graduates who have been effectively assessed and trained.
The activity levels are high with ProGrad and our team are regularly attending new business meetings to sell our unique model. Once we have engaged with an organisation, we then aim to provide them with a steady stream of graduate talent to ensure their business growth.
ProGrad recruit using our own methods and we’re currently looking to fill more roles internally. If you’re a recent graduate and you’d like to apply, please contact us now on 02 8235 8300.
We can also be emailed info@prograd.com.au
What happens after the ProGrad Assessment Day?
November 27, 2009 by ProGrad · Leave a Comment
Every week, ProGrad are running assessment centres either for ourselves, or for our clients. As a result, we often see over 100 candidates each week who come along to an assessment day. So what happens next?
Well, once an assessment day is complete, ProGrad collate all of the scoring information which is uploaded to an internal database. If you were successful through the process, ProGrad start to contact you with opportunities and aim to organise interviews on your behalf. If you are not successful through this process, ProGrad keep this information on file, should the candidates want feedback.
Feedback is always up to the candidate to request and receive and we appreciate that not all candidates want to hear about their performance. With this in mind, it is up to the candidate to make contact and ask questions.
We would strongly urge every candidate to ask about their performance as there is always something to learn and take away from the experience.
If you have recently attended an assessment day, please contact us in order to receive feedback. We would like to ensure that information is provided which might assist with further interviews or assessment centres in the future.
ProGrad can be called on 02 8235 8300 or emailed on info@prograd.com.au
We’re looking for ProGrad employees!
November 27, 2009 by ProGrad · Leave a Comment
ProGrad have always recruited candidates from our own assessment process, and we’re currently looking for our new recruits to start in 2010.
Our roles include Graduate Development Positions, Business Development Positions and Sales Support roles. We’re definitely keen to hear from you if you have an interest in our unique business model and our current client base.
If you’d like more info about our roles, please call us on 02 8235 8300 or email info@prograd.com.au
ProGrad are expanding
November 27, 2009 by ProGrad · Leave a Comment
ProGrad have seen tremendous success since inception. This growth has come from a variety of industries, and we have had the pleasure of working with some of the most recognised brands across the world.
Due to the success of this model in Australia, ProGrad are soon to relocate to the USA to kick start our operation in San Francisco.
ProGrad are looking forward to servicing our existing account base in the US and we’re confident this model will continue to help businesses grow.
For more information about our expansion plans, please call us on 02 8235 8300.
ProGrad looking for Young Achievers
November 27, 2009 by ProGrad · Leave a Comment
ProGrad are acknowledging the performance of placed candidates since 2005!
If you are a recognised “young achiever” in your chosen field this is a great opportunity to enter the ProGrad awards.
We’re ideally looking for candidates that have gone above and beyond to perform in their roles. If you have contributed significant value since joining your organisation as a ProGrad graduate, then we would like to hear from you.
Please contact ProGrad on 02 8235 8300 to find out how to enter. Alternatively, please email info@prograd.com.au
Thanks!
Are there more opporutnities on the horizon for graduates?
November 27, 2009 by ProGrad · Leave a Comment
ProGrad have definitely seen a large number of graduates applying over November and December, which is mostly due to the time of year. That said, we’re naturally seeing an influx of graduate positions becoming available as organisations start to see the importance of recruiting junior people to “home-grow” themselves.
Historically, ProGrad serviced the IT and Telecommunications sector and worked mostly within the B2B sales arena of these businesses. Due to the success within this space, ProGrad started to expand into Media, Finance, Events, Publishing, FMCG and Pharmaceuticals.
We’ve also broadened the roles offered by ProGrad, by working on Marketing, Client Services, Account Management and Technical Support positions also.
We’re always listening to the needs of our clients and candidates alike and take that feedback on board to include further offerings as a business.
For more information about ProGrad and our service, please contact one of the ProGrad graduate team on 02 8235 8300.
Or email info@prograd.com.au
ProGrad assist with the Nestle Assessment Day
November 27, 2009 by ProGrad · Leave a Comment
Last week, ProGrad were proud to work alongside Nestle with the selection of the Graduate intake for 2010.
Nestle had invited a strong selection of 40 candidates from across the country to battle it out at the Nestle Assessment Day, held in Sydney. With only a few Graduate positons up for grabs, it truly was an intense afternoon.
Nestle offer a wonderful career opportunity for any recent University graduate looking to embark on their professional sales or marketing career. This two year rotational program is designed to produce some excellent talent for the business and generate the future business leaders.
Nestle opened the assessment day with a panel of key executives who presented to the graduates. They outlined their own history within the company and explained some of the benefits of joining an organisation like Nestle.
Once this had been positioned, we then led into a self introduction session which was then followed by group dynamic exercises. Each group completed two intense exercises within a limited time frame, and then provided feedback to the facilitator about how they reached their answers.
Nestle had put togther a challenging, yet insightful case study which each group had to complete. This was made more challenging by the panel presentations which took place in tandem.
All in all, the afternoon was challenging and 12 graduates have consquently made it to the final selection of their graduate intake. It was a great afternoon and we’re grateful to all graduates who attended.
Working with organisations to develop their graduate asessment tool has become a regular offering for ProGrad and one that we genuinely enjoy conducting. If you’d like to discuss the offering in more detail, please contact one of the ProGrad team on 02 8235 8300