29th Sep2010

NESTLE Commercial Graduate Program

by ProGrad

The ProGrad recruitment drive has begun to source Nestle’s top graduates for their latest graduate recruitment drive across Australia.  Many of the pre-selected candidates have been asked to attend assessment days with ProGrad over forthcoming weeks, however if you havent yet applied and would like to be considered for a role, please contact our Graduate Recruitment Team at ProGrad on 02 8235 8300.  Virginia is one of our Graduate Recruiters helping Nestle with the intake, and she is looking for graduates with at least 12 months of commercial experience ready to embark on a rotational graduate program within this multinational. 

Nestle have an incredible culture and can offer a range of careers for graduates following a successful 2 year sales and marketing program.  Based at their offices, the graduates are exposed to a variety of brands and start their commercial career within their field sales team, looking after a designated territory.  Following a successful rotation here, the graduates also have the ability to move into Marketing. 

Nestle have a generous salary on offer for suitable candidates, along with various incentives to reward top performance and encourage longevity in their business.

Last year, the intake was hugely successful and Nestle have seen 100% retention with their graduate recruits.  This was also due to the rigorous screening that Nestle conduct, not only within the ProGrad assessment day but also using the Nestle values as a way of assessing a cultural fit.

The key attributes they are looking for include, confidence, strong communication skills, the ability to problem solve and think laterally, and the ability to work cohesively within a team environment.  Successful candidates last year demonstrated a real drive to be successful and a real passion for the Nestle brand.  The organisation is a true believer in hiring graduate talent and nurturing this talent through the business.  The opporutnities for successful candidates are endless within this organisation.

If you are a gradudate and you’re keen to explore the opportunity to apply for the Nestle Commercial Graduate Program, then please contact the ProGrad team on 02 8235 8300.  Alternatively, you can email virginia.wilson@prograd.com.au for more information.  We are accepting applications now, and will be reviewing them up until Monday 11th October.  Opportunities are available across Australia.

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26th Aug2009

ProGrad Module 4: Graduate Feedback

by ProGrad

ProGrad recently had 21 graduates join us back in the training centre for Module 4 after almost completing their first year of employment. ProGrad’s module 4 focuses on Key Account Management, and is designed to help educate graduates on strategic approaches to managing important accounts.

By the end of the 2 day ProGrad course, candidates will be able to:

·         outline the role and accountabilities of the key account manager

·         develop a strategic approach to managing your most important accounts

·         identify the key activities and added value that successful account managers must bring to a customer

“I enjoy Kingsleys approach to the course – it keeps it lively, interesting and engaging. Thanks very much for everything ProGrad, I will recommended you for years to come!” Adam, ProGrad Graduate

“The content of this course was very relevant to all class members which made for good group discussions. I found this module very useful as I am involved with major accounts and it was very useful to get some valid advice on different situations we face at work.” Gemma, ProGrad Graduate.

“I found this course very informative and enjoyed the real life case studies and hearing about other grads experiences.” Heather, ProGrad Graduate.

ProGrad would love to hear about your training experiences. Please call us with your feedback on 02 8235 8300 or visit the ProGrad website at www.prograd.cm.au

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18th Aug2009

Melbourne Module 1 Training

by ProGrad

 

 

 

Alex is a recent ProGrad graduate who is working in a sales and marketing position within a large Melbourne based organisation. Alex recently attended ProGrads module 1 course which is based on educating recent graduates about basic sales and marketing skills.

The ProGrad trainers use a variety of methods and real life examples to educate the graduates on topics such as profit and revenue, the importance of time management, how to develop goals and how to build a pipeline.

“The topics got covered in an easy to understand manner. I was very impressed with the trainer’s delivery and how he handled all of our questions.” Alex, ProGrad Graduate.

Alex will now return to his organisation for another 3 months before returning to ProGrad for his module 2 training which focuses on Spin Selling.

For more information on ProGrads graduate training program please call the ProGrad office directly on 02 8235 8300 or visit ProGrads webpage at www.prograd.com.au

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13th Aug2009

Assessment Day Feedback

by ProGrad

ProGrad is an assessment, placement and training centre that specializes in assessing recent university graduates and placing them into client partner organisations. ProGrad is currently running assessments days in Sydney every 1-2 weeks. The assessment days are aimed to assess recent university graduates against 5 core competencies including confidence, strong communication skills, drive and dynamism, the ability to influence and persuade others and good structure and logic.

After a recent Sydney ProGrad Assessment day took place, I was delighted to receive an email from a graduate that attended.

 “Hi Sophie,
Just wanted to say a very, very big thank you for all your help and advice for ProGrad’s Assessment day. Without you I know that I would not have made it through, which I am so, so pleased about. So thank you once again for all your feedback and advice.
I was also just wondering if it was possible for you to e-mail me the notes on Davinia’s presentation that she gave at the end of the day, I missed part of it so would be great to look over them so I can prepare myself for any upcoming interviews.
Once again, thanks for everything.
Lauren”

Thanks Lauren – we love to hear feedback like this!

If you are interested in finding out more about ProGrad and our selection process please call one of the ProGrad Account Managers at the Sydney office on 02 8235 8300 or visit ProGrads main webpage at www.prograd.com.au

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12th Aug2009

ProGrad Module 3: Negotiation Skills Training

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ProGrad facilitates 4 training courses throughout their graduates first year of employment. prograds Module 1 course is An Introduction to Professional Sales and Marketing, Module 2 is based on SPIN Selling, Module 3 focuses on Negotiation Skills and Module 4 is aimed to educate the graduates on Key Account Management.

A recent ProGrad module 3 course was held in Sydney. The following are some feedback and comments left by graduates.

“Negotiation skills will be very useful in life and later in my career. It is a very good insight for knowing how customers will negotiate against us. There are some tools that will be useful such as trading concessions. John has been very knowledgeable and I can tell he definitely has a lot of experience. The workshops and role plays in this module definitely are the most relevant to my workplace so far.” Colin, ProGrad Graduate.”

“This was the most relevant workshop for me. I was able to link back to it constantly. John was very precise and we had great in-depth conversations. I found the module great – very interesting!” Kylie, ProGrad Graduate.

If you have recently completed a ProGrad training course, or are interested in hearing more about ProGrads services, please call us directly at the ProGrad Sydney office on 02 8235 8300 or visit our webpage at www.prograd.com.au

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10th Aug2009

ProGrad Graduate, Ben: Case Study

by ProGrad

What were you doing before applying to ProGrad?

“I studied a Bachelor of Science from 2004-2007 at University. While I was studing a worked in a consultative role in a finance company and traded stock to get a bit of extra cash.” Ben, ProGrad Graduate.

What was your experience at the ProGrad assessment day?

“I found the assessment day interesting and definitely a test. It is the type of experience that if you can survive it, it will give you the confidence to be able to tackle any job interview.” Ben, ProGrad Graduate.

What is the role ProGrad helped you to find?

“I work in a company that focuses on website and software development. My role is a Business Development Manager with an aim of generating business through cold calling as well as maintaining high levels of customer service to leads that come through.” Ben, ProGrad Graduate.

What is your advice for other graduates thinking of applying to ProGrad?

“Go for it! Your horizons will definitely broaden if you make it through!”

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17th Jul2009

Training Feedback: Module 3 – Negotiation Skills

by ProGrad

ProGrad specializes in training recent university graduates in their first year of employment in order to assist them in being successful in their roles and enhance their chances of progressing throughout the organisation.

 

A Module 3 course that was run recently was aimed at teaching the graduates different negotiation skills and techniques. Candidates were asked to complete feedback forms based on how effective they found the workshop. Below is the feedback from one of the graduates that attended the 2 day workshop.

 

“I thought this was a very practical module with real lessons I can apply to not only my work but also outside real life scenarios. It was very relevant I think to any person in business and I would recommend to other future employees at my work.The exercises and group exercises were very useful I thought and provided excellent material and experience for us to work with. It was very interested, informative and enjoyable. This has been the most enjoyable module by far to date. So many of the exercises had different agendas and outcomes that were extremely valuable I think to my employment and future career movements.”

 

 

Sophie

 

If you are interested in finding out more about the ProGrad training modules, please call us directly on 02 8235 8300 or visit our website at www.prograd.com.au

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08th Apr2009

Interact On & Offline

by ProGrad

I am a huge advocate for online networking tools. I use the tools and am happy to speak of my experiences with them to engage others and learn by sharing ideas.  At a recent conference I attended an impressive paper presented by Faith Legendre- Global Consultant for Cisco WebEx, during which she pointed out “In the past we shared our stories via the light of the camp fire, today we share our stories via the light of the computer monitor”.

With so much communication online, could it be too much of a good thing? I wanted to present the case for the reverse.  In my role I often see many graduates that are so accustomed to social networking sites, blogs, emails, chats, sms’s and wikis that they miss out on developing skills and have to learn how to interact on the telephone and conduct effective face to face meetings. 

Like many things, I suspect imbalance has its consequences.  In a world where online skills are becoming the norm building effective business to business relationships via the phone and face to face become highly valued.

Kingsley -Training Manager Prograd

ProGrad have been working successfully with organizations in both Sydney and Melbourne over the last 4 years. We have worked with over 500 organizations placing and training over 1000 graduates across a variety of industries.

 

If you are interested in finding out more about the training and opportunities we have available, please contact the Operations Team on 02 8235 8300.  Alternatively, you can email us at info@prograd.com.au for more information.

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08th Apr2009

Interact On & Offline

by ProGrad

I am a huge advocate for online networking tools. I use the tools and am happy to speak of my experiences with them to engage others and learn by sharing ideas.  At a recent conference I attended an impressive paper presented by Faith Legendre- Global Consultant for Cisco WebEx, during which she pointed out “In the past we shared our stories via the light of the camp fire, today we share our stories via the light of the computer monitor”.

With so much communication online, could it be too much of a good thing? I wanted to present the case for the reverse.  In my role I often see many graduates that are so accustomed to social networking sites, blogs, emails, chats, sms’s and wikis that they miss out on developing skills and have to learn how to interact on the telephone and conduct effective face to face meetings. 

Like many things, I suspect imbalance has its consequences.  In a world where online skills are becoming the norm building effective business to business relationships via the phone and face to face become highly valued.

Kingsley -Training Manager Prograd

ProGrad have been working successfully with organizations in both Sydney and Melbourne over the last 4 years. We have worked with over 500 organizations placing and training over 1000 graduates across a variety of industries.

 

If you are interested in finding out more about the training and opportunities we have available, please contact the Operations Team on 02 8235 8300.  Alternatively, you can email us at info@prograd.com.au for more information.

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30th Mar2009

Importance of Training

by ProGrad

Getting your foot in the door is a start, but it’s not enough to ensure fast progression and growth throughout your career.

With the current state of the economy, many organisations are trying to balance their restructuring and retention needs to ensure they maintain their well-trained, multi-skilled organisation.

It has been recognised that without well trained employees, a company can lose its competitive advantage. It is for this reason, it is essential for all organisations to continually be training their staff to ensure maximum success.

When recruiting new employees, organisations often focus on selecting staff with the right attitude and essential competencies such as confidence, drive to succeed and strong communication skills. Once a suitable candidate is selected they can then use training and mentoring to ensure the necessary skills are acquired.

Main Benefits of Training:

      1) Assist employees to grow, develop and gain fast progression

Providing training can benefit employees as it can be used as a tool that can lead to a fast progression rate through an organisation. Quality skills and knowledge can be seen as a powerful bargaining tool when looking to move up within a company.

       2) Assist organisations in achieving their goals and objectives

Providing training can increase job satisfaction and staff morale by creative a strong learning culture within an organisation which can lead to an improved profitability and a more positive attitude towards achieving the organisations goals and objectives.  

 

Sophie

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