Blog for Employers

  • How Spotting Transferable Skills Drives Better Hiring In Graduate Recruitment
    When faced with a hiring decision, many employers overlook the power of transferable skills in graduate recruitment. The focus often falls on degree titles rather than the individual’s capabilities. A marketing role requires a marketing degree. An IT position needs a computer science graduate. A finance opportunity demands a commerce qualification. But what if this rigid thinking costs...
  • Why Strategic Graduate Recruitment Trumps Reactive Hiring
    Some businesses begin their graduate hiring process when they have an immediate need. A key team member resigns, a new project launches, or expansion plans finally get approved, and suddenly there's urgent pressure to find someone good, fast. Strategic graduate recruitment takes the opposite approach.  While reactive hiring creates significant hidden costs and limits access to the...
  • Why More Women in STEM Will Shape the Future of Innovation in Africa
    Africa’s STEM Future Is Female, Are You Ready? Many African countries are now producing more female graduates in STEM fields (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) than male graduates, marking a significant shift that is transforming the landscape of innovation. If you are hiring in any STEM-related industry, this is a trend you cannot afford to overlook. The increase in...
  • How to Prepare Graduates for the Workplace: Essential Work Readiness Training
    Bringing graduates into your organisation offers fresh ideas, digital fluency and long-term potential. However, without the proper grounding, many young professionals can feel overwhelmed or underprepared. A lack of professionalism, workplace etiquette, communication and soft skills is among the most common challenges employers face when hiring recent graduates. This is where graduate work...
  • How Hiring Graduate Software Developers Can Drive Your Digital Transformation Strategy
    These days, digital transformation isn’t just a boardroom trend; it’s the engine quietly reshaping how businesses think, operate and grow, and tucked within that shift? A surprisingly powerful lever: hiring graduate software developers to drive your digital transformation strategy. They may not always grab headlines, but they bring fresh thinking, digital fluency and the kind of...