Slide used during multiplier event of Talented Europe (Erasmus+ KA2 project) celebrated in Luton

1. Paul Harrison
Employability
Adviser

2. Issues with job matching-Student
perspective
• 365,000 people a year graduate in the UK. With
masters and foundation degrees included, about
half a million people are leaving higher education
each year
• Competition is compounded by employers
redefining the requirements- UCAS entry
requirements, work experience, placements,
extra-curricula activities
• Many recruitment processes are long and
arduous involving the use of assessment centres
and other challenging ways of graduate selection

3. A new formula for employability
success?
• Many students think that Qualifications =
Employability : Q = E
Paul Redmond says that the Graduate Jobs
Formula is:
• Q + WE + S x C = E (Employability)
Paul Redmond University of Liverpool
www.beds.ac.uk/careers

4. Graduate Jobs Formula
• Qualifications + Work Experience
+ Skills X Contacts =
Employability
• Paul Redmond –University of Liverpool
www.beds.ac.uk/careers

5. Employers Perspective
• National competitiveness will conceal
regional/local skill shortages or other
distortions of the labour market
• Students perceptions of employers may be
dominated by market leaders or household
names
• Small and medium sized firms struggle to gain
visibility

6. Could students do better?
• Find out more about employers
• Research job roles more thoroughly
• Attend employer events more at university
• Complete CVs and application forms with
more attention to what is required
• Show more enthusiasm for what is on offer
when attending interviews

7. Accountancy
• E.g. Ernst Young one of the UK’s
‘Big 4’ Accountancy firms
• Luton office-audit public sector
• Audit forms the largest part of
the Assurance practice and is
experiencing significant growth in
a rapidly changing market. This
offers our people great
opportunities for learning and
progression.
• As an audit professional your
main aim will be to provide
independent verification of our
client’s compliance with
accounting principles.

8. Motor Insurance Bureau
• Reduce uninsured driving
• MIB is at the heart of the fight against uninsured driving. This
is a problem that seriously affects the lives of those involved
in road accidents and costs millions of pounds every year
• Working in partnership with insurers, Police and DVLA, the
level of uninsured driving has dropped by some 50% in the
last 10 years. This has economic and social benefits - the
honest motorist carries less of the cost burden through motor
premiums and our roads are safer
• But who has heard of this charitable organisation supported
by other insurers in the industry?

9. SME Sector-visibility?
Who we are?
Verifile Limited is a leading
provider of global CV verification
and background screening
services. We provide a
comprehensive range of
screening services to help our
clients verify vital personal,
professional and educational facts
about each candidate, before
making a recruitment decision.
The aim is to help employers
make the most informed and
rewarding long-term recruitment
decisions

10. An early mobile response to
identifying talent
• 1. Is Debut free?
• Yes Debut is completely free for students, no
adverts, no premium version just a free app
for you to use during your career search.
• 2. What kind of positions will I find on
Debut?
• You will find all manner of positions on
Debut! We currently have a broad range of
roles, including internships and graduate
schemes. We also feature employers from a
number of different global industries so
there is something for every student on
Debut.
• 3. Will you have more jobs in the future?
• Most definitely! We are expanding soon to
increase the number of large employers as
well as introducing small companies and
start-ups. Our ambition is to be the go-to
place for students looking for an internship
or graduate career from their mobile phone.

11. How we help students?
• http://www.beds.ac.uk/student-
experience2/studying-at-
bedfordshire/student-services/careers

12. Why mobile is so important?
• Most of our students are ‘digital natives’
• Many students/graduates are geographically
mobile-addresses and country of residence
will change-mobile number remains a
constant
• Many students live on a relatively low income-
mobile technology is affordable
• Mobile phone use is the ‘gateway’ to the
‘Internet of things’.

13. Why Talented Europe?
• Many of the most talented students from UoB in the
last ten years are of European heritage. In many cases
we need to ‘sell’ them back to employers on the
European mainland
• There are 159 Universities in the UK; credentials count.
Getting the support of an academic tutor in such a
direct way would help
• Tutors can endorse the talents of student - this is an
important part of the 'sell' for Talented Europe. Once
an employer finds one good candidate from the app,
they will go back for more from ‘credible’ tutors
• Success breeds success!

14. Generating Plans A & B