The document discusses the Graduate Employment Conference 2012. It introduces the CEO of Gradcore, Martin Edmondson, and outlines that the conference will discuss challenges in the UK graduate employment market like the double dip recession, increased competition from apprenticeships, and regional differences. It poses questions for businesses, universities, graduates, and policymakers around issues like attracting and retaining talent, engaging with employers, standing out during job searches, and maximizing graduate potential.

1. The Graduate Employment
Conference 2012
Martin Edmondson
CEO - Gradcore

2. Introductions
Our clients…..
Our model…..
Our brands…..

3. The Graduate Network

4. What makes GEC12 different?

6. Universities
Businesses Graduates
#GEC12
Policy
Recruiters
Makers

7. Conference
UnConference

9. UK Graduate Employment and
Employability context
• Double dip recession and companies holding onto cash
• HE marketisation driving graduate employability up the
University agenda
• Graduate facing competition from the big push on
apprenticeships
• No central government support for graduate employment
• Regionalism rendered obsolete?
• Careers services facing double-edged sword of threat and
opportunity
• Introduction of KIS statistics
• Universities need an employability offer that combines scale
with distinctiveness

10. A few questions to consider
today...

11. For Businesses
• How can you attract, select and retain the
right people for your business?
• How can we effectively work with
Universities?
• How can we use technology and social media
to attract and select graduates?
• How can I attract talent outside London?

12. For Universities
• How might we develop a culture of
institutional employability?
• How can we better engage with all kinds of
businesses
• How can we combine scale and distinctiveness
in your employability offer?
• How can we engage the disengaged?

13. For graduates
• How can you stand out from the crowd in a
world where there are more graduates than
graduate jobs?
• How can you make the most of technology
and social media to enhance your job search?
• What is the reality of the graduate job market
outside London?
• What do all the stats tell me about where to
study and whether it will help my career?

14. For policy makers
• How can we utilise talent to its maximum
potential in your locality?
• How can we stimulate demand amongst
businesses for graduates?
• Is it the role of the state, university, business
or individuals to see that graduates reach their
potential, and that social mobility is enabled?
• What can we learn from other countries?