Why Graduates Renege on Offers and What you Can do to Stop it James Uffindell, Founder & CEO, Bright Network

1. Why Graduates Renege on Offers and
what you Can do to Stop it
James Uffindell
CEO & Founder, Bright Network
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2. Our mission is to
help the world’s
best companies
find the most
relevant, diverse
and outstanding
internship and
graduate talent

4. 250+LEADINGEMPLOYERS

5. 1. What’s happening & why...
2. …what you can do about it!
3. Bright Network Research Report 2017/18
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Inthistalk…

6. Sowhat’shappening?
• 8.2% offers reneged on 2015 (High Fliers)
• 800 vacancies left unfilled (AGR)
• 14% of Graduates Rejecting offers (AGR)
• 64% said they would reject an offer they had
already accepted in order to pursue a better offer
from a different employer
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7. Why-TheMarket…
13% rise in Intern
Vacancies (AGR)
£3,200 average cost
per hire on
marketing and
attraction (AGR)
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10. 1. Buddying
2. Business update calls or video
conferences
3. Pre-start meet-ups
The‘keepwarm’strategy
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13. Andfinally…
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14. Women expect a starting salary £10,000 lower
than men
SalaryExpectations
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16. Encouragingly, students do not perceive their
gender, ethnicity or economic background as
carrier barriers
CareerBarriers
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