Organisations are increasingly aware that the key to future competitive advantage lies in their ability to recruit and retain talent. Whilst paying lip service to the importance of recruiting and retaining talent, however, they are failing to link the process with business strategy and to align the key HR processes to make it happen. Emphasis is laid on the recruitment process with insufficient focus on post-recruitment issues such as induction, training and development.

This new briefing identifies and explains the significance of current trends in the graduate labour markets for recruitment, selection and retention. It shows you how to plan and implement an effective graduate policy to ensure graduates make a lasting contribution to your organisation.

Contents include:

• Recruitment options
• Selection methods
• Assessment centres
• The graduate employment contract
• Managing the transition to work
• Graduate training and development
• Career management
• Retention initiatives
• Evaluation and review of graduate programmes