Graduates could cause HR headache

Posted by Cath Everett in on Tue, 09/02/2010 - 17:48

Desperate university graduates are likely to cause HR professionals headaches over the year ahead by applying for as many jobs as possible, formally accepting multiple formal offers and making their final decision at the last minute.

These are the findings of an online poll undertaken among more than 300 recent graduates and current undergraduates by recruitment outsourcer, Alexander Mann Solutions.

The report entitled 'The Emerging Talent Index' indicated that just under two thirds of graduates planned to hedge their bets by accepting more than one job offer over the coming months. This situation would see them either picking their preferred option close to the official joining date or accepting an offer from one company and continuing to look for others elsewhere.

Clodagh Bannigan, head of client services at the outsourcer, said that such behaviour indicated a lack of confidence in today's graduate marketplace.

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Hello! And welcome back as we enter 2012, with a busy year ahead of us all. With talk of double-dip recessions, a possible partial or even full break-up of the Eurozone and unemployment rates set to hit nearly 9%, topics such as organisational streamlining, staff resilience and talent management are likely to be on many an HR professional's lips over the next 12 months.
 
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