For all the amorphous content and abstract conversations around the rising ubiquity of “Gen Z” at work, the fact of the matter is that in actual practice, campus and new graduate recruitment is often among the most overlooked and under-resourced strategic functions in talent acquisition.

This is nothing new - employers have long treated the emerging workforce and entry level employees with something approaching hiring hubris, the historical surplus of college graduates (both recent and impending) has long exceeded employer demand for entry level positions.

Data suggests, however, that the pendulum is perceptibly, and perhaps permanently, shifting, the result of a perfect demographic storm of steadily declining workforce participation, plummeting enrollment and graduation rates at postsecondary institutions in both the UK and the US and the proliferation and relative popularity of non-traditional, “gig” and freelance work arrangements among younger workers.

As a result, in the post pandemic world of work, entry level hiring and new graduate recruitment has become more cutthroat, competitive and costly for employers across markets, verticals and sizes. With experienced employees turning over at historical highs, the direct and indirect cost of acquiring skilled and professional level workers is forcing many businesses to reimagine, redevelop and reinvent their approach to entry level hiring and emerging workforce development.

This presentation will take a deep dive into the new world of graduate and entry level hiring in the US and the UK, and what employers on both sides of the pond need to do know to compete for, and win, their top talent of tomorrow, today.

Whether you’re looking at CVs or reviewing resumes, or whether you’re looking at colleges or Unis, we’ll explore the seismic shifts in the global graduate and entry level recruitment landscape, emerging best practices and real world strategies and the newest tips, tools and tricks of the trade.

Attendees will learn:

What students and new grads in the US and the UK expect from employers, how they search for jobs and what influences them to accept an offer (or not) based on the most recent studies, surveys and research.

How employers are rethinking their approach to hiring the emerging workforce, why more are choosing a build vs. buy approach for entry level hiring, and success strategies for attracting, developing and retaining these talent pools.

What companies in the US and UK are getting graduate hiring schemes right, how they measure success and what basic baselines and benchmarks employers should use to best evaluate and optimize emerging workforce hiring

The role of technology in campus recruitment and entry level hiring, a look at the rapidly evolving ecosystem of dedicated point solutions and platforms and how to evaluate, select and successfully implement this technology on a global scale

Government schemes, tax incentives and other programs employers can take advantage of to minimize the risks associated with entry level hiring while maximizing business and bottom line results