Nottingham among top university targets for graduate recruitment
The latest report by High Fliers Research showed that Nottingham came 2nd in their list of universities targeted by the largest number of top employers in 2014-2015. The report is based on research conducted during December 2013 with the UK's 100 leading graduate employers including BP, EDF Energy, the Civil Service, IBM, Goldman Sachs, PwC, Google and HSBC. Director of The University of Nottingham's Careers and Employability Service Nalayini Thambar said: "I am delighted that the employability of University of Nottingham graduates is once again recognised by the Times Top 100 graduate recruiters. This reflects the quality of our students and the way in which they make the most of the Nottingham student experience to develop their skills and talents for academic and career success. We look forward to welcoming top graduate recruiters to The University of Nottingham throughout 2015." - Despite more than 140 universities now offering undergraduate degree courses in the UK, giving employers the widest-ever choice of higher education institutions from which to recruit graduates, the research found that for the 2014/15 recruitment period the majority of top employers have targeted between just 10 and 25 universities each. Manchester took the top spot for graduate recruitment followed by Nottingham, Warwick, Cambridge and Oxford. The survey found that these top institutions have attracted the largest number of top graduate recruiters for campus fairs, recruitment presentations and other local university promotions.
