4 Major Benefits To Hiring Recent Graduates
Thursday, March 31, 2016
Looking to grow your business, but not entirely sure if taking on graduates rather than experienced employees is the best recruitment tactic?
Whether you're a small company or a large global firm, recent graduates can bring many valuable qualities to a position. It's understandable that you may be a little worried about taking on new graduates straight out of University. However, all potential hires have an element of risk attached to them and there are lot of benefits to employing graduates that greatly outweigh these downfalls.
If you have been weighing up your options, here are just four advantages to hiring graduates that may change your mind.
1. Buzzing enthusiasm
Everybody is excited about starting their new position and will attempt to work diligently in order to leave a favourable impression. Most graduates can bring lots of enthusiasm and positive energy to the workplace, something you may not always get from an experienced employee. Also, they are eager to get stuck in whenever the opportunity arises. Compared to previous generations, studies have found that recent graduates have greater insights and information about career paths and are therefore more than willing to contend with a bit of healthy competition in order to advance their careers.
2. More flexible
If graduates are starting their first job, they probably do not have any pre-formed work habits like other seasoned employees. Therefore, they will be more flexible to the culture and working hours of your company. As they're relatively new to the working world, they will be more eager to please, so will be in a good position to shape their career progression within the business. Furthermore, younger employees are less likely to have strict family commitments which could impact their working hours.
3. Tech savvy
Today's generation have grown up surrounded by countless bits of technology and have developed an almost innate ability to pick up new tech tools quickly. This puts them in a better position to learn how to use these tools quicker and they can pass on that knowledge to other employees in the company. Furthermore, they're more likely to be engaged on key social media channels which can benefit a company from a networking and branding point of view.
4.They're like sponges
Recent graduates are like a blank canvas, meaning they will readily absorb all of the knowledge and information you teach them. Since it is their first real experience of a professional working environment, you are in a better position to train graduates and develop their role however you see fit within the company. They will be more open to learning new theories, skills and ideas.
These are just some of the many advantages to hiring recent graduates. If you end up developing a thorough recruitment process within your firm and make an attractive offer to new graduates, they can end up being some of the best long term hires. Having a team full of hungry, ambitious graduates can have a powerful effect on the rest of the staff within your company.
Hari Singh, Recruitment Consultant
