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Developing Your Own Skills
Once you have successfully executed your first graduate recruitment cycle, it is useful to consider how you can continue to develop your skill set and add value to the program year on year. There are three key ways in which you can do this: industry networking, developing complementary skills, and further education.
Industry Networking
Industry networking is facilitated by bodies such as the AAGE and gives graduate recruiters the opportunity to learn from their peers and continually improve graduate recruitment practices in their organisation. Whether it is visiting other employer stalls at career fairs or attending the yearly AAGE conference, the graduate recruitment sector is unique in its willingness to foster relationships amongst recruiters and to share organisational information in the belief that a better outcome can be achieved for graduates and employers. So take advantage of this collegiate approach!
Complementary Skills
Now that you have read the materials in this Handbook you are aware of the varied tasks that fall within the responsibility of a graduate recruiter or graduate program manager and the diversity of skills called upon to plan and execute a graduate program.
There are a number of complementary skills that can enhance your performance in the role. These include:
accounting and budgeting presentation skills marketing and copywriting skills negotiation skills facilitation and training skills brand and social media skills.
A variety of short courses are available in these areas, some of which might be available within your own organisation.
Further Education
The third option to develop your skill set is through further education. Those that work in the graduate recruitment and development often come from a variety of backgrounds and there is no particular course or level of education that is required in the profession. Depending on your current skill set there are a range of undergraduate and postgraduate courses available in human resource management and psychology which may enhance your skill set and career prospects in the field.
