Alumni gets graduates out faster

Alumni plc, the new graduate selection and training company, is managing to get graduates who register with the company out to interview and into new jobs faster than its competitors.

Darren Duffy, Managing Director of Alumni Plc said: ìhigh calibre graduates who register with us can expect to be attending first interviews within 7 days and should have received a great job offer within a month.î

Alumni has a speedy but rigorous screening process and only takes on candidates who get through the companyís four stage evaluation process which includes a CV screen, an initial interview, completion of a Sales Competency Evaluation test and a more lengthy detailed consultation with an experienced consultant. The company has also invested in state of the art techmology systems that enable it to grade candidates, evaluate assements and add good candidates onto its database swiftly. These processes are used in place of the gimmicky assessment days used by other graduate recruiters that often involve singing songs and wearing fancy dress but bear little in common with scientific sales assessment.

Duffy explained; ìIt is clear that the skills involved in selling technical solutions into engineering or R & D departments are vastly different to those used in selling copiers to SMEís and broad brush assessment days, although they have a place in the market , are often not the best way to identify the more subtle skills that may deem an applicant suitable for sales within a more technical environment.î

Duffy added; ìAlumniís procedure was specifically designed to ensure that superior candidates can get a job and start earning as quickly as possible and to ensure that vacancies are filled more quickly. And although the company has only been operating for a few months, clients who have used Alumni to recruit for them have been extremely satisfied with the service so far.î

Alumni Ventures has been established with assistance from sister companies Robson Taylor and Andersen Banks. Robson Taylor, the market leading IT and Telecoms Sales Recruitment consultancy, is in its 10th year of business and has recently been nominated for Recruiterís Best Commercial Recruitment Firm award and for a National Business Award in the North West Region for its Growth Strategy. Andersen Banks is expanding rapidly and is a key player in the field of industrial, technical and construction sales recruitment.