Quick, easy, free recruitment with Graduate Jobs Southampton (GJS)

Each year approximately 6,000 of Southamptonís 40,000 students enter the labour market, with about 30% staying within the area to seek career opportunities. This gives the Region's employers access to a large pool of graduate talent from a wide range of sectors.

In the UK more than 99% of all businesses fall into the category of a small to medium sized business. Statistics predict that there will be over 2 million jobs created in this sector over the next ten years.

The Graduate Jobs Southampton website aims to raise awareness and recruit students and graduates to the excellent opportunities available within smaller, local companies.

The site is a great place for companies to raise their employer profile by including a logo and company details, seen by hundreds of employers and candidates every day.

Since the website launch of www.graduatejobsouthampton.co.uk in April, 800 graduates and students have registered with the website and 13 have found employment because of it.

Over 150 vacancies have been advertised on the site with more companies discovering this great, free service every day.

The site has been designed for any undergraduate or graduate from any University looking to locate work in the Southampton area, and SME (Small to Medium Sized Enterprises) employers in the area who want to employ students or graduates.

A winning start
The website was built by web design agency Adido Solutions Limited and Director Andy Headington commented The website allowed us to use some of the latest development technologies to create an interactive experience for both sets of users. This project shows how effective use of the Internet can save time, improve communications and positively impact on the people in Southampton.

The website uses a sophisticated system, matching jobs from a range of sectors and students/graduates according to a variety of criteria including skills and salary details. Emails are sent to users to update them of new matches and their application status and candidates may apply directly to the employer.

Employers and vacancies are checked by the project team (based within the Careers & Jobshop at Southampton Solent University) and ëapprovedí to appear on the website.

Once registered, employers may view each candidateís application, shortlist and give feedback via the ëlogged iní section of the website. Feedback is obtained from employers about how candidates can improve their CVs, Interview Techniques etc which is then fed back into the website advice section.

Paul Croombs ACA, Accountant, The Wow Company commented:

We found the Graduate Jobs Southampton website useful as it enabled us to advertise our job to a distinct market for a specific role. From receiving the CV to employing our team member took two weeks and we were able to dispense with the usual hassle of sorting through reams of CV's. We will be using Graduate Jobs Southampton again in the future.