Each year 1000s of SMEs across a huge range of business sectors employ recent graduates to different roles, often related to their studies. For many in the SME community it is not well-known that lots of SMEs are benefiting from employing recent graduates.

Northumbria University is hold breakfast event on 6 June that will be of interest to any SME considering recruiting a new staff member.  The event will include talks from owners of local SMEs who have employed recent graduates:

  • Andy Stephenson, Weekend Box
  • Karen Winterhalter, Onyx Health
  • Nigel Scorer, Contents Design

The talks will explain why they decided to appoint a graduate, tips and experiences and ultimately how their excellent recent graduate is contributing to the success of their business within a short period of time after starting.

So whether you are thinking about employing your first employee or a well-established SME employing some/lots of staff looking to recruit this event is for you.

To book your place, click here to go to the Eventbrite page.

 

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