Early Careers Podcast | Jack & Ollie Show

In this episode, Ben and Natasha talked us through the concept, their passion for the data they'd seen and how they managed to integrate wellbeing into the early careers campaign.

The United States of America, the global powerhouse and home to a thriving graduate recruitment market.  Matthew helped us navigate the space and highlighted some of the big difference between the UK and the US. This is a great episode if you're looking to broaden your horizons and find out what other people are doing across the world. 

The structure of the SAP team is multi-disciplinary, fast-moving and highly versatile. Those strengths shine through and have made adapting the onboarding process in a virtual world easier than it could have been with a more rigid structure.  

We had a wide-ranging discussion with Tom, Sophie and Cristian that is a must-listen for any early careers teams. It highlights the importance of good and clear communication and the reputational damage that can be caused if it isn't handled correctly.   

We spoke about outcomes, measurements and different approaches. This is a great podcast for anyone who works in education or any employers who want to understand how the careers worlds work across educational levels. 

We'd like to say a big thanks to all our guests and of course all of our wonderful listeners. We hope you're enjoying the show and if you have any recommendations or if you have a topic or a guest in mind just let us know.  Keep your eyes peeled for series 5!

We talked about tech, social mobility and virtual internships and of course Westpac Wendy, who could forget her!  Due to the geography of the country, they are used to working over huge distances and both universities and employers have had to adapt to working from afar and Julianne helps us understand how it's possible to give top quality provision when face to face isn't  always an opt...

We run through the problems with the previous surveys, what the new report shows us and what that might mean for the future of employability in universities. 

Teresa talks us through the long tradition of college employer relationships and how as an employer you can embed yourself as part of the curriculum, more stats than you can shake a stick at and some practical tips on how to build successful relationships with colleges. 

We explore in-depth the long term value of placements for employers, students and universities looking at increased academic performance, employee retention and huge reductions in the cost of graduate hiring.

This episode will help you understand the eight benchmarks where they came from, what their purpose is and how they may evolve in the future. 

Sarah and Laura talk through each stage of the changes they made, so you can see how you could do the same in your organisation. The results speak for themselves, so join us in our conversation to explore what they did and how they did it. 

Cathy helps us navigate the graduate system in South Africa and the unique challenges they face as well as the common challenges that graduate recruitment teams face across the world. 

This episode is perfect for anyone involved in early careers branding and attraction. It will be especially useful for anyone with a consumer brand or anyone who has city-centre locations for their business. 

Ben Williams is the Chair of the Association for Business Psychology, Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society and founder of Sten10, the assessment design consultancy. We couldn't have hoped for a more informed guest. 

Jack & Ollie would like to say a huge thank you to all our listeners and of course to our fabulous guests. The podcast wouldn't be here without either! We hope you are enjoying it and if you would like to come on the show or can think of someone who would add value to the show please get in touch. 

Universities are increasingly aware of the importance of teaching employability skills to their students to make them more employable in addition to the academic pursuit of excellence. Sophie helps us explore this area based on her extensive experience working with universities all over the UK. 

Good question, why aren't more employers offering placements? We explore the merits and some of the flexible alternatives to a standard 1 year industrial placement year with Simeon and Sarah from PlaceNet, the placement experts and of course, Mr Placement himself, Ollie Sidwell is on hand to join in the conversation. 

Claudia Harris, CEO of the Careers & Enterprise Co and Aimee Higgins, Director of Employers and Partnerships met up with Jack and Ollie to talk about employer engagement. This is a great episode if you are looking to build relationships with schools or colleges and want to know about some ready-made networks you can tap right into. 

Amongst other things, Sam explains how through the power of social media her team managed to reduce drop-outs at assessment centres from 23% to 0.5%. 

This show provides anyone who is onboarding apprentices really solid and practical steps that will ensure your apprentices are able to add value straight away. Phill and Kayley explain how the system at JP Morgan has developed over the last 6 years and how it feels to be part of the process. 

Part of our global graduate recruitment series, we're starting with Asia. In this episode, we were joined by Anna Champion to compare and contrast graduate recruitment around the globe. 

When it comes to choosing a training provider where should you start? We talk with Claire McLellan the Directors of Apprenticeships at Escalla Training an award-winning training provider who reveals the inside track of everything you need to watch out for.

The first LIVE version of the podcast, Jack & Ollie were invited to the ISE Conference in Manchester to discuss what the wider early careers landscape looks like. 

We have come to the end of another series with a range of wonderful guests and interesting topics. On this short episode, Ollie and I provide you with a summary of the series looking at some of the key highlights and takeaways.