Pioneering events ‘Jobs Roadshows’ have supported businesses in Edinburgh, Midlothian and East Lothian in youth talent attraction. Many employers experience the benefit of inspiring and recruiting graduates through graduate jobs fairs ‘Milkrounds’. This type of event, until recently, did not exist on scale for school and college leavers in Edinburgh, Midlothian or East Lothian.
With this knowledge in mind, backed up with many asks from employers to bring them face to face with potential candidates while recruiting; the DYW group developed and delivered 3 ‘Jobs Roadshows’ across the region. Businesses of all sizes from a variety of sectors showcased over 800 open vacancies including full and part time roles, Modern Apprenticeships and paid school leaver internships with a view to recruiting talented young people.
Graham Blaikie from The Mercat Grill in Musselburgh, talks about the benefits to him as an SME; “The roadshow event in Haddington was excellent, well planned and put together and I was very impressed with the talent of the young people in attendance and how they conducted themselves. It was a good investment of my time and I have already recruited 3 new employees from those I met and further interviewed from the event. I would certainly recommend this event to other employers and look forward to being involved in future roadshows.”
Sandy Begbie, Chief People Officer of Standard Life and Chair of the Edinburgh, Midlothian and East Lothian Regional DYW initiative, highlights the positive feedback; “The Jobs Roadshows are a stepping stone towards reducing the skills gap, improving youth employment and contributing to a stronger local economy. The aim was to inform, inspire and hire. With such positive feedback from local businesses on the level of talent and enthusiasm evident in the young people, it seems we’ve certainly ticked the inspiration box. We are encouraged by news of progress on hirings on the back of the events too. Investing and engaging in youth talent is clearly worthwhile.”
This year the Jobs Roadshows attracted over 850 young people, the feedback has been fantastic from young people, teachers, parents and business and it is likely these events will run again early 2017 to target school and college leavers before they leave. If you are based or do business in Edinburgh, Midlothian or East Lothian your Regional DYW team would be delighted to talk to you if you are keen to find out more about how your business can benefit from recruiting youth talent.
Find up to date information on support available on our website, www.edinburghchamber.co.uk/DYW you can follow us on Twitter @DYWEdinMidEast and we would love you to join us in our ‘Let’s Talk About Youth Talent’ Group on LinkedIn, where we will discuss best practice, challenges and ideas – involving everyone in this discussion.With this knowledge in mind, backed up with many asks from employers to bring them face to face with potential candidates while recruiting; the DYW group developed and delivered 3 ‘Jobs Roadshows’ across the region. Businesses of all sizes from a variety of sectors showcased over 800 open vacancies including full and part time roles, Modern Apprenticeships and paid school leaver internships with a view to recruiting talented young people.
Graham Blaikie from The Mercat Grill in Musselburgh, talks about the benefits to him as an SME; “The roadshow event in Haddington was excellent, well planned and put together and I was very impressed with the talent of the young people in attendance and how they conducted themselves. It was a good investment of my time and I have already recruited 3 new employees from those I met and further interviewed from the event. I would certainly recommend this event to other employers and look forward to being involved in future roadshows.”
Sandy Begbie, Chief People Officer of Standard Life and Chair of the Edinburgh, Midlothian and East Lothian Regional DYW initiative, highlights the positive feedback; “The Jobs Roadshows are a stepping stone towards reducing the skills gap, improving youth employment and contributing to a stronger local economy. The aim was to inform, inspire and hire. With such positive feedback from local businesses on the level of talent and enthusiasm evident in the young people, it seems we’ve certainly ticked the inspiration box. We are encouraged by news of progress on hirings on the back of the events too. Investing and engaging in youth talent is clearly worthwhile.”
This year the Jobs Roadshows attracted over 850 young people, the feedback has been fantastic from young people, teachers, parents and business and it is likely these events will run again early 2017 to target school and college leavers before they leave. If you are based or do business in Edinburgh, Midlothian or East Lothian your Regional DYW team would be delighted to talk to you if you are keen to find out more about how your business can benefit from recruiting youth talent.
Find up to date information on support available on our website, www.edinburghchamber.co.uk/DYW you can follow us on Twitter @DYWEdinMidEast and we would love you to join us in our ‘Let’s Talk About Youth Talent’ Group on LinkedIn, where we will discuss best practice, challenges and ideas – involving everyone in this discussion.
