Six Reasons Why Hiring a Student Can Support Succession Planning
The employment market is now witnessing numerous changes, which is dictating how business can secure the right labour for their organisations. The UKs decision to leave the EU, has raised both questions and concerns for employers and employees on how the impact of Brexit will affect both their work-life and economy. The introduction of the…
Diversity Monitoring report 2020
Our diversity promise: Step is committed to promoting equality of opportunity and fair participation in employment for all persons. Every year we look to publish our diversity data. We do this to highlight areas for improvement and…
Thank you and Happy Holidays from Step
We would like to extend our thanks to all our clients who have supported both Step and our community of enterprising students and graduates throughout this incredibly difficult year. There were times when the future looked uncertain but thanks to your support, we will start 2021 in excellent shape to continue Bringing Business and…
Why choose a career in copywriting, and how to get the skills needed to get started
Copywriting is an attractive career choice for recent graduates: it’s flexible, fast-paced, and it gives you a chance to learn about a variety of businesses. But for many students or recent graduates, it’s not always clear what exactly copywriting involves or how to get into it. This article is here to help! Here we will…
Oli Graham
Developing skills during lockdown – for free!
So, like many students, lockdown has been a bit weird and boring. I’m a second-year student and I didn’t want to waste my time. After watching almost everything Netflix had to offer, I thought it was about time I did something productive and useful with all the spare time I had… After not working for…
Breaking in: Graduates in industry
Breaking into any industry is one of the most daunting tasks a graduate will have to face when entering the employment market. The need for experience often feels like a chicken and egg scenario; you need experience to get the job and yet it is difficult to get experience without previously having a job. During…
Jess
Graduating in a Pandemic!
As you can imagine, entering the job market after graduating from University (in 2020), was very difficult and daunting. With companies facing uncertainty in the market, and staff being made redundant or being placed on the furlough scheme, recruitment was not on their agenda. This made job searching at the time to be very difficult…
Why should you do a graduate internship?
So you’ve finished Uni yet you’ve not managed to secure that high paying, high flying graduate job that you were told about all the way through your studies? I know that it can often be dangled like a carrot in front of you, but in all honesty, you’re not alone in this situation. I’ve been…
IT and Coding with Puma – Altif
Altif is a Computing student from the University of Huddersfield. He has recently completed an IT Sandwich Placement with PUMA. The reason why I applied to Puma was because I felt that I could gain valuable industry knowledge with a global company/brand. I also liked Puma’s ethos and their stance on sustainability. When I came…
Altif
Step Recruitment signs Open Letter to Boris: “Kick start the economy by investing in jobs and people”
Press Release: June 2020 Nottingham based graduate recruitment business, Step along with over 200 organisations across the UK, has signed an open letter to the Prime Minister, calling on the Government to publicly commit to a new Opportunity Guarantee. The UK is experiencing the biggest economic crisis in 300 years, and on Tuesday 16th June…