Many graduates left frustrated by poor recruitment practices
ONEROUS RECRUITMENT processes and poor communication by businesses are leaving millennials disillusioned and frustrated when applying for graduate jobs, new research has warned.
The survey by KPMG and independent market research company High Fliers Research found that 34 per cent of millennials were frustrated by lengthy recruitment processes.
While 43 per cent were frustrated with poor communication from their potential employer, over half complained that they never received any feedback when applying for a role.
Chris Hearld, KPMG’s North region chairman, said: “Millennials don’t want to navigate a cumbersome and convoluted recruitment process when applying for a job and this is something we as business leaders need to understand and address.”
This frustration could impact big businesses’ ability to attract talent in the future, with graduates opting out of traditional job schemes in favour of roles in smaller companies, which offer a faster and simpler recruitment process.
He added: “Millennials no longer feel the need to play it safe and most are now equally happy to work for a start up or tech firm as they are a large traditional employer.
“We are competing with the full gamut for the best brains and talent leaving university: getting our graduate recruitment right is crucial to the long term success of our business.”
The survey talked to over 400 of this summer’s new graduates and asked them about their experience of applying for a graduate job at UK businesses.