The coveted “grad scheme” seems like a rite of passage for final year jobseekers.
Every autumn, soon-to-be graduates rush to submit their applications. We see them in the NHS, the civil service, and in the not so distant past, even the pub industry. But how many universities have considered recruiting from the inside?
The UK economy is seeking a workforce that is diverse, devolved from the capital, and highly skilled – and universities could be playing a big(ger) part.
According to HESA statistics, only 7 per cent of non-academic staff at UK HE providers were aged 21-25 in 2013-14. By contrast, almost double were aged 31-35. Age is a characteristic of diversity that we do not often think about. It is assumed that with age comes experience, but we could be ignoring a vast pool of talent too.
