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Volunteering Project for Graduates

September 5, 2013 | By |

For any small and midsized enterprise, making the wrong hiring decision, even at the graduate level, can have a great impact on the business. Not only does the hiring process take up a lot of valuable resources, but graduates also need time and hand-holding before they really start contributing. Another difficulty with hiring graduates is that they are untested, ie they don’t have a long list of professional references which can be called upon.

graduatesThe traditional recruitment process for young graduates involves a series of interviews with a mixture of technical (position specific) and soft (personality) questions. Then, in most cases, a consensual decision is made on their suitability for the role. Whilst this process can work well, it doesn’t provide a full picture of how a young graduate will actually perform in the workplace. The traditional recruitment process rarely tests graduates for punctuality, work-ethic, team-work, attention to detail, professionalism, adaptability and so on… These attributes are usually only revealed (and sometimes too late) in “real life” situations.

A recently launched company, benevola is addressing some of these issues by providing an innovative hiring solution. Through benevola, small and mid sized enterprises can put their graduate applicants through a short volunteering project at a local charity. They then receive feedback from the charity on the performance of each individual in a “real life” environment. benevola is thus able to not only help small and midsized enterprises test graduates before they hire them, but also help young graduates gain useful CV-enhancing work experience and help charities with volunteers.