Huf UK needed to strengthen their team and had previously\nsought to attract more seasoned professionals with limited success. After\nunderstanding the value of recruiting and developing graduates as part of a\nlong-term growth and succession plan strategy, Huf realized they needed to\ninvoke drastic change within the UK branch to facilitate this. As Huf UK had\nnever recruited graduates before, they applied a rigorous process to identify\nleading external expertise to help them undertake graduate recruitment\nproperly. Discovery, experts in Graduate\nrecruitment and development, were selected to partner with Huf UK to build a\ncampaign that would attract the high-potential talent Huf required, as well as\nbuilding their profile as a graduate employer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
With the average age of their workforce exceeding 40+ years, Huf UK\nrecognized that they needed to enforce radical change by recruiting graduates\nas part of a long-term growth and succession-proofing strategy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Based in the heart of the Black Country, an area renowned for manufacturing, competition for top graduate talent was rife. Despite being an international organization, Huf only has one UK base and had never recruited & developed graduates before. As a result, they required external expertise to better understand how employing graduates aids succession planning and helps to build a strong talent pipeline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Due to the \u2018self-sufficient\u2019 nature of the\nbusiness, the suitable candidates would need to be able to demonstrate the\nability to think on their feet, make quick but calculated decisions, show\npotential for great leadership skills and have a high speed of learning (fluid\nintelligence). However, Discovery identified that Huf UK were lacking an\nestablished employer brand \u2013 a key element in attracting the high-calibre\ntalent required.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Huf also faced the challenge of developing their\ngraduates; they had no scheme in place, but recognized this development was\ncritical for their graduates\u2019 progression. Discovery\u2019s Early Careers OPEN Program<\/a>\nhelped Huf facilitate this, as the program enables organizations to develop\ntheir graduates without the expense of building an entire program,\nparticularly if they are looking to recruit a small number of graduates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n To achieve an effective graduate journey,\nDiscovery worked closely with Huf UK stakeholders to create a tailored\nten-stage process, including talent attraction, assessment, selection and\ndevelopment. Huf UK successfully raised their employer profile, enabling them\nto compete for the best candidates and find the right graduates, both in terms\nof their skill set and cultural fit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIn the highly competitive West Midlands engineering sector, it is difficult enough to attract talent especially when you are not well known as a graduate recruiter. Discovery have delivered excellent results, enabling us to attract and develop graduate talent. We value the unique offering of the OPEN Program that provides a structured approach to support our graduates and allows us to compete with the very best.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\nThe Solution<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n