{"id":3465,"date":"2015-12-01T10:08:31","date_gmt":"2015-12-01T10:08:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.discovery-graduates.com\/?p=3465"},"modified":"2015-12-01T10:08:31","modified_gmt":"2015-12-01T10:08:31","slug":"discovery-graduates-is-finalist-in-national-undergraduate-employability-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/discovery-adr.com\/us\/discovery-graduates-is-finalist-in-national-undergraduate-employability-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Discovery Graduates is finalist in National Undergraduate Employability Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.discovery-graduates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Awards-620.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2305 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.discovery-graduates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Awards-620.jpg\" alt=\"Awards-620\" width=\"620\" height=\"340\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Discovery Graduates was shortlisted in the final of the \u2018Best New Provider of Work Experience\u2019 category in the National Undergraduate Employability Awards.<\/p>\n<p>The awards celebrate excellence in undergraduate employability and Discovery Graduates were shortlisted alongside IMI Precision Engineering, PCMS Group and Vodafone Group YouView. This particular category promotes the introduction of well designed, effective work experience opportunities or a formalised undergraduate scheme for students within a company in the last three years.<\/p>\n<p>Discovery Graduates was recognized for its undergraduate placements \u2013 the thoroughness of the offer and the investment made in developing young talent \u2013 offering exceptional insight into the commercial world.<\/p>\n<p>Undergraduates are based in the Operations Team \u2013 a department chosen for the diversity of experience it offers and the breadth of skills required to achieve success. Working as a Recruitment Project Consultant, undergraduates develop strong negotiation and rapport building skills, experience giving feedback and working to targets and deadlines. They are set financial and performance targets \u2013 giving them real-life experiences of the working world.<\/p>\n<p>Discovery recognizes that there is huge benefit of having undergraduates working in the business \u2013 not least that they can provide \u2018real time\u2019 insight into the lifestyle, behaviors and career searching habits of our target audience: students and graduates.<\/p>\n<p>Discovery\u2019s first undergraduate placement student, Jade Finlay, was also able to take a four week international business trip to Canada and the US and had the chance to gain experience in market research, sales, events, management and business networking.<\/p>\n<p>Jade said that her year-long placement with Discovery Graduates was \u201c<em>extraordinary<\/em>\u201d. She continued, \u201c<em>I was exposed to so many opportunities and experiences that have shaped the career path I have now taken. Without working with Discovery Graduates I can whole-heartedly say that I wouldn\u2019t have chosen the industry I am now working in<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Discovery Graduates plan to hire more placement students for the 2016-17 period, offering excellent workplace experience for ambitious, driven undergraduates.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Discovery Graduates was shortlisted in the final of the \u2018Best New Provider of Work Experience\u2019 category in the National Undergraduate Employability Awards. The awards celebrate excellence in undergraduate employability and Discovery Graduates were shortlisted alongside IMI Precision Engineering, PCMS Group and Vodafone Group YouView. 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