| How do you advertise vacancies that graduates could apply for? | Science and Maths, IT, Engineering/Building Maintenance, Health, Primarily interested in someone from an engineering discipline but would not turn anyone away especially if they had Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) |
| From which degree discipline do you normally recruit graduates? | Any, Engineering/Building Maintenance |
| Do you have any minimum academic requirements? (e.g. Yes/No) | Yes |
| What sort of work experience do you feel is appropriate for the kind of graduate roles that you recruit for? | Depends on the position they are recruiting for; could be that they would look for a minimum of 3 years experience for a senior engineer but for a more junior position you would need minimal experience. |
| What for you makes an applicant stand out from the crowd? | Someone who's researched the company; someone who has given the interview process some thought; asking good questions. |
| What common mistakes do you see applicants make at interview? | Not enough research, haven't done enough interview preparation. |
| What kind of training do you provide for new starters within your organisation? | Induction - 1st day HR induction, structured induction thereafter - meeting all senior management. Training from day one learning about the company. Technical training is on the job with a senior engineer. |
| What is the average starting salary of a graduate within your organisation? | 20000 |
| Do you offer any other kind of work for undergraduate students? | Paid part-time work,Supervised work experience |
| Please specify if other degree disciplines | Primarily interested in someone from an engineering discipline but would not turn anyone away especially if they had Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) |
| Do you have any minimum academic requirements? (e.g. A Level points scores, degree classification) | First and very good A level results - usually look for A's |