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I work for a consultancy and see the other side of this. We do hire graduates and train them up. And put them to work for clients who can't resource their own
by 7952 5y ago
I work for a consultancy and see the other side of this. We do hire graduates and train them up. And put them to work for clients who can't resource their own work. And then we can't retain them as they get senior roles at other companies.
I think a lot of companies are like an ecological niche that is tuned to a particular kind of candidate. That is actually part of the business model.
- csunbird 5y agoWell, if you train the people and do not offer them extra perks or raises after they "graduate", you are going to lose those people.
- 7952 5y agoI am not complaining. Someone in my team recently left because they wanted a short commute to a sociable office which we could not offer them. They had already been given a promotion and pay rise without having asked for it. And the company has all the normal career development stuff. Yes they "graduated" and that is fine. It was the right choice for them. And our business model has limited flexibility in terms of salary anyway. We are honest about that. But it is still a good fun job with lots of oppurtunities within the company or in the wider industry. But their is always a risk that those graduates will be exploited and that risk does make me uneasy.
- Apocryphon 5y agoYes, that is a common fear about the downside of training freshers, but that just means you need to try harder to cultivate loyalty. Have you considered investing in above-market pay raises, or alternatively, career development plans for these graduates?