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Are employers getting it right? Are we running recruitment processes, or creating candidate experiences? gradireland's inaugural Breakfast News played host to insightful discussions about graduate candidate expectations and experiences leaving our audience, both in person and online with lots to consider.   A big thank you goes out to our partners Cappfinity, HPC and Roffey Park Institute as well as their speakers and panellists Nicky Garcea, Brian O'Mahony, Kevin Hannigan, Sinéad D'Arcy, Katie Dunne and Gareth McLaughlin, MCIPD. If you missed it, a recording of the live stream is available here: https://lnkd.in/d3xYbgFs  We look forward to welcoming you to the next Breakfast News later this year. 

Final call to register for gradireland Breakfast News! Join us tomorrow at The Mayson Hotel from 8:30am to 11am or online to discuss: ▪ Psychologically safe recruitment with Cappfinity ▪ Integrating your organisational culture into your graduate development efforts. This will be a panel discussion chaired by HPC’s Kevin Hannigan. Kevin will be joined by two Learning and Development Managers - Gareth McLaughlin from An Post and Katie Dunne from Applegreen - to discuss how their graduate programmes reflect their distinct organisational cultures. ▪ What the future of graduate roles looks like. A conversation between Roffey Park’s Brian O’Mahony and Sinéad D’Arcy from the National College of Ireland. ▪ How can you reduce costly late-stage dropouts In partnership with: Cappfinity, HPC and Roffey Park Institute Register: In person: https://lnkd.in/dC-BPiBu Online: https://lnkd.in/dhZhWvyc

Don’t miss out on the chance to join our inaugural gradireland Breakfast News in person! Join us at The Mayson Hotel on Tuesday, the 2nd of July from 8:30am to 11am to discuss: ▪ Psychologically safe recruitment with Cappfinity ▪ Integrating your organisational culture into your graduate development efforts. This will be a panel discussion chaired by HPC’s Kevin Hannigan. Kevin will be joined by two Learning and Development Managers - Gareth McLaughlin from An Post and Katie Dunne from Applegreen - to discuss how their graduate programmes reflect their distinct organisational cultures. ▪ What the future of graduate roles looks like. A conversation between Roffey Park’s Brian O’Mahony and Sinéad D’Arcy from the National College of Ireland. ▪ How can you reduce costly late-stage dropouts In partnership with: Cappfinity, HPC and Roffey Park Institute Register: In person: https://lnkd.in/dC-BPiBu Online: https://lnkd.in/dhZhWvyc 

We’re delighted to introduce HPC as a key partner for our Breakfast News series. For more than forty years, HPC has provided a competitive advantage for businesses through bespoke people development solutions. They deliver behavioural change at individual, team and organisational level through innovative and highly practical solutions that include: Leadership, Management & Graduate Development and Executive & Team Coaching. Head of Talent Consulting, Kevin Hannigan will take the lead on one of our event panel discussions. He works with Irish and International clients to develop, deliver and evaluate bespoke solutions that drive performance across their business. Learn more about Kevin here: https://lnkd.in/emQDPE8k Last year’s collaborative HPC & AON report on Early Careers in Ireland reported that organisations invested significant time in ensuring that their culture was reflected in graduate attraction and recruitment activities. However, they were less concerned about reflecting their culture as part of graduate development. At next Tuesday’s Breakfast News event in the Mayson Hotel, Kevin will chair a panel discussion on the importance of integrating your organisational culture into your graduate development efforts. He will be joined by two Learning and Development Managers - Gareth McLaughlin, MCIPD from An Post and Katie Dunne from Applegreen - to discuss how their graduate programmes reflect their distinct organisational cultures. Register to attend today! In person: https://lnkd.in/dC-BPiBu Online: https://lnkd.in/dhZhWvyc

We're looking forward to hosting our first ever Breakfast News on Tuesday. In the run up to the event let us introduce our partner Roffey Park Institute. Roffey Park is a renowned leader in providing world-class organisational and leadership development. They now have a base in Dublin and already work with a wide range of public and private sector organisations across Ireland. Their work is driven by their core purpose of breaking down barriers within organisations making workplaces the best they can be. At the upcoming gradireland Breakfast News event Roffey Park’s Brian O'Mahony and Early Career’s Strategist Sinéad D'Arcy will discuss a skills first approach to graduate development. The purpose of this approach is to develop graduates based on their strengths and development needs as well as making your organisation an employer of choice for graduates now and into the future. Roffey Park is launching Ireland’s first ‘Skills First’ Graduate Development Programme. This programme will focus on developing the strengths of your graduates so that they can build confidence and mature as professionals. The programme design includes a combination of a Skills Assessment Centre, experiential workshop sessions through Skills Development Essentials, personalised learning through Tailored Learning Paths, Assessment and Feedback from peers and programme facilitators, Coaching and Mentorship opportunities, Digital Skills Development, Networking Opportunities with role model leaders and real-life Business Projects. Register to attend today! In person: https://lnkd.in/dC-BPiBu Online: https://lnkd.in/dhZhWvyc

Only one week to go! We’re launching gradireland Breakfast News. Join us at The Mayson Hotel on the 2nd of July from 8:30am to 11am to discuss: ▪ Psychologically safe recruitment with Cappfinity  ▪ Integrating your organisational culture into your graduate development efforts. This will be a panel discussion chaired by HPC’s Kevin Hannigan. Kevin will be joined by two Learning and Development Managers - Gareth McLaughlin from An Post and Katie Dunne from Applegreen - to discuss how their graduate programmes reflect their distinct organisational cultures.  ▪ What the future of graduate roles looks like. A conversation between Roffey Park’s Brian O’Mahony and Sinéad D’Arcy from the National College of Ireland.  ▪ How can you reduce costly late-stage dropouts Register:    In person: https://lnkd.in/dC-BPiBu Online: https://lnkd.in/dhZhWvyc In partnership with: Cappfinity, HPC and Roffey Park Institute

The Future of Education Campaign launched today, exploring the key trends shaping Irish education, and how the system can adapt to meet the evolving needs of the workplace.   It is great to have partnered with Mediaplanet on this campaign. Visit https://lnkd.in/dkrSx8BA to read more. #FutureofEducation2024

Introducing gradireland Breakfast News!   Join us in person or online, as we dive into the topics of candidate care, organisational culture and understand what we, as a sector could be doing differently.    📅 2nd July  📍 The Mayson Hotel, Dublin / Virtual   ⏲ 8:30am - 11am     Ever-rising candidate expectations, fierce competition for talent and a need to deliver a duty of care in our recruitment and onboarding processes like never before.   We’ll be exploring... ▪ How can we bring psychological principles to skills and values-based hiring? ▪ How does organisational culture shape your graduate programme?   ▪ And what does the future of graduate roles look like?   At this Breakfast News, we’re also introducing GradSims and providing insight into how role simulations can help reduce costly late-stage dropouts from your recruiting funnel. Register via the links below:    In person: https://lnkd.in/dC-BPiBu Online: https://lnkd.in/dhZhWvyc   Brought to you in partnership with: Cappfinity, HPC and Roffey Park Institute.   #BreakfastNews | #EarlyCareers | #GraduateCareers | #GraduateRecruitment | #RecruitmentIreland | #EarlyTalent | #FutureTalent

We're tired but happy this morning. Thanks to all those who attended the gradireland Graduate Recruitment Awards last night. It was an honour to celebrate excellence in graduate recruitment alongside members of the graduate and early careers community. It was also a lot of fun. Thank you to our judges and award presenters and a special thanks to all our sponsors and partners: AHECS, AHEAD, Aldi, Roffey Park Institute, SHL, Engage People Recruitment and targetconnect.  Congratulations to all of the winners and all those shortlisted.   The winners of last night’s awards were: Sector awards:  Accountancy/professional services: Deloitte  Banking, investment & financial services - Sponsored by Engage People: AIB  Consulting: Accenture  Engineering: Intel  FMCG: Coca-Cola HBC  Insurance: Allianz  Law: A&L Goodbody  Logistics, transport & supply chain management: Aer Lingus  Online retail services and telecoms: Amazon  Public service/publicly funded bodies: Department of Education  Retail: Penneys (Primark)  Science: Pfizer  Technology: Google  Utilities, energy, renewables: ESB    AHECS awards:  AHECS award for research informed practice: University College Dublin  AHECS award for supporting student/graduate employability: South East Technological University Waterford  AHECS award for strategic innovation: Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland  AHECS award for building effective partnerships: University of Galway    Expert panel awards: The gradireland sustainability in early talent recruitment award: Guidewire Software Best graduate recruitment website - Sponsored by targetconnect: Aldi Stores Ireland Best innovation in graduate recruitment: Deloitte Best student marketing campaign: Lidl Ireland The gradireland diversity recruitment award - Sponsored by AHEAD: Enterprise Mobility Best internship programme – intake up to 50: AbbVie Best internship programme – intake over 50: KPMG Best graduate training and development programme – business/management programmes: Musgrave Best graduate training and development programme – specialist/professional training programmes: PwC Ireland The gradireland graduate employee of the year - Sponsored by Roffey Park: Aoife Kelleher, Kerry Group Graduate employer of the year – graduate programme intake up to 40: Applegreen   Graduate employer of the year – graduate programme over 40: Accenture    To view a full list of the shortlists and winners go to gradirelandawards.ie Thanks to a fantastic gradireland team for delivering such a great night, to Síle Seoige for masterful presenting, to Nina Val (www.ninavalphotography.com) for brilliant photos, to InfocusMedia for video, 7 Entertainment for the entertainment and CAVS for AV. Most importantly thanks to all who attended for making it special.

Good morning. There's just 12 hours to go until the 2024 gradireland Graduate Recruitment Awards at Dublin's splendid Mansion House, we can't wait to see you there! Special thanks to all our sponsors and partners: AHECS @AHEAD Aldi Ireland Roffey Park Institute SHL Engage People Recruitment @targetconnect Group GTI Event Schedule: Doors will open for arrival and red carpet drinks reception at 6.00pm. The event will begin at 7.00pm The event will conclude around 11.00pm. Dress Code: The dress code for the event is formal (not black tie). Afterparty: After the event comes to an end, all attendees are welcome to join us at Zozimus for the afterparty. Zozimus is located at Centenary House, Anne's Ln, Anne St S, Dublin, D02 AK30. This venue is very close to the Mansion House! Find out more at www.gradirelandawards.ie #gradireland #Graduateawards #graduatecareers #Mansionhouse #diversity #sustainability