SME Graduate Employment

Welcome to my page. It's aimed at businesses, students / graduates, and university careers staff. I'm Matthew Parry, Director of SME Graduate Employment- the specialist graduate recruitment agency for SMEs. I'll add content about the student and graduate employment market, including advice and tips for job-seekers. Together with advice and information for businesses. My recruitment career dates back to 2005, and includes over 10 years of experience in the student and graduate employment market (a mix of commercial recruitment, and a spell working in a university careers service). It's an area I know well. I made the decision to remain with just myself in the business so that everyone I am in contact with will have the direct benefit of that experience. The majority of my clients throughout my recruitment career have been SMEs. I understand the difficulties they face in making students and graduates aware of their opportunities. An SME is generally seen as an employer with 250 or less staff. But many of the businesses I work with are bigger. Others have fewer than 10 staff. What they have in common is offering great opportunities for students and graduates. But they often find it difficult to attract good applicants. Particularly when up against the huge graduate employers, with their teams who visit the universities to promote graduate schemes. And feature in books of 'top graduate employers', that have a high visibility in university careers departments. Graduates have potential and are starting out on their journey. They often need a bit of extra support in finding work, particularly with SMEs. They may not have heard of most of these businesses. So, we have SMEs who do not have as high a profile as the bigger graduate employers. And skilled graduates who would love to work for them but aren't aware of the opportunities. Which is where I come in.