Struggling to fill a skills gap,ProspectSoft hired an undergraduate – an approach that has since become vital for recruitment
As one of the original team at my business, I can remember when we started out and were working an unhealthy number of hours to get the business successful. Three years in, and we were struggling to find good people to join us.
We had tried most recruitment models but so far none had worked for us. Then,in 2003, we were approached by a young lad, and David Hickman,whose mother knew one of my fellow directors. David was at Aston University studying for a computer science degree. His course included a one-year placement in industry and his tutors asked whether we would interview him to see whether he could join us for a year.
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Source: theguardian.com