Grad Central believe the latest national report into the role small to medium sized enterprises (SMEs) in the Midlands are playing in boosting economic recovery is testament to the region’s fight and determination to tackle the recession head-on.
The survey, published this week by Barclays Business Regional Impact Index and Kingston University, revealed that SMEs in the Midlands plan to generate the highest number of new private sector jobs over the next year.
The Index showed that employers in the Midlands, which had annual sales of less than £5m, will on average increase their workforces from 49 to 62 people in sectors where the region is particularly strong, including professional services, IT, manufacturing and retailing. Research also highlighted that firms in Central England have seen the greatest increase in turnover since the beginning of the economic crisis and that the Midlands is the most bullish of regions on future job creation.
Lucy Cheatham, marketing director at Grad Central, commented: “Over the last few years, the Midlands has had to deal with a lot of extremely negative publicity, particularly when the region was named as having the highest unemployment figures in the UK. However, despite being hit the hardest by the recession, the fact that we are recovering more quickly than others shows how important the contribution of SMEs is in boosting the region’s economic recovery.
“At Grad Central, we have been saying for over 12 months now that the outlook isn’t as bleak as some experts have been making out. This has been based on the fact that the businesses we have been working with throughout the crisis have still been actively recruiting graduates. The good news is demand for recently qualified and more experienced graduates is constantly growing, with many businesses recognising the value that graduate talent can bring to their company is a major advantage.”
As part its ongoing commitment to help clients find the right graduates to help their business grow, Grad Central has recently launched its new Jobs Board. The completely unique service gives any business the opportunity to advertise their graduate vacancies free of charge to a highly focused pool of local graduate job seekers.
Continued Lucy: “The Jobs Board compliments our traditional recruitment service, where our expert consultants will continue to work with businesses every step of the way to fulfil their recruitment needs. However, for those recruiters that want more hands-on involvement, this new service gives them a quick and simple way of raising their employer brand and promoting their jobs and graduate schemes. Grad Central has over 30,000 graduates registered and around 18,000 visitors to our website each month, giving businesses access to a wide range of skills dependant on their needs.”
For further information or to register your details with Grad Central, visit http://www.grad-central.co.uk/ or phone 01675 461500.
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