Graduate Recruitment Blog
Dear Student,
"People on a Mission": that’s how we as a company want to be seen in the employment market. For us to stay in touch with our future work force it is important that we know what you are thinking and what is important as a student. Through this weblog we want to launch discussions on matters that are relevant to companies like TNT and to students alike. We invite you to respond to the statement below. And who knows, maybe we'll run into each other at one of our events and we can discuss this in person.
Thanks,
The Graduate Recruitment Team
Statement: A 40-hour working week is too short if you want to 'get to the top'.
Graduate Recruitment Blog | 13-2-2008 14:08:00In 2007, such considerations as 'easy to commute to', 'flexible working hours', 'option of working part time' and 'acceptable work pressure' have become more important compared to the previous two years (source: Intelligence Group). The present generation...
Statement: A company or other organisation should reflect the makeup of society
Graduate Recruitment Blog | 13-2-2008 13:59:00Whether we are talking about nationality, religion, race, culture, gender, education, experience, ideas or beliefs... employee diversity is beneficial to the profitability, innovativeness and creativity of an organisation. Many companies have now put in p...
Statement: In my search for an enjoyable, interesting and challenging job, I prefer to make use of specialised job vacancy sites rather than the usual Dutch vacancy sites such as Monsterboard or Intermediair.
Graduate Recruitment Blog | 19-12-2007 11:32:00One trend that seems set to continue is setting up job vacancy sites specialising in a specific portion of the labour market, for example the civil service, healthcare, or scientific or technical work. Such specialised job vacancy sites are becoming incre...
Statement: A business course in a distant and exotic location does not give a realistic idea of what a newcomer to the labour market can expect from his/her future employer.
Graduate Recruitment Blog | 26-11-2007 10:55:00There is tough competition between companies to recruit the very best graduates, and they entice "high potentials" with travel, workshops and – above all – business courses. The trend in recruitment is for companies to strive to outdo one another by offer...
Statement: For me, it is essential that the company I'll be working for is also engaged in corporate social responsibility
Graduate Recruitment Blog | 4-9-2007 11:45:00Companies are using their "social reputation" to an increasing degree these days to attract and keep top-quality personnel. Recent graduates are particularly susceptible to the attraction of a company that is engaged in corporate social responsibility. Re...
Statement: Good training opportunities are decisive for me when choosing an employer
Graduate Recruitment Blog | 21-8-2007 10:00:00In times the labour market is tense (like today), one can see a change in the decisive elements in choosing an employer. Elements, for example, like a permanent contract, corporate social responsibility and appealing products will become of less importanc...