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“Mental health sick days” report by Milkround

Key findings:

63% of the UK population don’t realise that there’s no legal difference between a sick day and a mental health sick day
62% of Gen Z have taken a mental health sick day, but only 24% were honest with their employer
In fact, only 14% of UK workers have felt that they could be honest about taking a mental health sick day
75% of Gen Z would worry about being called a ‘Snowflake’ if they took a mental health sick day, to the extent that 43% would not even take the day off

Lucy Warren

5 min read

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How to support graduates with their mental health

Our research shows that 62% of Gen Z have taken a mental health sick day, but only 24% were honest with their employer.

In this guide, we cover our findings on mental health, a report by Student Minds and insight from the Institute of Student Employers.

We also share a number of actionable tips for addressing mental health and supporting young workers, as they transition from university to the workplace.

7 min read

On-demand webinar: Supporting graduate talent remotely

Our latest research explores the experiences of graduates who have entered the workforce over the past year and how they have coped with a new remote way of working. The webinar also covers the thoughts of 500 HR decision makers who have hired graduates during national UK lockdowns and their thoughts for the future of work.

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Shaping graduate attraction and retention strategies in 2020

On the 21st November, we were joined by 25 employers for an afternoon of roundtable discussions. We spoke about their biggest graduate recruitment challenges in 2019, as well as how they can better shape attraction and retention activity in 2020.

Lucy Warren

1 min read

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How imposter syndrome is affecting female graduates

We recently delved into the minds of 5,700 students and graduates, to find out about young people’s career confidence.

Here we focus on how female graduates are suffering with imposter syndrome and how you can support them in the workplace.

Lucy Warren

5 min read

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What students and graduates are looking for and their expectations of the working world

Here we share the key findings from our Candidate Compass report, where we surveyed over 7,000 students and graduates. We also share tips from global branding expert, Universum, on how you to harness your employer brand. Finally, we have some advice from Student Minds on how to support student and graduate well-being.

Lucy Warren

3 min read

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Recruiting and onboarding graduates from home

Our guide for interviewing and onboarding new graduates, including some of the best platforms to use whilst recruiting from home, our insight into graduates and the use of technology and our top tips for implementing this advice into your organisation.

5 min read

The future tech workforce

We partnered with tech job specialists, CWJobs to understand the thoughts and perceptions of the future tech workforce. Here we share our key findings and how employers can better attract top tech graduate talent.

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Universum studied 39,500 students from 97 British Universities to understand the career aspirations, goals and workplace requirements for graduates.

Lucy Warren

3 min read

Exploring graduate ‘side hustles’

Our Candidate Compass research for 2019 revealed that an increasing number of students and graduates are taking on a second earning project, alongside their studies or full-time jobs and we wanted to find out more about them.

Lucy Warren

1 min read

“Mental health sick days” report by Milkround

Key findings:

63% of the UK population don’t realise that there’s no legal difference between a sick day and a mental health sick day
62% of Gen Z have taken a mental health sick day, but only 24% were honest with their employer
In fact, only 14% of UK workers have felt that they could be honest about taking a mental health sick day
75% of Gen Z would worry about being called a ‘Snowflake’ if they took a mental health sick day, to the extent that 43% would not even take the day off

Lucy Warren

5 min read

Where do graduates want to live and work?

With COVID-19 having impacted graduates’ career choices, we look at their current living situations and how the pandemic has affected where they are looking to live and work in the future. Learn more about how our findings present opportunities for businesses to showcase their closest cities to students and graduates.

7 min read

The cost of working for graduates

We share out latest research into how much it costs for graduates to relocate when stepping into the world of work. We also offer tips on how employers can better support graduates financially.

Georgina Brazier

4 min read

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Teach employability skills with UpRising

Milkround have been working with UpRising for a number of years, as part of their ‘Fastlaners‘ programme for 18-25-year-olds. Discover our involvement and how employers can get involved and support developing the employability skills of young talent.

Lucy Warren

2 min read

How to support graduates with their mental health

Our research shows that 62% of Gen Z have taken a mental health sick day, but only 24% were honest with their employer.

In this guide, we cover our findings on mental health, a report by Student Minds and insight from the Institute of Student Employers.

We also share a number of actionable tips for addressing mental health and supporting young workers, as they transition from university to the workplace.

7 min read

Graduates in a meeting with their manager smiling and listening

How to attract and retain diverse talent and improve social mobility

We have undertaken a lot of research on attracting and retaining diverse talent. This has enabled us to both understand students’ attitudes and to pinpoint more about what employers could do to act on this research. Here we look various areas of our insight and offer tips on how to improve social mobility and attract a diverse talent pool.

8 min read

On-demand webinar: Supporting graduate talent remotely

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How to write an engaging email to attract graduate candidates

An engaging email can encourage more candidates to apply for a role. Discover how to improve the open and engagement rates of your graduate recruitment emails.

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