About us : Working for Graduate Prospects

Graduate Prospects offers a wide range of career opportunities. At our Head Office in Manchester, these include roles in:

• IT (software maintenance / development and computer services);
• finance;
• human resources;
• management;
• marketing;
• publishing (product managers, editorial and information specialists, freelance writers);
• web development;
• research for HECSU (charity arm of Graduate Prospects);
• sales (internal and external sales).

We also have a number of roles in our London office in:

• customer service;
• management;
• office administration;
• sales (internal and external).

If you are interested in working for Graduate Prospects, contact recruitment@prospects.ac.uk.

Due to the number of applications we receive, we are unable to reply to all applications submitted. If you do not hear anything from us within four weeks, please assume your application has been unsuccessful at this time.

Applicants must be eligible to work in the UK for at least two years.

Training and benefits

Graduate Prospects strive to provide employees with the knowledge and skills they need to ensure that they can fulfil the tasks of their role to their best ability. We offer in-depth training and coaching within the organisation and regularly assess the development of employees during monthly one-to-ones and annual appraisals. We actively look to promote from within the company where possible.

Graduate Prospects is committed to providing employees with training to ensure that they reach their full potential. We do this through:

• on-the-job training, including a structured induction programme in the first few weeks of employment;
• coaching;
• mentoring;
• 121 and team meetings;
• support for professional qualifications such as CIMA, CIM and CIPD;
• PC-based learning;
• our Management Development Programme for newly appointed managers;
• personal development plans, including behavioural development.

In return for high performance, commitment and effort towards the organisation, Graduate Prospects rewards its employees with a competitive benefits package that reflects what we feel is important to employees today. We offer:

• competitive salary;
• profit-related company bonus;
• performance-related pay (sales personnel only);
• 29 days holiday plus 8 days bank holiday (5 days are allocated for Christmas close down);
• flexible working (depending on the business needs of the organisation);
• subsidised car parking (Manchester only);
• company-paid health cash plan scheme (Level 1);
• pension scheme (2% employee contribution / 5% employer contribution);
• flexible benefits (5% of annual salary to spend on a range of products, such as gym membership, retail vouchers, travel, oyster cards and top up pensions);
• in-house massages;
• workplace giving;
• childcare vouchers;
• ride to work scheme;
• free tea and coffee.

Diversity

At Graduate Prospects, we are committed to providing equal opportunities to all employees and applicants. Our recruitment and selection process is just the beginning of our commitment towards diversity. We provide equality in all areas of the business, from training and development, promotional opportunities and appraisals, to pay increases and bonuses.

We currently assess each application made to us on the grounds of skills, qualifications and job requirements. The HR department is responsible for quality assessing the application process.

Within Graduate Prospects, we provide a place of work that is free from discrimination. We aim to do this through ensuring that:

• All employees sign up to our equal opportunities policy at recruitment stage.
• All employees are given the same opportunity to work flexibly.
• All employees, clients and prospective clients are treated fairly regardless of gender, age, religious or political beliefs, sexual orientation, marital or civil partnership status, gender reassignment, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin.