ProGrad Brisbane

• Psychometric testing
• Self introductions
• Group dynamic exercises
• Feedback sessions
• Business Case Study
• Feedback sessions
• Group Presentation
• One to one interviews
• Verbal and numerical reasoning tests
• Individual presentations

Every placement includes four programmes designed to give candidates the basic skills right the way up to more advanced account Management. For more information about the ProGrad concept, please contact us on 02 8235 8300.  Or visit our website on www.prograd.com.au

We have always been small users of social media at ProGrad, but you may have noticed we’re taking a much more proactive stance of late.  We’re starting to track and monitor our “social media” and taking advantage of sites such as Facebook and Twitter in order to reach a wider demographic.

Our research has shown that Generation Y are heavy Blog users, and many of our graduates use Blogs as their primary news source.  Whilst it might not be the most accurate area to generate research, we can’t deny its popularity.

BuzzNews recently covered the McDonalds issues, surrounding some video footage posted on YouTube.  Even a global company like McDonalds were not monitoring their online presence, and didnt expect the damage that was to follow: http://www.buzznumbers.com.au/blog/2009/04/why-mcdonalds-should-be-tracking.html 

It goes to show that YouTube, Facebook, MySpace and Twitter are becoming a force to be reckoned with for organisations.  This social media simply cannot be ignored any longer.  With this in mind, we are focused on listening to our graduates through these sites.  Gone are the days when candidates gave us feedback on the telephones….these are the days when they express their feedback in a more public forum, and we need to embrace that.

ProGrad will be making a large effort over the forthcoming months to maximise their online presence and embrace the online toold available.  We tried to ignore it, hoping it was simply a fad….it wasn’t.  It’s here to stay. 

For more information about ProGrad, please contact the ProGrad Graduate Management Team on 02 8235 8300.  To follow us on Twitter, please find ProGrad on; www.twitter.com/progradgraduate

ProGrad will see hundreds of candidates each month through our assessment days in Sydney and Melbourne.  We value any feedback provided to assist in improving the sessions, and would like to welcome your feedback on this site.

Recent feedback we have had includes:

“I really had a great experience yesturday and gained valuable knowledge and insights.
I would really appreciate it if I could get some feedback about my assessment, my strenghts, weaknesess, area’s I need to improve and information as to why I wasn’t successfull.
It would also really appreciate if I could acquire informaton on how to close successfully from a job interview, and how to create a strong job prospect.
Thanks again for your time.”

ProGrad is an assessment, placement and training centre that specalises in placing recent university graduates into entry level business to business sales roles. To ensure these graduates grow and progress throughout their organizations, 4 modules of sales training and provided within their first of employment.

ProGrad recently ran a module 4 training session in Sydney and received the following feedback from its attendees:

“Account Management is very beneficial for future development and grow within my position”

“I found the workshop to be very relaxed, with a lot of informative and helpful issues discussed. This course would be very relevant to my company as we have many account managers in the organization.”

“The group discussions were the most useful part. I was also able to network and make some good contact points.”

“The content was practical and I was surprise by how much I learnt.”

Here at ProGrad, we are always looking to improve our training courses. If you have recently completed a course we would greatly value your feedback.

Sophie

For more information please call our office on 02 8235 8300 or visit our website on www.prograd.com

At ProGrad we specalise in placing graduates into graduate programs in fast growing international organizations. The companies we work with come from a variety of sectors such as media, advertising, publishing, IT and telecommunications.

We run a rigorous selection process to ensure only the top graduates make it through our process. The graduates that are successful will generally begin their career within a business to business sales department. Our roles include territory manager, account managers, business development executive and sales representatives.

ProGrad is a unique training centre, offering a 4 module professional training course within the first year of employment for all our graduates.

If you have come through ProGrad, or participated in one of our training courses we would love to hear your feedback. Positive or negative we are always interested to hear what has been successful and areas where we can improve.

Sophie

For more information on our services please call us directly at the ProGrad Sydney office on 02 8235 8300 or visit our website at www.prograd.com.au