Graduate Case Study - Tess, The Ad Web Agency
September 1, 2009 by ProGrad · Leave a Comment
Before applying to ProGrad Tess had completed a Bachelor of Communucations majoring in Public Relations at university. Tess had worked previously in a junior consultant role within an advertising agency part time and after a few months of travel was ready to settle down into a full time position.
Tess was successful in her ProGrad telephone interview and invited to attend an assessment day later that week. ” I found the ProGrad assessment day fun, relatively straight forward and a little tiring at the end!” After impressing the ProGrad assessors and client partners at the assessment day Tess made it as a successful ProGrad graduate.
Tess was placed by ProGrad into a Sales and Marketing Assisstant position at The Ad Web Agency almost a year ago now. Since then she has attended 4 modules of ProGrad training and has found the courses ” very in-depth, tailored and useful in all aspects of business.”
Tess’s advice for any recent graduate thinking about applying to ProGrad is “Go for it!”
Please call ProGrad directly for information on how we can help you on 02 8235 8300 or visit ProGrads website at www.prograd.com.au
Where do We Find Our Graduates?
August 28, 2009 by ProGrad · Leave a Comment
ProGrad recently held another assessment day in Sydney. The 40 recent university candidates were invited due to their success on a telephone interview held the week before. ProGrad recieves over 500 applications each week in Sydney and Melbourne from graduates who are looking to get into a business to business sales career. So how do we find our superstar graduates and how do people become aware of what ProGrad do? The team at ProGrad aim to market and spread the word in a number of ways.
Firstly, we post each of our current job opportunities across internet job sites including mycareer, careerone, seek and graduatejobs. ProGrad also contacts universities, graduate fairs and career fairs with an aim of speaking to candidates that are near the completion of their degree.
ProGrad also aims at informing graduates with the use of social media including our mini websites, Facebook page, Flickr page and Twitter.
If you are interested in becoming a ProGrad graduate, please call us directly on 02 8235 8300 or visit ProGrads main webpage at www.prograd.com.au
What is Business to Business Sales?
August 25, 2009 by ProGrad · Leave a Comment
ProGrad specializes in assessing, placing and training graduates into companies within high end business to business sales roles. ProGrad speak to hundreds of graduates each week and often find many graduates don’t know what a sales role involves.
ProGrad currently has a number of fantastic business to business sales opportunities which involve contacting people, either face to face or on the phone, campaign management, increasing company awareness searching for new business opportunities, generating new client base, attending business meetings, managing existing accounts and coming up with strategies to improve the overall business requirements.
ProGrad believes that graduates who possess certain traits can be trained and developed to be successful business people. There are many benefits for graduates looking to work in sales including very quick progression, early recognition and rewards and incentives.
If you are a recent university graduate looking for a fantastic graduate opportunity, please call ProGrad directly on 02 8235 8300 or for more detailed information on ProGrad’s services please visit the ProGrad website on www.prograd.com.au
ProGrad Case Study, Glenn
October 30, 2008 by ProGrad · Leave a Comment
Glenn applied to ProGrad in early September 2008 after graduating from the Australian Catholic University with a Bachelor of Business majoring in marketing.
Glenn had previously worked in a retail sales environment at SABA which allowed him to gain experience in customer service and business related matters. Glenn gained many skills and excelled in sales, relationship building and working towards team and personal budgets. During his time at SABA Glenn’s team won numerous Retail Excellence Awards presented by Chadstone Shopping Centre.
Glenn has also worked at the Australian Open where he achieved the highest sales figures for two consecutive years. He achieved this through researching and understanding the product and the various demographics he was selling to. He also was a team leader, involving delegating tasks, motivating team members and reporting back to management.
Glenn’s previous experience, coupled with his University education allowed him to score very well across all aspects at the ProGrad assessment day. He also excelled through his strong verbal communication skills and had great structure and logic on the technical side of the day.
“The assessment day was definitely a challenge, but something that everyone can learn from. Even if you’re not successful you still get all the tools to be successful through the interview process” – Glenn, ProGrad graduate
After being successful at the assessment day Glenn was contacted regarding three opportunities. Glenn performed extremely well at all interviews and was offered second interviews for all. Once analysing the benefits of all three, Glenn decided to accept an offer from SAGE – one of the world’s largest software providers!
Glenn’s role involves a variety of tasks on a daily basis including supporting SAGE’s current customers, bringing new clients on board, supporting the sales team and managing exiting accounts – Just to name a few.
“My role is really diverse. I speak with different people on a daily basis. I liaise with them, find out what they need and then offer them a solution to their problem. It’s a very satisfying and rewarding role. As my time with the company has increased, so have my responsibilities – I’ve just returned from a conference in QLD”.
ProGrad wish Glenn every success in his role and look forward to tracking his progress as he completes his training courses. If you are interested in seeking a graduate career opportunity using ProGrad, please call our graduate management team on 02 8235 8300, or click here to apply online.