FMCG Giant Seeking Recent Graduate in Geelong, VIC.
September 8, 2009 by ProGrad · Leave a Comment
ProGrad is a graduate assessment, placement and training organisation that is working with over 500 client partners to place recent university graduates into business to business sales roles. ProGrad is currently seeing an increase in a number of sectors in particular including IT, FMCG and Conferencing.
ProGrad is currently working with a large FMCG organisaiton in both NSW and VIC. This well known organisation represents many well known brands within the Australian marketplace. ProGrad has a number of rare opportunities to join this organisation which offers an environment for fast progression and long term career opportunities.
No experience is necessary as ProGrad will provide you with 4 professional training courses within your first year of employment. This is a fantastic chance to get your foot in the door!
To be a successful ProGrad graduate you must have excellent interpersonal skills, be structured and organised and business savvy. For more information on this opportunity or to find out more about ProGrads services, please call us directly on 02 8235 8300 or visit our website at www.prograd.com.au
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
New and Improved ProGrad Website!
August 26, 2009 by ProGrad · Leave a Comment
ProGrad is a unique organisation that offers university graduates the chance to get their foot in the door with a successful organisation and begin a prosperous career. ProGrad receives hundreds of applications online each week and uses a vigorous selection procedure to select only the top 4% of graduates to make it through the process.
The team at ProGrad is excited to have their new website up and running with the addition of new pictures, updated case studies and recent ProGrad news. In the near future we plan to have uploaded some short video clips to give both graduates and employers a greater understanding about what is involved in our assessment days.
ProGrad have also recent joined Twitter, Flickr and Facebook which would urge anyone interested in ProGrads services to jump online and check it out!
Please call ProGrad’s Sydney office on 02 8235 8300 to speak to us directly or visit ProGrads new website at www.prograd.com.au
Graduate Case Study: Richard
August 13, 2009 by ProGrad · Leave a Comment
prograd and dialogue success story
Richard was originally born in South Africa. He moved to New Zealand with his family when he was young and attended school and university there. Before applying to ProGrad Richard had worked for 2 years in a corporate sales role for an online accommodation company in Queensland.
After applying for a ProGrad role online, Richard was taken through a telephone interview and invited to attend a Sydney assessment day. “It was pretty nerve racking but is a good introduction to performing under pressure in a business environment.” Richard, ProGrad Graduate.
Richard was a stand out candidate at the assessment day and was quickly sent out to a number of job interviews with ProGrad client partners. “ I was offered 2 roles but accepted the Dialogue role as it had more potential and was more face-to-face.”
Richard joined the sales team at Dialogue, a telecommunications organisation that specializes in mobile advertising, billing and business solutions. His role there is to prospect new leads, cold call, set appointments and close business deals.
Richard has returned to the ProGrad offices 3 times in the past 8 months to attend training courses to assist him in becoming successful within his role. When asked his advice for other graduates thinking of applying to ProGrad, Richard responded” there is no better way to begin your career.”
If you are interested in hearing more about ProGrad’s training courses, please call us directly on 02 8235 8300 or visit ProGrad’s main webpage at www.prograd.com.au
ProGrad Module 3: Negotiation Skills
August 12, 2009 by ProGrad · Leave a Comment
ProGrad is an assessment, placement and training centre that assists university graduates in finding roles within business to business sales departments. ProGrad facilitates 4 training courses throughout their graduates first year of employment. Module 1 is An Introduction to Professional Sales and Marketing, Module 2 is based on SPIN Selling, Module 3 focuses on Negotiation Skills and Module 4 is aimed to educate the graduates on Key Account Management.
A recent ProGrad module 3 course was held in Sydney. The following are some feedback and comments left by graduates.
“I can directly apply this training course to my role. The content and delivery was fantastic. Role plays definitely helped to apply the theory.” Jessica, ProGrad Graduate.
“The negotiation training was superb. This is a course relevant to all areas of work and life. I particularly enjoyed the role play activities. John, the trainer is an excellent teacher. The insightful ‘real world’ examples tied in very well to the course.” Jonathon, ProGrad Graduate.
If you are a recent graduate who is looking to start your career or undertake in ProGrads training courses, please call the ProGrad management team on 02 8235 8300 or visit the ProGrad website at www.prograd.com.au