Reed enjoys a leading position in the UK recruitment, training and HR consultancy sector at a time when people are recognised to be the key factor in the success of an organisation.

Reed was founded on May 7th 1960 when Alec Reed, then aged 26, opened the first Reed branch in Hounslow, West London. He started with just £75 and worked alone for a year. Since then the company has grown organically into one of the UK’s largest private businesses with over 3,000 employees and 300 branches nationwide.

In the early 1960s Reed pioneered specialist recruitment services, a move which fundamentally changed the UK recruitment market. Today, with over 20 specialist recruitment divisions, the provision of temporary and permanent staff remains a core focus.

Underpinning many of these achievements is Reed’s leading position online. reed.co.uk was established in 1995 and has since become the UK’s leading commercial jobsite, featuring over 300,000 live jobs at any one time.

The Reed Graduate Training Scheme

Reed is currently recruiting high-calibre graduates to join our industry-leading Graduate Training Scheme (GTS). With an entrepreneurial approach to business, Reed has grown to become one of the UK’s most respected and well known companies in its industry.

Key to our success is the people who work for us and the GTS forms an integral part of our future strategy. In fact, the scheme has already produced two current Managing Directors in addition to a number of other Senior Managers.

The GTS aims to develop well-rounded individuals with knowledge that stretches across the whole of the recruitment and HR services industry. We achieve this by offering you three, one-year placements across our different businesses. You will start in a client-facing, operational role that will provide you with first-hand knowledge of the services Reed offers to clients. From there you’ll be given the opportunity to experience work in departments such as: finance, human resources, information technology, marketing, sales and many more.

What we offer

• A starting salary of £20,500 (£22,500 if London-based)
• The opportunity to earn a substantial performance related bonus
• Financial support to study towards a professional qualification
• A structured career development programme

What we are looking for

• The minimum academic entry requirements are a 2.2 degree in any subject and 300+ UCAS points from your best three ’A’ Level results or equivalent (excluding General Studies)
• To complement this you will also need to be commercially aware, a confident communicator and capable of working well in a team environment
• Reed operate primarily in the UK but we are now expanding internationally, we look for graduates to be geographically flexible wherever possible in order to offer them the widest range of opportunities.

The Application process

• We are open to applications throughout the year and can offer start dates to match your requirements
• Our three-stage application process includes: an online application, psychometric testing and an assessment centre.
• Please apply online by completing our application form at www.reed-gts.co.uk

Contact details

Edward Walker
Reed Graduates, 120 Coombe Lane, London, SW20 0BA
0845 241 4931
graduate@reed.co.uk
www.reed-gts.co.uk