About the New Zealand Top 50 Graduate Employers
Each year around 20,000 to 25,000 students graduate from tertiary education and are looking to enter the workforce and begin their professional careers. The New Zealand Top 50 Graduate Employers is designed to be an educational resource to inform students and graduates about their career industry of choice, the variety of roles available to them within that industry, insights and research from recent graduates and importantly, feature the leading employers within that industry. This is a guide to the top 50 graduate employers in New Zealand, as voted by students.
The Top 50 employers were taken from the results of a comprehensive and objective survey undertaken by Talent Solutions to canvas tertiary student opinion on graduate employers and careers in New Zealand. The results are based on questions from this survey which led to students selecting their most desired graduate employer.
In 2019, we will run the same survey, and we aim to survey current and recent graduates, to learn how they feel their employer compares as a graduate employer.
Methodology
The initial survey took place in April 2016 using an online questionnaire. The questionnaire contained 10 questions asking respondents’ about their study backgrounds and used a filtering method of questioning to determine a single employer of choice for each respondent.
The first question had respondents’ choose from a pre determined list of 103 New Zealand employers who offer graduate programmes or graduate roles. These were listed in random order for each respondent and the respondents were asked the first of three filter questions. The selected employers by a respondents would then carry through to the next question.
The three questions used to determine a respondents single employer of choice were:
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Which of the following appeal to you most as a first employer? (Please select between 3 and 10 employers)
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Who would you most like to work for in your first graduate position? (Please select between 2 and 3 employers)
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Which is your first choice employer?
The results from the final question (3. Which is your first employer of choice?) determined the list of the New Zealand’s Top 50 Graduate Employers.
The pre-determined list of 103 graduate employers was pulled together by the Talent Solutions team based on comprehensive research into the New Zealand employment market determining which employers have graduate opportunities. For a company to make this list they had to either have a formal graduate programme, have structured graduate roles, or hire multiple graduates each year. Companies that had entry level roles or ad hoc graduate roles were excluded from this list.
Given the population size and with a 99 percent confidence level, the results of this survey are statistically accurate to +/- 5 percent.
56 percent of respondents were female, 44 percent male.
71 percent of respondents expected to start their first graduate role in either 2016 or 2017.
Student Pulse Report
The Student Pulse Report is an annual report produced by Talent Solutions. This report is the culmination of two research surveys conducted in conjunction with NxtStep.co.nz - The Student Pulse Survey and the Recent Graduates Survey.
The Student Pulse Survey asks New Zealand tertiary students key questions around their job search preferences, motivations, communication preferences and employment market perceptions. This year we put a spotlight on Diversity in the workplace, and the benefit it plays in developing organisations and their workforce.
The Recent Graduates Survey asks recent and current New Zealand interns, clerks and graduates key questions around their studies, job search preferences, motivations and employment.
The Student Pulse Report is free to all Talent Solutions clients and NxtStep clients, and is available for purchase by the general public.
To view the 2016 Student Pulse Presentation please click here.
If you would like to receive a copy of the Student Pulse Report, please get in touch with Principle Consultant Seren Wilson.
The Future
Over the net decade, 20% of New Zealand's workforce will be new entrants, which will lead to increased competition for talented young people. Consequently, it will become increasingly important for employers to attract the best young talent and future proof their talent pipeline and continued business success.
Contact Us
If you would like more information on the Top 50 Graduate Employers or the Talent Solutions Student Pulse Report then please contact Seren Wilson or check out our website www.talentsolutions.co.nz.