Sam O’Neill – Senior Finance Broker at Clifton Private Finance

Hi, I’m Sam a Senior Adviser at Clifton Private Finance. Through the Venture Graduate Scheme we appointed our first Graduate, Fergus as a Trainee Finance Broker. Fergus is now a Fully Qualified Broker, as well as a valued colleague and friend. The Venture Graduate Scheme is “easy” “If it aint broke, don’t fix it! More […]

Gareth Davies – Knox & Wells Limited

Business Name: Knox & Wells Limited. Business Location: Cardiff Business Contact: Gareth Davies   Graduate Job Title(s): Graduate Site Engineer Graduate Name: Sam Phillips Have you used any other graduate schemes? (if so, how many) “No only the CCR scheme.” What were your thoughts/feelings around taking on employees/graduates for roles/schemes during a pandemic? “We had […]

Liz Knowles – Fulcrum Direct Limited

Business Name: Fulcrum Direct Limited Business Location: Cardiff Business Contact: Liz Knowles Graduate Job Title(s): Project Work Have you used any other graduate schemes? (if so, how many) “Yes, Santander Internships and Go Wales” What were your thoughts/feelings around taking on employees/graduates for roles/schemes during a pandemic? “No problem, the type of work we undertake […]

Chris Hodge, Senior Business Partner – Recruitment, Pobl

Why did you decide to get involved with the CCR Graduate Scheme? The scheme has an established network in a ready-made large candidate pool. So Pobl knew that this would be the only source we would need to find the right people for our roles. Why should other businesses consider taking on a graduate through […]

Gethin Worgan, General Manager, FSEW

Why did you decide to get involved with the CCR Graduate Scheme? I got involved with the CCR Graduate Scheme as they offered to help me define graduate roles and assist me with the selection process. Why should other businesses consider taking on a graduate through the CCR Graduate Scheme? Others should utilise this as […]

Michael Bailey, Business Intelligence Manager, Bron Afon Housing

Why did you decide to get involved with the CCR Graduate Scheme? There were a few main reasons we looked at the graduate scheme.. The first being cost, as with everything at the moment we are looking for ways keep costs down so we can spend money where it is needed. Using the CCR graduate […]

Rhiannon Newell, HR Officer, Monmouthshire Housing Association

Why did you decide to get involved with the CCR Graduate Scheme? To access a wider pool of candidates with the right skills and knowledge required for our graduate opportunity. To access the expertise of the CCR Team The availability of the ILM qualification and network support from the USW cohort. Why should other businesses […]

Paul Hudson, Principal Ecologist, Acer Ecology

Why did you decide to get involved with the CCR Graduate Scheme? I got involved with the CCR Graduate Scheme as they offered to help me define graduate roles and assist me with the selection process. Why should other businesses consider taking on a graduate through the CCR Graduate Scheme? Others should utilise this as […]

Athensys

Formed in 2019, Athensys is a Cardiff-based tech company which has a simple mission – to improve the collaborative delivery of major projects. With extensive experience and pioneering software, Athensys enables commercial teams in large organisations and government departments to better comply with their contractual obligations and extract more value from working on substantial, complex […]