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★★★★★
“Best Grad Recruitment company by far”
Written on: 16/04/2013 by LigiaK (1 review written)
GRB placed me in a Graduate Scheme over 9 years ago and I would recommend them to anybody looking for their first role. My consultant took the time to help me perfect my CV, giving me tips and advice on interview technique and eventually the good news that I'd been offered the role. Thanks GRB! (read more)
★★★★★
“Excellent service and found me a job!”
Written on: 04/04/2013
Finding a first job is always daunting. In a tough job market it can be quite demoralising applying for jobs with little or no experience under your belt. Apart from setting yourself realistic goals for your first job, it is very important you get the right help. I was lucky I came across the Graduate Recruitment Bureau. I felt they understood my situation very well and would be in a good position to find me job opportunities that would not focus on my experience, but on my abilities... (read more)
★★★★★
“Vital in any graduate job search! ”
Written on: 14/03/2013
The GRB offered a better service than any other graduate recruitment agency I have come across. They really take into account your qualifications and interests to bring you excellent opportunities. I was surprised to be given my own personal recruitment consultant, who was very friendly, helpful and always kept me in the loop about current available jobs that would interest me. The GRB was definitely the reason why I got a job after graduating, and I would strongly recommend them to anyone... (read more)
★★★★★
“Friendly, efficient and thorough”
Written on: 27/02/2013 by rb2012 (1 review written)
Having graduated in 2010, with the credit crunch still biting, I wasn't very optimistic about finding a job. I hadn't had much luck with grad schemes and frankly didn't really fancy them anyway. After taking the summer off I wanted to just find a job that I could get on with. A friend recommended GRB after they found him a graduate job (which he is still doing and enjoying today) so I gave them a call. I was introduced to [name removed], we discussed what I was looking for and he told me... (read more)
★★★★★
“GRB found the job I wanted”
Written on: 25/02/2013 by OliverKolo (1 review written)
The Graduate Recruitment Bureau supported and helped me with finding a job that I really wanted. I signed up for it and soon received a call from one of the consultants to talk about my skills and job opportunities. She wanted to find out what I really wanted to do after graduating. From that point onward I was in contact with my agent on a regular base. I remember receiving a call one day in which my consultant stated that she had found the perfect position for me. A few weeks later I... (read more)
★★★★★
“Great experience”
Written on: 25/02/2013 by smita81 (1 review written)
GRB placed me at my very first graduate position. 8 years on my career's gone from strength to strength and it would never have gone the same way without that crucial first job! They are very professional to work with and highly recommended. (read more)
★★★★★
“Amazing service from the GRB team”
Written on: 16/02/2013
My experiences with the Graduate Recruitment Bureau have been brilliant! They have been very prompt and always kept me up to date with opportunities via email and phone. In fact I was first contacted about an opportunity within 2 days of registering! All the members of the team are very helpful. They always answer any questions I had and made sure that I was prepared for interviews, giving advice and tips to enable myself to do well. Even after the interviews, I was contacted to see how I... (read more)
★★★★★
“A top quality recruitment firm!”
Written on: 30/01/2013 by MatyT (1 review written)
Having graduated in 2012 I was fairly upbeat about finding a job. I had some good work experience behind me and volunteered at the Olympics which I thought would look good on my CV. However, having applied for tonnes of jobs, including part time work, I started to realise that finding a job wasn't going to be quite as easy as I had thought. I was told that applying to some recruitment agencies might help out. My advice is to be picky about which agencies you choose! I initially had two... (read more)
★★★★★
“Unique service - would Recommend”
Written on: 28/01/2013 by andrew.sleave (1 review written)
I signed up to GRB at the beginning of my first year at the University of Southampton. Four years later with undergraduate and Masters degrees completed, I went out into the most competitive job market in generations. I applied to numerous graduate schemes, with little success. GRB managed to link my skills and qualifications to role in the local area. Sam and the team were excellent in finding me a relevant position. Human Resources is a very specialist field with few vacancies at... (read more)
★★★★★
“Very helpful agent”
Written on: 11/01/2013 by bizzle123 (1 review written)
It's no exaggeration to say Aleks at GRB has played a huge role in working with me to getting the next chapter of my life sorted - he was with me every step of the way and I felt that he really wanted to help me by reviewing my presentations, giving me lots of advice and always being only a phone call away. GRB were different from many other agencies I've come across as they delivered a very personal service. The job they found me was precisely the sort of role I was looking for and I feel... (read more)
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★★☆☆☆
“Confusing and disheartening ”
Written on: 11/12/2012
I just don't understand the service. For example, I receive a call or email informing me of a vacancy that I match , get asked to send my CV(so I do) and then never seem to hear back. After building my hopes up it would be nice to know the outcome or receive feedback as to why I have not been selected! This has happened on a number of occasions now and has really shattered my confidence in looking for employment. (read more)
★★★★★
“GRB: The more personable service.”
Written on: 01/12/2012
“Having already studied Economics at Exeter for 2 years it was at the start of my third and final year that the realization dawned on me that I should commence looking for post-graduation employment. I had, by my own standards, been fairly slack in looking for work up to that point. However, confident that I was in one of the country’s best universities and wanting to work in the financial sector, I was sure that something would come up before the summer months came around. Nevertheless,... (read more)
★★★★★
“GRB: The best graduate recruitment service”
Written on: 22/11/2012
I was referred to GRB by a friend just after we had both graduated from Lancaster University with degrees in Computer Science. My friend had already started the interview process and was impressed by the speed in which GRB found him potential employers to interview with, so I decided to give it a go. Shortly after uploading my CV and interests to their site I was contacted by two or three consultants from GRB who had already matched my CV to job profiles all over the country. In addition I... (read more)
★★★★★
“The very helpful GRB team”
Written on: 09/11/2012 by Schlibby (2 reviews written)
It was a very pleasant surprise to receive a phonecall form the GRB with details of a job opening. This wasn't just any old job either. It was applicable to the course I took, was for an excellent company, had above average pay and some excellent benefits. When I said I was interested in the role they immediately got me an interview with the company. The GRB also phoned me up before hand to give me pointers, and checked my CV was up to scratch. I had a phonecall from the GRB after both... (read more)
Jamestnagata's Response to Schlibby's Review
Written on: 15/11/2012
Whilst I did feel slightly disheartened not to hear too much from anyone within the first couple of weeks of uploading my CV, once Danielle did get in touch I found her to be very friendly and honest. She was extremely thorough during the whole process; talking about my CV (and ways to improve it) and asking about the kind of jobs, salaries and locations I was interested in working.
Given I came out of university without too much of an idea as to what I wanted to do, it was nice to have someone's help in what is a desperately difficult situation for any graduate. Obviously, the university careers service is also useful but I don't think that they could have told me about a job on a Friday and helped me get a job offer by the following Tuesday! In many ways I was lucky to have secured a job in my first interview but credit also goes to Danielle for helping prepare me for it. I'd definitely recommend GRB to others who find themselves in my situation: coming home from graduation and thinking "what next?".
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★★★★★
“Amazing Service”
Written on: 31/10/2012 by Lesley99 (1 review written)
the GRB was so helpful in helping me find a graduate job. I found that Sarah Keeling was really helpful and it felt as though she was interested in how I was getting on at interviews and gave me plenty of CV and interview tips. They were very good at filtering the jobs they would send you and kept then to the criteria that you had specified. GRB also kept in touch after they had helped me secure a job in the industry I was actually interested in! It felt like they were really interested in... (read more)
★★★★★
“I’m surprised I didn’t have to pay!”
Written on: 25/10/2012 by JoshH (1 review written)
Simply put, the Graduate Recruitment Bureau provided an incredible careers service; I’m surprised I didn’t have to pay them. The best thing about the GRB is that they don’t pigeon hole you in to broad categories like other recruitment companies do. Rather than carpet-bombing your inbox, they only send you info about companies offering work that match the specific criteria you’ve told them about. They helped widen my horizons too, a lot of the companies suggested to me were ones I had... (read more)
★★★★★
“Use GRB!!!”
Written on: 24/10/2012 by matt78
I found two consultants at GRB excellent - Josh and Owen Gill. They gave me great advice and were really proactive in finding me opportunities for interview. It was a real pleasure talking to them. Although I didn't get a job through GRB, speaking to them gave me confidence and helped me in my search. My brother used your service four years ago and GRB found him a job and he is flying now. I know that some of my friends have also had contact with GRB and always talk highly of you. I... (read more)
★★★★★
“Great professional guidance for a future career”
Written on: 18/10/2012
After joining several recruitment agencies, the Graduate Recruitment Bureau was the only one to assign a dedicated consultant who really took into account what job role I was looking for. I had regular contact with my recruitment consultant so I was always aware of new opportunities and any job vacancies that would fit my profile. It was only a few months before I was contacted with the exact type of role I was after. This was particularly impressive as I had been searching job sites for... (read more)
★★★★★
“A Brilliant company!”
Written on: 03/10/2012
I would highly recommend all students to sign up with the Graduate Recruitment Bureau. I registered with them after I spoke to a friendly member of their team at my university fresher’s fair and it has been so beneficial. At first I was sceptical as most of the companies like this seem to just pester you, but soon after I found that GRB was not like the others. They are actually helpful, and really seem to understand the situation students and graduates are in and therefore only contact... (read more)
★★★★☆
“GRB is great”
Written on: 02/10/2012 by katesammy (1 review written)
GRB is a company who care. From speaking to the people manning their stall at my recent university careers fair, I really got the impression that they know what they're talking about career-wise and actually want to help. I receive regular emails from them listing available jobs and it's really useful. I would definitely recommend signing up with GRB. (read more)
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★★★★★
“Graduates New and Old”
Written on: 28/09/2012
I first registered with Graduate Recruitment Bureau after graduating in 2010. Although I didn’t gain my first graduate job through the site, I would recommend GRB for the continuous support they offer graduates throughout their post-university life. Despite my relative inactivity on the website, I continued to receive regular job listings for posts relevant to my degree and location. Over two years after graduating, I received an email from Rebecca detailing a job which I felt was perfect... (read more)
★★★★★
“Spoken to like a Graduate”
Written on: 27/09/2012
I have known of GRB for a few years and signed up to them, as I have many other agencies, in my second year. I signed up with the agencies in expectancy that I would be contacted much nearer my graduation for job opportunities rather than being pestered during my final two years. As such I was chuffed when the only agency to have actually acknowledged this was GRB. Their team only contacted me when relevant jobs matched what I was looking for during my final year. Their team are currently... (read more)
★★★★★
“Useful service”
Written on: 27/09/2012
I found the Graduate Recruitment Bureau to be very helpful in finding me graduate employment. I like that they have specialist consultants who know what they are talking about, and offer some really good advice for interviews and what to expect. I highly recommend their service and if it wasn't for them, I wouldn't be working in London! (read more)
★☆☆☆☆
“rude people ”
Written on: 16/09/2012
The GRB does offer some good jobs but they do not reply to your questions or applications. The recruitment team is very rude too. I would never do it again. (read more)
Thegrbteam's Comment
Written on: 26/09/2012
I am sorry you found our service below your expectations. As the company owner, I am keen to find more details about this isolated incident so we can avoid other students getting the entirely wrong impression on our service.
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★★★★★
“Excellent service tailored to your needs”
Written on: 29/05/2012
The GRB provide an excellent service by tailoring the job adverts to your specific needs. Unlike other careers website, the job adverts they send to you are specific to you qualifications and your CV and they are not generic job adverts. They also took the time to personally contact me by phone to make me aware of some career opportunities that match my skills. It is simple to use and the only thing you have to do in the beginning is to fill in the online form and they do the job search for... (read more)
★☆☆☆☆
“Review of Graduate Recruitment Bureau ”
Written on: 15/09/2011
The service and level of professionalism I received during my dealings with 'GRB' was below substandard. They do seem to have a reasonable amount of jobs advertised on their website the problems for me started after I had applied. Receiving a call I was invited to an interview at their offices. The interviewer (who will remain nameless) was brash and unprofessional in the way that they conducted not only themselves, but the meeting as a whole. This was even to the point of talking to me in a... (read more)
Thegrbteam's Comment
Written on: 29/05/2012
We are sorry to hear you had this experience at GRB and thank you for bringing this to our attention. Although you posted in Sept 2011 we have only just discovered this website. We take dealings with all applicants with professionalism and integrity at all times so this report has prompted a further investigation into this specific matter. I am particularly surprised you mention it being a "waste of money" when we do not charge for any of our services. I have to add, this is extremely rare in the 15 years I have run this company and take pride on not only the graduates we match up with recruits but the overwhelming positive feedback my team receives. We will take your comments on board and may I wish you well in the future.
Dan Hawes, Co-Founder
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Thegrbteam's Comment
Written on: 29/05/2012
We are sorry to hear you had this experience at GRB and thank you for bringing this to our attention. Although you posted in Sept 2011 we have only just discovered this website. We take dealings with all applicants with professionalism and integrity at all times so this report has prompted a further investigation into this specific matter. I am particularly surprised you mention it being a "waste of money" when we do not charge for any of our services. I have to add, this is extremely rare in the 15 years I have run this company and take pride on not only the graduates we match up with recruits but the overwhelming positive feedback my team receives. We will take your comments on board and may I wish you well in the future.
Dan Hawes, Co-Founder.
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0Rso's Comment
Written on: 30/05/2012
I made a full written complaint against the consultant in question at the time as well as speaking directly to yourself Dan. While it is true that you do not charge for your services, other costs were incurred while traveling to your offices for 'interview', costs which as an unemployed graduate were not to be sniffed at. I appreciate your apology but I am afraid to say it has had little effect. I am currently gainfully employed in the same industry as yourselves (an industry your consultant told me I was completely unsuitable for and one that I didn't want to enter into) and it remains the most wholly unprofessional experience of my working life. As this event is so rare I assume that you know precisely who I am and will expect you to be back in contact with me as per the results of your further investigation (you still have my details on your system). Thank you for your well wishes.
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Thegrbteam's Comment
Written on: 31/05/2012
Based on your description of events at that time we do have your details on file. I will respond to you personally in due course.
Dan Hawes, Co-Founder
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★☆☆☆☆
“They have a great range of graduate jobs, but...”
Written on: 21/09/2010
They have a great range of graduate jobs, but unfortunately myself and 5 friends found we never heard back from the website about any of the jobs we applied for. Combined this could have been in excess of 40 jobs combined, which is just ridiculous.
We occasionally got phone-calls about other opportunities, but these were never as good as the ones we actually applied to. In all it was a waste of time using the website.
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Thegrbteam's Comment
Written on: 29/05/2012
Thank you for bringing this to my attention. Whilst we are delighted you found the range of graduate jobs great we are disappointed that our service didn’t meet your expectations. As a recruitment service our role is to screen and select suitable candidates that meet our client’s requirements. The numbers involved mean that we are unable to respond to every single unsuccessful candidate personally. Whilst I appreciate this is not ideal we are implementing software that alleviates this problem. In the interim we do make it clear at the bottom of every job advert that if you haven't heard from us in two weeks, then unfortunately your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. Please revisit the site as jobs are updated regularly and we have many graduates who have gone on to lead successful careers with our help.
Dan Hawes, Co-Founder
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★★★★★
“ Graduate Recruitment Bureau. Quality selection of...”
Written on: 23/01/2009
Graduate Recruitment Bureau. Quality selection of jobs, professional, first class service. They have helped me and many of my friends find graduate jobs. (read more)
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Thegrbteam's Comment
Written on: 02/01/2013
Thank you for bringing this to our attention. Please contact me directly so I can explore your situation in more detail and give you the feedback you require. Call me on 01273 200411 or email dan@grb.uk.com.