Step sits centre stage in the policy debate surrounding skills, employability and knowledge transfer. While by no means claiming to be comprehensive the resources below are a useful starting point for those with more than an academic interest in the issues.
Resources
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Smaller businesses: a positive career choice for graduates?
The 2013 report from GTI Media and Step, based on a national survey of over 250 small businesses
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Recruiting and developing talented people for SME growth
A 2014 report from CIPD on how smaller businesses can better recruit
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Graduate recruitment into SMEs
An excellent and comprehensive literature review of the subject from SFEDI and Newcastle Business School
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Exploring the absorbtive capabilities of SMEs
An academic paper presented by Technopolis and Step at the 2006 ISBE Conference
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Employability skills and personal development planning -a resource guide
A useful compendium of resources prepared by The Careers Group (University of London)
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Internships that work - A guide for employers
A CIPD produced guide on how employers can get the most of out their internships as well as contributing as much as they can to their interns professional development
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The Graduate Recruitment Market: An Insight 2018
A report providing our insight into the graduate recruitment market in 2018.