At this time of year graduate recruiters might be feeling frazzled by career fair, interview, and assessment overload as they …
Defining Work Experience in South Africa
Are we all on the same page when we talk about work experience? Terms we often come across in this …
The SAGEA Employer Benchmark and Candidate Insights 2023
Press Release Leading employers continue to invest in graduate programmes despite caution for the year ahead. Meanwhile candidates increase their …
The SAGEA Employer Awards 2023
Introducing the Awards Now in its fourteenth year, The SAGEA Employer Awards celebrate the achievements of South Africa’s leading graduate …
SAGEA Board Announcement
Following our recent Board meeting at which we had the opportunity to review and deliberate applicants for the SAGEA Board, …
ISE Conference
Feedback from The Institute of Student Employers (ISE) Conference – Themes and Priorities Joanna Preston and Camilla Pennington were delighted …
Five-year trends in graduate applications and offers – what is the story and what should employers do differently?
In the past five years, South Africa has seen a significant increase in the number of applications received for graduate …
The SAGEA development insights 2023: Press Release
Employers are engaged in creating meaningful connections with graduates and an increased focus on mental health & wellbeing. The SAGEA …
SAGEA AGM 2023: Director’s Report and Recording
SAGEA’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) was held on 1 March 2023. Thank you to those who attended. If you missed …
SAGEA Awards Winners 2022
We are delighted to share the winners of our SAGEA Awards 2022, as follows:
A Behavioural Scientists’ view on Diversity and Inclusion
As behavioural science continues to find application beyond psychology and economics, talent development and organisational culture management are increasingly finding …
The SAGEA Employer Benchmark and Candidates Insights 2022
Graduate recruitment remains buoyant within a turbulent market, as candidates focus on development, flexibility, having an impact, and long-term job …
An Update On Nia
In 2020, we introduced you to Nia – a typical South African Graduate according to our Candidates Insights survey. This …
The SAGEA Employer Awards 2022
Introducing the Awards Now in their 13th year, The SAGEA Employer Awards celebrate the achievements of South Africa’s leading graduate …
Our May VirtualGradExpo Highlights
Our VirtualGradExpo kicked off in May with the following highlights: We had 10716 students registered on the platform, with 6332 visitors across the two …
Graduate Development: Trends and Lessons from our Global Partners
The Institute of Student Employers (ISE) recently released their Student Development report for 2022 and posted a blog that investigates …
Your Story: Graduate Recruiter of the Year
Giselle Ras, Senior Young Talent Sourcing Specialist at FNB has been nominated among the top three for SAGEA’s Graduate Recruiter …
VirtualGradExpo 2022 now open for bookings!
SAGEA’s VirtualGradExpo has become one of the must-attend career fair events of the year. Employers that participated in 2021 received …
SAGEA Releases Bursary & Scholarships Insights 2021
Wednesday, 8 December 2021 – SAGEA’s Bursary & Scholarships Insights 2021 was released to SAGEA members during a virtual networking …