Results from independent research of leading employers in South Africa show significant investment in bursary and scholarship programmes for university …
How can employers offer work experience without breaking the bank?
SAGEA’s Candidate Insights study shows that only 20% of graduates starting in new roles in 2024 had previous experience with …
Candidate and Employer Insights
Press Release Leading employers push further investment into graduate programmes despite economic and political uncertainties. Meanwhile student job hunters focus …
The SAGEA Recruitment Awards 2024
Introducing the Awards Now in its fourteenth year, The SAGEA Employer Awards celebrate the achievements of South Africa’s leading graduate …
Getting Socially Savvy About Your Grad Program With Samantha Coom
Feeling stuck in a rut with your grad hiring strategy? Tired of seeing the same on-campus activations year after year? …
Announcing the SAGEA Awards Shortlist 2024
The highly anticipated shortlist for the SAGEA Awards 2024 has been announced. The SAGEA Awards are based on our Employer …
Awards 2023
Introducing the Awards Now in its fourteenth year, The SAGEA Employer Awards celebrate the achievements of South Africa’s leading graduate …
Employer registrations open for VirtualGradExpo 2024
We are delighted to announce that employer registrations are open for the VirtualGradExpo 2024. With 68% of employers and 62% …
SAGEA Membership Feedback Survey Results
Our Membership Feedback Survey, which ran in November 2023, gave us some useful insight into our members’ expectations and some …
2024 – What to Expect
Wow! We are already 1/12th of the way through 2024 – time sure does fly. As we get stuck into …
Announcing the Winners of the SAGEA Awards 2023!
Every two years, the South African Graduate Employers Association (SAGEA) rewards outstanding examples of excellence in the graduate recruitment and …
Marketing Spend on Graduate Attraction – Where Are We Going?
The disruption due to Covid 19 had us rethinking our approach to all aspects of the graduate recruitment lifecycle and …
Catch Your 2024 Graduate Intake Before They Fall!
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 …