Jaguar Land Rover sees graduate applications rise 61%
GRADUATE applications to Jaguar Land Rover are up 61% on last year such is the clamour to join the strongly-performing manufacturer.
The Indian-owned firm has received 10,632 applications for its graduate recruitment places as it continues its recruitment drive to support a multi-billion-pound investment plan for new product creation.
The level of interest is so great that the figures are five times higher than they were just three years ago. The successful candidates will be hired for a variety of roles across the business – from Product Development Engineering, Manufacturing, Finance, Human Resources, Marketing & Sales, IT and Purchasing.
The move comes as JLR also revealed it had received 20,000 applications for the 1,000 positions it announced late last year.
The group will be creating a further 750 jobs directly when it opens its new engine plant on the i54 site in Staffordshire.
Des Thurlby, JLR’s HR Director, said: “Seeing the number of graduate applications increase five-fold in three years reflects the increasingly positive perception graduates have of our business. The recruits will be joining us at an exciting time, and once on-board, we will work hard to ensure that their careers with us will be both challenging and exciting.”
He said that in addition to the graduate milkround, Jaguar Land Rover was continuing to recruit for hundreds of positions from shop floor to senior management, across a whole range of business functions.
“In 2011, the company handled more than 45,000 applications from candidates wanting to join us on our exciting journey. I am delighted that we continue to receive so many applications from such high quality candidates,” he added.
The firm’s two-year graduate scheme has been developed to give candidates the right blend of technical expertise, personal development and knowledge needed for a lengthy career with the company.
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