Working in Yorkshire's great. The beer's cheaper, the streets are cleaner and the people are much friendlier then you'll find down South. Many graduates are drawn away from the region to the bright lights of London, as they just don't realise that there are some great career opportunities right here in Yorkshire.
Read on to find out more about what local companies can offer graduates and why staying in the region to work could be the best move you ever make.
York based company MyKnowledgeMap are the UK's leading provider of virtual academy systems and customisable courses such as e-learning, online skills management systems, skills diagnostics and e-portfolios. They currently employ 35 people, the majority of whom are graduates.
The Georgian Theatre Royal in Richmond is unique as it is the most complete Georgian Playhouse in its original form in Britain. Many of the Theatres employees are graduates.
Leeds based Blueberry Marketing Solutions is a dynamic Telemarketing and Lead Generation company. They have used a range of different routes of recruitment in the past but have found Yorkshire Graduates’s service levels, feedback and candidates to be of a consistently good quality.
Natalie McKay studied Psychology at the University of Sheffield and after making friends in the city decided she'd like to stick around after University and get a job locally.
