Tech & digital hiring

Graduate digital & technology recruitment

Our team is full of tech experts. We hire IT people that add value to teams, and help companies become more efficient.

And we do it with urgency. We’ll endeavour to send you a shortlist of excellent IT hires within 48 hours, and you can expect to fill your roles within 21 days. This is twice as quick as the industry average.

We know tech, and we know graduates. Most of our team are recent graduates themselves, which put us in the perfect position to hire technology graduates.

We are the UK’s leading technology and digital recruitment agency in London. If you’re hiring digital talent, get in touch.

Let’s grow a great team together.

We have worked with the Give a Grad a Go team for three separate placements in 2017. All the candidates we received were high-calibre and very suited to the posts we were seeking to fill. We have been delighted with our three appointees who are all bright, engaged, and who are all becoming serious assets to our team; we would highly recommend this agency.

Our Consultant was terrific at handling all our queries and giving us feedback. We felt that she was very hands-on with our service and we are looking forward to working with her again very soon.

I am absolutely delighted with the Technology recruitment service we received from Give a Grad a Go. From the initial contact, kick off meeting and introduction to high-quality candidates, the service we received was absolutely first class and I would thoroughly recommend them when looking to hire high-quality graduates.

What can we offer you?

We know tech

We’ve been helping businesses with their technical recruitment since 2009.

Today, nearly 1/4 of our clients are in the tech industry. It is where we proudly specialise.

And 77% of our tech recruiting is done with repeat clients. We’re trusted by the best to hire for the best.

Great tech talent

We are hiring tech talent from an exceptional database of over 400k graduates.

Of these, over 125k have digital and tech experience on their CV.

Your team will grow with unique and eager graduates!

Comprehensive hiring

We commit to hiring fairly and inclusively.

40% of our tech hires are women, which is better than the industry average of 26%.

We’ve also hired graduates at various stages, with salaries ranging from £23,000 to £50,000.

We have experience hiring juniors and seniors, and can help your team grow wherever it needs to.

Recruitment advice

Top tips for digital and technology recruitment

Specify the technology role you need to hire

As an experienced technology and digital recruitment agency, with over 10 years of knowledge about recruiting developers, programmers, Marketing Analysts and paid social media roles, we are aware of what each role entails and the key buzzwords in technology recruiting.

The first stage in our technology recruitment services is ensuring that we know your aims of hiring, and determine whether you are looking for a one-off role or to hire a technology team.

Know what experience to look for

When hiring digital and technology candidates, it’s crucial you know the seniority level of the role to hire for. This will then allow you to decide on how much experience you require for the role and the types of qualifications candidates should hold.

As part of our expert technology recruitment services, we’ll help you decide on which level is best to hire for your company. We’ll also advise you on the best titles for your vacancy and the experience to specify in your job description.

Invest in training opportunities

To attract the best technology candidates to your vacancy, we encourage all our clients to offer opportunities for candidates to gain further training and qualifications.

In a recent survey we conducted, graduates listed career progression and training above salary, so to attract top graduate talent to your roles, it’s key to invest in their career development. Investing in training is also a great way to retain your graduate hires and see them grow with your company and develop excellent technical skills.

For more information on technology recruitment trends, visit our graduate employment statistics archive.

Recruitment advice

Important factors to look for in candidates applying to digital roles

Looking to hire top digital candidates for your business?

As digital recruitment experts, we know what makes a great candidate.

We know some of the essential candidate skills to look for, no matter if you’re looking to hire an SEO expert, hire IT support, hire a Digital Marketing Expert or hire a team of developers.

Know the importance of tracking metrics

Top digital candidates will understand the importance of tracking metrics, from marketing campaigns to social media posts and website traffic.

In addition, they should also be familiar with some of the best ways to track these metrics.

In the interview stage, ask candidates how they would track the success of a marketing campaign and the specific tools they would use.

Solid understanding of SEO strategies

If you’re recruiting a Digital Marketing Executive or looking to hire a Digital Content Writer, it’s essential you look for candidates who have an understanding of SEO strategies and how to optimise content.

Candidates should know the basics of keyword research, link-building, and other ways to boost the Google ranking of your pages.

Keep up-to-date with the latest digital trends

From new app releases to new marketing platforms to use, top digital candidates will have a good understanding of the latest digital trends.

You want to hire candidates who will help your company deliver results and stand out against its competitors. So, it’s essential you look for candidates who keep up to date with new releases and are always keen to suggest new ideas.

Recruitment advice

Digital marketing SEO job description tips

Looking to hire an SEO expert for your business and wondering how to write the best Digital Marketing SEO job description?

The key to making the right hires for your business is an effective job description. As one of the UK’s leading technology recruitment firms, we have ample experience in putting together strong job adverts.

So, we’ve put together our guide to writing an engaging SEO job description that will attract top SEO experts!

Let candidates know the type of role you’re hiring for

To attract the right candidates to your role, it’s key to instantly show a candidate what you’re looking for.

In your job overview start with a statement such as “we are looking for a driven and analytical SEO Content Executive to help drive traffic to our website”. This clearly lets a candidate know the seniority level of the role and a quick insight into your expectations of the role.

Follow this with an attention-grabbing statement about your company, to excite a candidate and prompt them to carry on reading your job description: “You’ll be joining a Digital Marketing agency working with an exciting roster of big-name clients!”.

Be clear about the role requirements

The key to qualified applicants applying to your SEO job vacancy is listing the role requirements and experience in detail.

List the marketing platforms and metric tracking tools you require experience in, and if you require a certain amount of years experience in any.

If it’s a more junior SEO role, add if a degree is necessary. And, if it’s a more senior role, include if you require management experience and specific previous positions held.

Here are some top SEO job requirements to list on your job description:

Previous experience managing PPC campaigns
Solid understanding of performance marketing, conversion, and online customer acquisition
In-depth experience with website analytics tools (e.g, Google Analytics, NetInsight, Omniture, WebTrends)
Working knowledge of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript development and constraints
Knowledge of ranking factors and search engine algorithms
Up-to-date with the latest trends and best practices in SEO and SEM

Include a competitive industry average job salary

Providing a strong base salary for your SEO and Digital Marketing roles will ensure you find the very best talent when hiring for your developer team.

For more digital and SEO job descriptions and salary examples, visit our graduate employment statistics to see what other companies are paying graduates.

And, head to our recruitment services to see in detail what graduate digital and technology recruiting services we offer.

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