Fashion & FMCG hiring

Graduate fashion recruiting and FMCG recruitment

Our graduate fashion recruitment accounts for everyone.

Whether you’re an SME looking to build your team, or a global PLC company wanting to expand and hire graduates, we can realise your ambitions.

Give a Grad a Go provides you with a graduate fashion and FMCG recruitment service that is rigorous and efficient. We hire fashion talent and FMCG candidates that we know will add value to your business.

Find out more on this page about why we are the Graduate Fashion and FMCG Recruitment Experts.

Nick at Give a Grad a Go was very helpful from the start of the engagement. He helped me with the job spec and understood the type of candidate we were looking for straight away.

The shortlist contained relevant applicants, and on interviewing them I was impressed with how well they met the brief. All in all, very satisfied with the FMCG recruitment service from the guys at Give a Grad a Go.

What can we offer you?

Consistent success

Over 125,000 fashion and FMCG candidates in our database.

More thorough than other FMCG recruiters: we follow a precise screening process to match you with the best candidates.

94% probation-period pass rate, our candidate statistics speak for themselves.

10+ years experience

Since 2009 we’ve supported the growth of thousands of companies.

90% of our clients use us on a repeat basis, trusting us as graduate fashion and FMCG recruitment specialists.

Recruit effectively at all levels: junior, entry-level hiring, senior management, and employed graduates looking for career moves.

Diligent service

We mould our recruitment service around you.

Offer extra branding support like SMS and email campaigns: over 60% email open rate, way above industry average of only 20%.

One-off hires, temp-to-perm, remote hiring, assessment centres, and more. We’ve got you covered, whatever you need.

Recruitment advice

Our top tips for fashion recruiters:

Whether you’re looking to hire a Fashion Designer, to hire a Fashion Consultant, or to hire a Merchansider, here are our expert tips for fashion recruitment and finding excellent fashion talent:

Be flexible with candidate experience

Working in the fashion industry is extremely competitive and can be difficult for graduates to get into. As experienced fashion recruiters, we advise companies to be flexible in terms of the types of skills you’re looking for when you hire fashion staff.

Avoid requiring candidates to have extensive previous experience, as many junior candidates looking for entry-level fashion jobs may not have this. Instead, it’s best to focus on other candidate qualities in your recruitment process.

Focus on personality

Building on our above point, we advise you to focus on the personality traits you require in a candidate. Whether you’re working in fashion buying recruitment, luxury fashion recruitment, or you’re looking to hire fashion photographer, look for candidates that have a genuine passion for the industry.

The beauty of hiring graduates is that they’re always eager to be trained and absorb knowledge. So they’re well suited to adapting to new companies. Visit our blog for more of the benefits of hiring graduates.

Have an engaging fashion job description

One of the best ways to attract top talent and the right candidates to your fashion role is to have a stand-out and well-written job description.

Make sure to have a section at the top that describes your company. This is your chance to sell your role to a candidate, so list any impressive statistics, exciting clients you’re working with, and enticing upcoming projects.

It’s then important to include all the day-to-day tasks of the role and working hours. Our top fashion recruitment tip is to have a ‘benefits of the job’ section towards the top of the ad, as most graduates will be looking for this.

Graduates value more than just salary. So, be sure to include opportunities for progression, training packages, company benefits, and anything else they’ll gain from the role.

Offer a fair and competitive starting salary

It’s important to make sure you’re not taking candidates looking for entry-level fashion jobs for granted. Sometimes, junior fashion jobs are unpaid or minimum wage.

All top fashion recruitment agencies are aware of the value of every candidate. Never undervalue your new hire!

Visit our graduate employment statistics archive to find out what other fashion companies are paying their graduates.

Recruitment advice

What’s the most important qualities to look for when hiring for a Fashion role?

Our expert fashion recruiters and FMCG recruitment consultants have years of experience working to find fashion designers, hire a fashion consultant, FMCG sales, fashion staffing, and fashion talent. They have some useful top tips for what to look out for when you’re hiring for entry-level fashion jobs:

Transferable experience:

“It is important to look for someone who has the skills for the role. A candidate might have relevant experience that is not necessarily direct. This experience could be found in extracurricular activities, like an internship or a fashion society at University.

Our FMCG recruitment specialists and fashion employment agency consultants will be able to select candidates with the necessary skills for your company.”

Candidates who understand what it takes to work in the industry:

“Fashion recruiters need to find someone who is hard-working.

Roles in fashion aren’t always as creative as they sound. For example, a logistics role in a fashion company may sound very glamorous, but could be better suited to a candidate who is more analytical and strategic.

The key things you should look out for are the candidate’s qualities: hard-working, dynamic, and passionate about their work, and not just the industry.”

Commitment and composure:

“The fashion industry is a very competitive industry to get into. So employing someone who is willing to work hard from the very start will be beneficial to your company.

With fashion recruitment, London is particularly competitive. Give a Grad a Go look for graduates who have shown proactiveness from the get-go. But, we also look for candidates who show a real command and assurance over what they can offer.”

Recruitment advice

Looking for a fashion recruitment agency in London? Here’s our expert fashion and FMCG recruitment service:

Looking for FMCG recruitment agencies and fashion recruitment agencies in London? You’ve come to the right place. At Give A Grad A Go, we have years of experience in the FMCG and fashion sectors, working with SMEs to large global companies.

So whether you’re looking to hire retail staff, hire a Product Designer, or hire a Production Assistant, here are some of the many ways we can help add exceptional fashion and FMCG candidates to your business:

Understand your unique company goals and ways of working

From the outset, you will be assigned an Account Manager, who will be an expert in your industry. Your FMCG or fashion recruitment specialist will meet with you and check in regularly to get to know your business in detail. Then, they can establish which of our services will be the best fit, and understand exactly the type of candidates you are looking for to grow your team.

Offer expert advice and consultation style changes

In order to attract the right talent to a role, our industry expert recruiters will work alongside you every step of the way throughout the hiring process.

They will offer advice on salaries based on our quarterly graduate employment reports, as well as guidance on job specifications, from the best job titles to use, to how to sell your business in the best way possible.

A database of talented Fashion and FCMG candidates

At Give A Grad A Go, we have a plethora of talented graduates ready to go. 84% of the candidates we work with achieved a 1st, a 2.1 or a Master’s degree at University.

With a database of over 400,000, we match the perfect graduates to a range of job roles every day, no matter how niche or specific your role is.

Share our insights into the graduate jobs market

We know the graduate jobs market inside out. So, as part of our bespoke service at Give a Grad a Go, we’ve created a range of useful material designed to inform, update, and advise our clients. Check out our employer recruitment blog full of the latest FCMG and Fashion recruitment news and talent acquisition advice.

Onboarding and aftercare

Even if you are not actively looking to hire, our consultants are always here to help. They will check in with you at various times throughout the year to find out about your hiring plans. They will provide useful updates about the graduate recruitment market, and will always keep an eye out for specific top talent if you’re looking for something rare.

Looking for a more hands-off option? We offer cheap job posting options for employers who want to utilise our graduate job board whilst retaining full control over the hiring process.

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