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- Jonathan, Andreas and Rebecca

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Corecom Consulting Trading for 8 years IT Recruitment Based in Leeds City Centre

◦ Jonathan Entrepreneurial spirit from the age of seven Ex Leeds Met / Beckett 10yrs IT Recruitment Got my Grad role from Leeds Met

◦ Andreas Ex Leeds Met / Beckett Worked the .Net market for 12mths

◦ Rebecca Not Ex Leeds Met / Beckett Worked the Java market for 7mths

The Right Experience ◦ All experience is good experience

The problem with Grad Roles ◦ Graduate IT Role – Paying £25k ◦ Must have one – two years experience

IT experience ◦ Voluntary ◦ University Project work ◦ Approach Charities ◦ Leeds Beckett Job Shop ◦ Personal Network – new sites or sites to improve

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