Identifying the very best talent, first
FreshMinds Ones To Watch ™ is a unique survey run by FreshMinds to identify future business leaders. Each year we ask top graduates at Oxbridge and selected Russell Group universities to identify the stars of the future from amongst their peer group. Who better to identify the next movers and shakers of the commercial world than those able to witness their talents, achievements and ambitions at first-hand throughout their time at university?
We survey penultimate year students at Oxford, Cambridge, Warwick, Bristol, LSE, Imperial and Durham to find the best of the best – the most highly rated penultimate year students at the most prestigious universities in the country. The survey asks students which of their peers are most likely to succeed in their future careers. We typically collect over 7,000 names and after a rigorous screening process, create a list of around 300 FreshMinds Ones To Watch. As you’d expect, the list is a graduate recruiter’s dream – the crème de la crème of next year’s graduates before the milkround’s even started.
We don’t stop there. We assess what is it about these people that sets them apart from their peers. What is their background and what activities have they been involved with at university? What are their career aspirations, ideal employers, brand perceptions and decision criteria? By the end of it, we know not only who the Ones To Watch are but also what they’re looking for from a graduate employer.
Ones To Watch offers a fresh approach to the age-old problem of targeting top students. Attracting applications from top students has always been a hit-or-miss affair - with the help of Ones To Watch, FreshMinds can tap directly into the best talent.