HR, Recruitment & Training Winner 2011

HR, Recruitment & Training Category Winner

Etta Parkes

Age: 31
Job Title: Operations Manager
Company: Graduate Advantage

Etta has been the operations manager for not-for-profit project Graduate Advantage since 2008. She leads a large team dedicated to delivering work experience placements to graduates across the West Midlands. Alongside overseeing and managing the operations of the main Graduate Advantage Project, Etta has also managed several niche graduate recruitment programmes, targeting specific areas of Birmingham. Etta also volunteers on an annual basis through BXL, Education Partnership for Birmingham and Solihull, undertaking practise interviews for Year 11 students. Following successful completion of her CIPD course, Etta was invited to lecture on the Professional Development Scheme at Solihull College and has delivered evening and weekend sessions to professionals in HR across Birmingham.

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