Graduate Recruitment Without The Fee
Recruitment made easy and at no cost. Higher Level Skills Match Plus provides a complete solution to connect your business with graduates from four universities. Find your perfect hire before project funding ends in March 2026.
Fully funded
This service is entirely free to your business, as it's funded by Birmingham City Council.
Four Universities
Consider talent from Birmingham City University, the University of Birmingham, Aston University and University College Birmingham.
Account Managed
A specialist will work with you to understand your specific needs and match you with the most suitable candidates.
Ongoing Support
Our commitment extends beyond the initial hire, with guidance extending up to the end of March 2026.
How does it work?
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Meet with a personal Account Manager to tell us about your experiences with recruitment, discuss your skills needs, and explore what roles you have coming up. Your feedback will directly inform how we support our graduates into work readiness.
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Let us take the load by advertising and shortlisting for your roles, only sharing candidates that meet or exceed your requirements. You’ll also have the opportunity to attend free training workshops delivered by experts to support your recruitment practices.
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Once a candidate is successfully placed, we will continue to provide in-work wraparound support until 31st March 2026 to ensure the best chance of employee retention and progression.
What is HLSM Plus?
HLSM Plus is a fully funded graduate recruitment service designed and launched to exclusively support businesses and organisations of all sizes, located within Birmingham.
HLSM Plus is led by Birmingham City University and delivered by a consortium of higher education institutions including the University of Birmingham, Aston University and University College Birmingham.
The service is supported by associate delivery partners including the Department for Work and Pensions, Job Centre Plus, National Careers Service and Birmingham City Council.
Speak to our Account Manager
We are offering an online 1-1 business skills needs analysis appointment with an Employer Account Manager to talk through your requirements and understand how graduate talent could support your business growth.
HLSM Plus explained
One of our HLSM Account Managers, Ann, takes you through how HLSM Plus can address your individual business needs.
The HLSM Plus partnership:
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Birmingham City University
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Aston University
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University College Birmingham
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University of Birmingham
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Birmingham City Council
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Birmingham Enterprise Zones
Why choose HLSM Plus?
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1. Access a wide talent pool across multiple universities
Through HLSM Plus you’ll have access to Birmingham’s local talent pool of 38,000 graduates and final year students looking for jobs – giving you access to a wide variety of potential recruits from Birmingham City University, University of Birmingham, University College Birmingham, and Aston University.
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2. Benefit from a free end-to-end recruitment service
The fully-funded HLSM Plus account managed recruitment service will support you all the way from identifying your business skill requirements to searching for, screening, and onboarding your new graduate employees.
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3. Additional support until 31 March 2026
After securing your graduate(s), HLSM Plus will provide on-the-job wrap around support for your new recruits and your organisation until 31 March 2026, helping you to maximise the potential of the new skills and talent you have acquired.
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4. Strengthen recruitment practices and pipeline
The HLSM Plus service will give you access to inclusive recruitment learning resources to help improve your search and selection practices. You will also get the option to co-design HLSM Plus skills workshops to ensure the development of future graduate talent meets your business needs.
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5. Build long-term connections
By joining the HLSM Plus service you’ll build mutually beneficial relationships with Birmingham’s leading universities and gain access to additional business support opportunities and events.
Enquire about recruiting with HLSM Plus
Send an enquiry and a member of the team will be in touch to discuss your needs.
HLSM Plus clients include:
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Goldman Sachs
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Glide
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The Eastside Rooms
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GMI Construction Group
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Our Place Support
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Lapworth Architects
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Mission Diverse
Mike KalamLapworth Architects
The HLSM Plus team have been instrumental in helping us connect with a wide range of talented students and graduates. The breadth of skills and enthusiasm they bring has been a real asset to our practice. Their professional and proactive approach to recruitment has made the process smooth and effective and we look forward to continuing our collaboration.
