18 June 2008 – Alto Marketing Director, David Robinson talks to University undergraduates about working for a locally-based SME

Wednesday 11th June saw Alto Marketing Director, David Robinson, give a talk to University of Southampton Undergraduates about the positives of working for a locally-based SME and how to go about setting up their own businesses. David, an alumnus of Southampton University, shared the platform with others working in the area, including Meredith Pollock of Graduate Jobs Southampton (GJS), a project designed to help graduates find employment in the SME sector and which Alto Marketing have supported and found graduate staff through.

“It was exciting to see so many students attending the Careers Talk. Having recruited exceptional graduates from the University in the past, it is always rewarding to give something back by supporting the Careers Service Programme,” commented David Robinson.

Rob Wood, Business Projects Officer for UoS’s Careers Service comments “Thank you so much for making the time to prepare and deliver an excellent presentation. The feedback that I have received highlighted how much the students appreciated your experience and enthusiasm. It was especially helpful for the many International Students who were present. Thank you for being so willing to support our Careers Service Programme in this way and help to advise and enthuse a new generation”.

Links: www.soton.ac.uk/careers and www.graduatejobsouthampton.co.uk