Often I am approached by companies who want to develop a relationship with the university so they can gain access to our SAP graduates. These approaches have increased in recent times as companies are suffering from skilled resources being poached by other companies. The motivation is that if the companies can develop a relationship with graduates then they may stay with a company rather than being poached by others. The companies often suggest Graduate Programs. I ask whether they have a Graduate Program and if not how would they like it to work. I don't mind advertising job vacancies to students but a Graduate Program is more than employing a graduate.
I would like to collect different models for graduate programs so these can be shared with companies to help them develop a meaningful experience for students while at the same time benefiting from the student's skills. I will collate these models and develop a document which be made available via the SAP user groups.
So please post about some of the different Graduate Program models you have been involved in.
