Suddenly, university is behind you. You are an adult now. The world is your oyster. But how do you begin? With a job you love. These 9 graduate recruitment agencies in Leicester can help you find one.

1. James Andrew Recruitment Solutions

Address: Barclays Bank, Clarendon Park Road, Clarendon Park, Leicester, LE2 3AE

Established in 2009 by a small team, James Andrew are experienced in many sectors across the UK, these include social housing, finance, human resources, legal, IT, property management, education and executive search. They have a staff full of specialists in their field, and they’re committed to supporting their clients through all they do.

2. The Graduate Recruitment

The Graduate Recruitment offer a tailored service to match your individual needs as you work to achieve a career in accounts, business, design, engineering, HR, IT, legal, logistics, sales, property or science. They offer interview preparation and assessments as well as CV assistance for graduates.

3. Michael Page

Michael Page recruits permanent, temporary, contract and interim opportunities. They started in the 1970s and now have a global office network. They cover the banking, legal, life sciences, consultancy, fashion, finance, housing, human resources, legal, oil and gas sectors.

4. Degree Six Recruitment Ltd

Address: Horsefair House, 3 Horsefair Street, Leicester, LE1 5BP

Established in 2014, Degree Six are now one of the UK’s fastest growing social care and education recruitment agencies. They pride themselves on speed, quality and accuracy and believe their approach to innovation sets them apart.

5. Ruth Moran

Whilst there is not a physical branch in Coventry, their website covers Coventry graduate jobs. Founded in 1999, Ruth Moran is one of the longest established ‘rec2rec’ agencies. They work across the UK and over 90% of their placements over the last year are still with the company they were placed with. They pride themselves on market knowledge and an experienced team.

6. Protocol Education

Address: New Walk House, 108 New Walk, Leicester, LE1 7EA

Protocol Education work with over 11,000 of the best education supply staff in the UK. They are trusted by over 4,000 clients to provide them with early years and classroom staff on a temporary and permanent basis. They have won the Recruiter Awards Best Temporary Agency Award twice in the last 10 years and hold

7. Regional Recruitment Professional Services

Address: 21 – 23 High Street, Leicester, LE1 4FP

This agency says that ‘recruitment is commercial matchmaking with a twist of innovation’, and so they treat it as such. They were established in 2008 and have grown consistently since then. They pride themselves in being an equal opportunity employer and providing a simple solution. If you’re looking for work in the commercial, construction, industrial or technical industry, then RRPS are a good fit for you.

8. Interaction Recruitment

Address: 8 Market Street, Leicester, LE1 6DP

As one of the UK’s fastest growing independent recruitment businesses, Interaction deliver their services through well-trained experts. They have 25 locations nationwide, and can help you if you are looking for a career in accountancy, catering, commercial, construction, driving, engineering, care, industrial or IT.

9. GCB recruitment

GCB are property and financial recruitment specialists. They claim that they can help bridge the daunting gap between employee and employer, through using their knowledge as experts and industry leaders both in the UK and overseas.

Even if the agencies aren’t physically available in your city, they recruit there! Give them a call or an email to talk about how you can develop your career.