Serviced apartments and graduate induction
As graduates take their first corporate job, a weekend in serviced apartments may be in order . . .
Just yesterday, a friend explained her plans to celebrate her impending graduation in two serviced apartments in Manchester. While she may be enjoying an alcohol-fuelled weekend, in a few months’ time she’ll be staying in serviced apartments for a more professional reason – her graduate induction weekend.
Serviced apartments and graduate placements
When I secured my first corporate job after graduation, I also spent a weekend’s induction in a serviced apartment along with other suit-shy graduates. Although the experience had important employment implications, it was also an opportunity to bond with other graduates fresh out of university. The ‘bonding’ element may be a bit of a cliché, but we certainly got to know each other quickly by staying in serviced apartments and having a laugh. Fortunately, it transpired we were all equally reluctant to ditch our lazy student lifestyle and roll out of bed at 7am every day. Surrounded by like-minded peers in the serviced apartments, I certainly began to feel less apprehensive about my pending employment.
Serviced apartments and corporate clients
Many serviced apartments are keen to forge relationships with major city firms because graduate placement schemes create large amounts of revenue. Many law firms, accountants and financial organisations in major cities including Manchester, Newcastle, Liverpool and Leeds regularly splash out on serviced apartments for employees. So if you’re a graduate joining a large city firm, weekends away in plush serviced apartments may well be one of the perks.