How to attract students | Features

	Amec	Arup	Atkins	Balfour Beatty	Carillion	Laing O’Rourke
How many graduates will they take on this year%3F	3000%	150-200	350-plus	200	150	200
From what courses%3F	Accredited construction and engineering courses, enthusiastic non-cognate graduates	Engineering courses	Civil engineering, architecture, building and quantity surveying, transport planning, as well as a range of engineering and environment-related courses	Civil engineering, building/ construction management, quantity surveying, M&E engineering. Other graduates considered for conversion courses or to join management trainee scheme	All relevant courses	A range of construction and non-construction courses
Minimum degree classification	02:02	02:02	02:02	02:02	2:2 for construction graduates, 2:1 for non-cognates	02:01
Average starting salary and perks	£22,000- 24,000 car allowance, pension, discretionary bonus	Average of £23,000 plus profit share and benefits	£20,000-24,000, golden hello £7,500 over three years, car ownership scheme, pension, discretionary bonus	£20,500-24,500, up to £2,000 more for London/ South-east posts. £1,000 golden hello. Car or travel allowance, pension	£20,000-22,000, pension plan, car (depending on role), interest-free loan to clear student debt	£25,000, car, mobile phone, pension
Annual days holiday	25	22	25 (option to buy/sell 5 each year)	25	24	25
Can you defer starting%3F	Yes	Occasionally	Yes, at discretion of line manager	Yes	Maybe, depending on circumstances	Yes, up to one year
Where to apply	amec.com	arup.com	atkinsglobal.com	balfourbeatty.com	carillionplc.com	laingorourke.com