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Biography
Dr Paul Redmond, author, keynote speaker, employment guru, is a leading expert on generations and the future of work.
Paul is currently the Director of Student Experience and Enhancement at the University of Liverpool and one of the UK’s leading experts on the graduate employment market. During his career he has worked at a number of leading universities and has been responsible for guiding the careers of thousands of students and graduates. He has presented at numerous conferences and events around the world. In addition to writing regularly for national newspapers and other publications, he is a frequent guest on both radio and TV, appearing on numerous BBC and independent news and current affairs programmes. Since 2014, Paul has produced a regular, and highly popular, diary column for the UK’s Institute of Student Employers.
Paul’s research into Generation Z and their impact on organisations has garnered him praise and respect from a range of national and international organisations, for which he provides consultancy.
Paul’s media work includes numerous BBC and independent news programmes and bulletins. With the BBC and Tiger Aspect he collaborated in the making of ‘Who gets the best jobs?’ a groundbreaking series of documentaries on the impact of social class on the graduate job market. Paul’s work on the rise of the ‘Helicopter Parent’ had led to appearances on numerous BBC and independent TV programmes, including the Jeremy Vine show.
Paul is the author of several books, including the best-selling ‘The Graduate Jobs Formula’, ‘A Parent’s Guide to Graduate Jobs’, ‘Talking about my Generation’, and ‘Making it Happen – the new world of graduate recruitment’ (co-authored). He has also written and published numerous other reports, studies and research publications.
In 2010, in recognition of his writing and research, Paul was awarded a Fellowship of the Royal Society of Arts.
