The Australian Association of Graduate Employers (AAGE) is the peak industry body representing organisations that recruit and develop Australian graduates. Our current membership comprises over 320 organisations, including a variety of large and small employers across a wide range of industries in both the private and public sectors.

The AAGE is a not-for-profit body that has been in existence since 1988. It does not receive government funding; rather its activities are entirely supported by members, by way of subscriptions, events and services provided to the graduate recruitment industry.

The Association is led by a dedicated committee of volunteers who donate their spare time to help manage and sustain our member offering. All our committee volunteers have 'day jobs' as graduate recruitment leaders at one of the AAGE's member organisations. The AAGE is therefore the only representative body in the Australian graduate recruitment market that is run by employers for employers. We believe that this structure gives the AAGE a unique ability to provide our members with valuable and relevant services.

The AAGE provides a range of benefits to its members:

Relationship building - the AAGE provides members with regular opportunities to meet with a range of people from the graduate recruitment industry, including employers, university careers advisers and service providers. Our most popular event is our Annual Conference which is held in November each year and typically attracts around 350 delegates. 

Information - the AAGE provides its members with both formal and informal opportunities to learn about the industry, share information and develop their skills. Our leading publication is the annual AAGE Employer Survey, which summarises a range of data provided by Australian employers in relation to their graduate recruitment activities. We also produce the annual AAGE Candidate Survey, which summarises attitudes and opinions from recently recruited candidates with respect to various aspects of the graduate recruitment process. Finally we recently released the inaugural AAGE Development and Retention Survey, which provides in depth analyses of the attitudes and opinions of graduates towards their employer, their training and their experiences. 

Advocacy and Support - as a representative body, the AAGE communicates the views of its members to other stakeholders in the graduate recruitment market. The AAGE also provides its members with support and advice on industry 'best practice'.