Laing O’Rourke appoints Walton to lead on graduate hiring

International construction firm Laing O’Rourke has appointed Alexandra Walton as early talent attraction and selection manager. She will lead on graduate recruitment.
Thu, 02 Apr 2015International construction firm Laing O’Rourke has appointed Alexandra Walton as early talent attraction and selection manager. She will lead on graduate recruitment.

The move marks a change of sector for Walton, who has exchanged banking for construction, having been a graduate recruitment manager at the Royal Bank of Scotland since November 2013.

Walton joined RBS from Barclays, where she was manager of the bank’s finance leader development programme.

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