About

Rare is a specialist graduate diversity recruitment company that connects exceptional people from diverse backgrounds with great careers in top organisations.

It was founded in 2005 by Raphael Mokades, an Oxford graduate and former Head of Diversity at Pearson plc, the world’s leading learning company where he led them to consecutive Race of Opportunity Awards in 2003 and 2004.

Rare offers a bespoke service to students from diverse backgrounds, working closely with them to assess their strengths, weaknesses and motivations, and assisting them in identifying their target industries and organisations. Support is offered throughout the application process and beyond using an extensive range of guides, award-winning programmes, seminars and one-on-one training and development sessions.

Rare has in excess of 3,000 candidates on its books, of whom some 1100 are current students attending 40 universities, including Oxbridge. Of Rare’s database, 93% had the equivalent of AAB at A Level or better with 73% having AAA or better, 50% are female and 12% are at Oxbridge.*

* Figures correct on 14th December 2012.