Is HS2 on the right track for the UK job market?

Our cover story this month looks at how HS2 is shaping the job market

Graduate confidence in job market decreases

Only a third (33%) of graduates are confident about securing a role after university due to coronavirus, according to Bright Network’s latest insight report

One million young workers will leave London before turning 33

The number of young workers leaving London is on the rise, according to Totaljobs research

Internships “crucial” for non-Russell-Group graduates

Eighty-three per cent of recent non-Russell-Group graduates feel that they wouldn’t have been able to secure their first graduate role without an internship, compared to just 14% of their Russell...

Companies struggling to retain BAME and female graduates

Companies are struggling to retain BAME and women trainees within their workforce, according to a new report for the Institute of Student Employers (ISE)

Higher education has greater salary impact for men

Men gain more financially from higher education qualifications than women, The Institute for Fiscal Studies’ research has found

Tackling degree fraud

Degree fraud is rarely out of the headlines, yet thousands of graduate recruiters still do not routinely verify their candidates’ qualifications

Case study: Creating a tech talent pipeline at Capgemini

How the tech-focused consultancy and services firm continues to bring in the best talent against the backdrop of a growing technology skills shortage in the UK

Entry-level job recruitment predicted to stagnate in 2020

?The Institute of Student Employers (ISE)'s Pulse Survey found that 2020 has the worst predicted growth rate for graduate recruitment since 2016

Employers think graduates are unprepared for the workplace

?Businesses feel that nearly a fifth (17%) of graduates are not ready for the workplace, according to research from qualification body Pearson

Job applications filtered by university

Graduates call for blind recruitment practices amid concerns that university snobbery still poses a hurdle for social mobility

Work visas for international graduates to be extended

The government has announced that international students will be able to stay in the UK two years after graduating to find a job, overturning former prime minster Theresa May's restrictive policies