Case study: Sharing graduate recruitment in the charity sector

Two major charities have collaborated to create an attractive graduate programme for young talent

Why students don’t drink red wine...

...and what this shows about levels of understanding about grads among recruiters and HR

Why graduates are turning down top consultancy jobs for start-ups

?Why do top graduates turn down jobs at large strategy consultancies to work for start-ups?

Ban unpaid internships to boost social mobility, say MPs

Young people will miss out on top jobs unless employers take socioeconomic factors into account

Employers failing to fill graduate vacancies

Overall, 5.4% of vacancies went unfilled last year. Of the offers that were made to candidates 7.1% were reneged

Only 20% of students expect to secure dream job

The financial crisis, Brexit, and global politics have taken their toll on Gen Z students' job expectations

Socio-economics are part of diversity, says KPMG

KPMG claims to be the first to collect and publish comprehensive data analysing the socio-economic profiles of employees

Government must end ‘conveyor belt’ approach to university

For a wide range of occupations alternative vocational routes are both possible and less costly, says the CIPD

Harness the new skills of MBA graduates or risk losing them

Most MBA graduates want to progress with their current employer, but many feel confident to go it alone

Graduate job market shrinks for first time in four years

Brexit, the apprenticeship levy and more diverse recruitment processes were cited as significant factors

Graduates want application and interview feedback

Many graduates experienced delayed, poor quality or no communication from employers

Female graduates more likely to land grad scheme position

Though fewer female graduates apply to graduate schemes, they represent nearly half of grad scheme hires