Early careers recruitment includes graduates, apprentices, trainees and any resourcing activity where candidates are at the initial stages of their career.
The youth economic inactivity rate continues to rise significantly, unlike other age groups, according to the ONS.
Workers in their early 20s are more likely to be not working due to ill health than those in their early 40s, says the Resolution Foundation.
The number of young people not in work, education or training at the end of 2023 increased, ONS reveals.
Three-quarters of young adults have been rejected from an entry-level job because they do not have enough work experience.
The Prince's Trust NatWest Youth Index 2024 finds that some young people are forced to turn down a job becasue of the upfront costs.
An innovative campaign to recruit volunteers to a youth homelessness charity has won Work of the Year at the 2024 RAD Awards. 1931.07
Three-quarters of Gen Z jobseekers who are LGBTQ+ say they are reluctant to join companies where they can’t be out at work.
Northern Trains has launched a recruitment drive for apprentices at five locations across the north of England.
BAE Systems is to recruit thousands more graduates and apprentices in 2024, in roles like electrical engineering, HR and project management.
Use of artificial intelligence triples in early careers hiring as employers continue to loosen graduate grade requirements.
Three in five young people are finding it increasingly difficult to get a new job without a connection, according to research.
New UK graduates are facing a tough jobs market, with annual graduate roles down -32.13% in September 2023.
Organisations are adapting their learning methods to better suit Gen Z, with some choosing to use more gamification, a survey has found.
Marks & Spencer said it would recruit 114 people to its scheme, compared with 29 this year.
The civil service is to employ 2,500 new tech recruits via apprenticeships and early careers programmes by June 2025.
