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Graduates

Employers can use XpertHR to assess graduate recruitment and starting salaries. Find out about the general state of the graduate labour market and whether there is growth or decline in graduate vacancies and graduate starting salaries. We reveal how employers go about attracting the best candidates and the selection methods used.


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    Microsoft, PwC and Barclays back graduate internship scheme

    by Louisa Peacock 12 Jan 2009
    by Louisa Peacock 12 Jan 2009

    A government-backed scheme to introduce graduate internships has been backed by several high-profile employers.Banking giant Barclays, global IT firm Microsoft...

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    Echelon helps Festival Housing Group do more than win a major award

    by Personnel Today 16 Dec 2008
    by Personnel Today 16 Dec 2008

    Festival Housing Group (FHG), the West Midlands-based housing association, has won a UK Housing Award – in the ‘Developing Skills...

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    Graduates abandon degree topics in bid for job security

    by Mike Berry 13 Nov 2008
    by Mike Berry 13 Nov 2008

    Half of graduates and students plan to look for work unrelated to their degree discipline to ensure they get a...

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    Employers and universities urged to co-operate to improve competitiveness

    by Personnel Today 3 Nov 2008
    by Personnel Today 3 Nov 2008

    Collaboration between employers and universities could help the UK to maintain its competitive edge, according to a CBI report.The CBI’s...

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    • Recruitment & retention

    Generation Y turn backs on banking and finance jobs

    by Personnel Today 29 Oct 2008
    by Personnel Today 29 Oct 2008

    Students and graduates are losing confidence in the once resilient banking and finance sector, according to Milkround.The credit crunch and...

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    GradU8.com goes live

    by Personnel Today 29 Oct 2008
    by Personnel Today 29 Oct 2008

    GradU8.com, the latest virtual graduate recruitment event from totaljobs.com, goes LIVE today with over 50 of the UK’s biggest graduate...

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    Graduate applications double per vacancy since 2007

    by Personnel Today 29 Oct 2008
    by Personnel Today 29 Oct 2008

    This year’s grads face stiff competition in the job market as applications for graduate programmes and traineeships flood in for...

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    Graduate starting salaries increase by just 2% in a year

    by Nadia Williams 24 Oct 2008
    by Nadia Williams 24 Oct 2008

    Starting salaries for graduates have only increased by a median of 2% in the past year to £23,000, according to...

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    Gradcracker reports excellent first year

    by Personnel Today 22 Oct 2008
    by Personnel Today 22 Oct 2008

    Gradcracker, the graduate recruitment website exclusively for engineering students, has had a storming first year. Nearly 100 of the UKʼs...

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    Graduates shun the City in search of ‘safer’ jobs

    by Nadia Williams 17 Oct 2008
    by Nadia Williams 17 Oct 2008

    New graduates are giving employment in the financial sector a wide berth in search of ‘safer jobs’ they believe have...

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    University graduate takes 51 interviews to get a job

    by Greg Pitcher 13 Oct 2008
    by Greg Pitcher 13 Oct 2008

    An unlucky university graduate has finally secured a job – on her 51st interview.
    Holly Stagg left Sussex University with...

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    Reed survey finds there are not enough jobs for graduates

    by Personnel Today 8 Oct 2008
    by Personnel Today 8 Oct 2008

    A survey commissioned by reed.co.uk has discovered over half of the recent class of graduates are ‘concerned’ with finding a...

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    Graduates shun financial sector in search of ‘safer’ jobs

    by Louisa Peacock 7 Oct 2008
    by Louisa Peacock 7 Oct 2008

    New graduates are shunning careers in the financial sector and opting for ‘safer’ jobs in the marketing, media and creative...

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    Co-op graduate applicant numbers double in wake of course redesign

    by Louisa Peacock 3 Oct 2008
    by Louisa Peacock 3 Oct 2008

    Applications to the Co-operative Group’s graduate recruitment programme have more than doubled since it was redesigned to be more inclusive...

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    Introducing the future of graduate recruitment with Milkround

    by Personnel Today 1 Oct 2008
    by Personnel Today 1 Oct 2008

    The number one UK graduate recruitment website Milkround.com is striding ahead of rivals as it unveils a radical redesign to...

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