Number of vacancies targeting graduates set to rise, report reveals

The number of graduate vacancies is set to rise by 11.9% in the coming year, the latest figures released by the Association of Graduate Recruiters (AGR) have been able to reveal.

The group’s annual survey found that 44.8% of employers had unfilled vacancies in 2013/14. Unfilled vacancies were highest in the IT/Telecoms sector, where 11.8% of graduate vacancies remained open. Employers cited students reneging on offers, or not being able to find the skills they needed as reasons for these vacancies staying open.

The survey also indicates that organisations are increasingly recruiting young people at school leaver level, as well as at graduate level. Almost three-quarters (72.7%) of respondents said they plan to offer school leaver recruitment programmes in 2014/15, up from 54.7% in 2012/13.

AGR chief executive Stephen Isherwood, said More employers engaging with the schools market is a good thing. It means businesses are thinking more holistically about their talent strategies. It also means a greater variety of opportunities for young people”.

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