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University leavers are facing record levels of competition for jobs,
with more than 80 fighting for every position, research suggests.
Employers
are now receiving 83 applications on average for each job - almost
double the numbers of two years ago (49), and nearly treble compared to
three years ago (31), the bi-annual Association of Graduate Recruiters
(AGR) survey has found.
Candidates leaving university without at
least a 2:1 are likely to miss out, as almost three quarters of firms
say this is a minimum requirement.
The survey, which questioned
around 200 member firms, show that the numbers of graduate vacancies are
predicted to increase by 2.6% this year (for 2010/11) compared to
year-end figures for 2009/10. Two thirds (66.7%) of firms said they are
confident that they will fill all of their vacancies this year.
The
most job openings are in accountancy or professional services, offering
a fifth (20.6%) of predicted vacancies. A tenth (9.9%) of firms said
they have received more than 150 applications for every job.
And
one in eight (12.1%) are receiving between 101 and 150 applications per
job, up from one in 10 (10.5%) of employers who said the same thing last
year.
The survey revealed differences between job sectors in applications.
Investment
banks and fund managers received an average of 232.5 applications for
every opening, while for energy, water and utilities companies it was
187.8 applications. A fifth (20.2%) of companies said they are now using
online exercises to screen candidates, while just under half (45%)
conduct preliminary screenings by telephone.
More than a quarter
(26.4%) of employers said the quality of the applications they are
receiving is higher than it was last year. The poll also asked about
graduate salaries, and found that the average starting salary has
increased slightly to £25,500 - the first rise since 2008.
