Almost half of all graduate vacancies are in the capital according to the annual research from the Association for Graduate Recruiters.

44.2% of all jobs for graduates could be found in London, whilst just under 10% came from the South East. The rest of the UK offered the remaining positions.

Worst for jobs were Wales (2.2%) and Northern …

A talented young graduate is one of just two finalists in a national competition, searching for the face of entrepreneurship for 2011.

Kerry Judson, 24, from Marsden, South Shields, who studied Fine Art at the University of Chester, was chosen out of hundreds of applications to be in the final of the ‘If We Can You Can’ challenge.
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As the IT job market continues to boom FDM Group calls for 100 new candidates to join its graduate training programme in Manchester.
 
According to student and graduate recruitment research company High Fliers’ investigations into graduate opportunities in 2011, the most common graduate vacancies will be for IT and Finance roles.
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The latest figures released by the Office for National Statistics show a worrying trend for youth unemployment in the UK.
 
The ONS revealed that the jobless rate amongst young people (16 to 24 year olds) stands at 20% with the trend in unemployment likely to rise and reach the one million mark.
 
Also, research released by the Pr…

The graduate job market is increasingly competitive with six out of 10 of graduates from the last three years failing to find a job, according to talent management provider SHL.

Polling 1,000 recent graduates and 350 graduate recruiters, their survey also found that 40% would not have gone to university if they had to pay 9K fees each year.
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PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) have announced that the spring intake for its graduate scheme has been its highest ever.

209 university leavers were employed by the financial services firm in April.

However, demand was even higher than this with the firm receiving 30 applications for every single graduate vacancy it advertised.

The reco…