Graduate jobs 'will become more available'

It will become easier for the UK's graduates to find jobs in the near future, according to one expert.

Dan Hawes, co-founder of the Graduate Recruitment Bureau, said the economy will "slowly creep" out of the downturn and this will in turn create even more opportunities for sales jobs and other roles.

He noted that graduates need to take "a much broader approach" to finding work and also plan a lot earlier so they make the most of their time at university to become more employable.

"Things are changing and students will react to what has been happening. Their older brothers and sisters will have found it tough so when they start university, they are going to think: 'I must make the most of this'," Mr Hawes added.

It comes after recent research carried out by the Higher Education Careers Services Unit found the number of graduates in the UK who are out of work has fallen for the first time since the start of the recession.

The report, entitled What Do Graduates Do?, found that 69.7 per cent of people who graduated in 2010 are now in employment – a 7.9 per cent increase on 2009 graduates.

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Posted by Richard Esquilant  

Filed: 29-11-2011