University graduates are shunning the graduate job market due to concerns about job prospects, according to business advisory firm Deloitte.

The UK Graduate Careers Survey of 16,357 graduates by market researchers High Fliers shows that a record 52% regarded prospects for new graduates as “very limited” - the highest figure since the survey started in 1995.

Sarah Shillingford, graduate recruitment Partner at Deloitte, says: “Too much anxiety about job prospects and debt can be damaging to students’ future prospects. We must help graduates avoid the ‘career paralysis’ trap, which is often triggered when fear sets in and inaction takes over.”

 “Our intake hasn’t changed significantly in the last few years. On 1 July our application process will open for 2010. We have vacancies for around a 1,000 graduates to join Deloitte. Successful applicants may also have the chance to work on some of the UK’s most exciting projects such as supporting the delivery of the London 2012 Games.”