Survey showing 40% of graduates jobseeking for six months hides more complex picture
18 February 2014
Around 40% of graduates are looking for work six months after finishing their studies and 25% are still searching a year on, according to new research from totaljobs.com.
Tue, 18 Feb 2014
Around 40% of graduates are looking for work six months after finishing their studies and 25% are still searching a year on, according to new research from totaljobs.com.
The barometer data from Q4 2013 revealed a third of graduates apply for more than 20 jobs a month. However, one in six graduates applies for fewer than five jobs a month.
Four in 10 (44%) of graduates surveyed say they regret not studying something more vocational.
Mike Fetters, graduate director of totaljobs.com, says: “School leavers need to think more carefully about which route to employment is best for them as some may be more suited to an apprenticeship scheme.”
Dan Hawes, co-founder of Graduate Recruitment Bureau, a firm that specialises in finding graduates work, tells Recruiter that the situation is not “as black and white” as the 40% figure suggest.
“Every graduate is at a different stage, and there are a host of reasons why they delay their job search; not everyone enters the job market straight away,” says Hawes.
For example, he adds, some may have gone travelling, some may be temping while they search for something else and some may be going on to do further study.
Around 40% of graduates are looking for work six months after finishing their studies and 25% are still searching a year on, according to new research from totaljobs.com.
The barometer data from Q4 2013 revealed a third of graduates apply for more than 20 jobs a month. However, one in six graduates applies for fewer than five jobs a month.
Four in 10 (44%) of graduates surveyed say they regret not studying something more vocational.
Mike Fetters, graduate director of totaljobs.com, says: “School leavers need to think more carefully about which route to employment is best for them as some may be more suited to an apprenticeship scheme.”
Dan Hawes, co-founder of Graduate Recruitment Bureau, a firm that specialises in finding graduates work, tells Recruiter that the situation is not “as black and white” as the 40% figure suggest.
“Every graduate is at a different stage, and there are a host of reasons why they delay their job search; not everyone enters the job market straight away,” says Hawes.
For example, he adds, some may have gone travelling, some may be temping while they search for something else and some may be going on to do further study.
