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Fewer NEETs in second quarter, graduate placement firms are told

The number of young Britons not in education, employment or training (NEET) has fallen, companies which operate graduate schemes have been informed.

According to the latest figures from the Department for Education (DfE), 16. read more...

Scots struggling to secure graduate opportunities

The number of Scottish university leavers out of work as they attempt to secure a graduate placement increased last year, it has been suggested. read more...

Top-earning graduate scheme members 'may face extra levy'

Britons who progress to the highest-earning graduate placements could face a 20 per cent levy on top of their tuition fees, it has been suggested. read more...

Future graduate placement candidates 'need support' to manage debts

The UK's graduate scheme hunters of the future need better advice when they are considering which universities to apply for, it has been suggested.

Tanya de Grunwald, founder of graduate career advice website GraduateFog.co. read more...

Kia to offer graduate opportunities

The British arm of a major South Korean car manufacturer is set to launch a graduate scheme, it was confirmed today (August 13th). read more...

First Derivatives welcomes 50 new starters on graduate placements

Fifty young Britons looking for graduate opportunities are celebrating this week after landing jobs with a software firm in Northern Ireland. read more...

Yorkshire firm aiming to manage local graduate placements

A recruitment expert has moved back to his roots in Yorkshire to help university leavers secure graduate jobs in the region.

Martin Edmondson spent six years working in London but decided to return to the north-west to take up the reins at Graduates Yorkshire, the Telegraph and Argus reports. read more...

Universities 'need reassurance' about public sector cuts

Universities need the support of the government to ensure that they can continue to provide top-class facilities for the graduates of the future.

That is the view of Pam Tatlow, chief executive of million+, who suggested that the coalition's failure to provide guarantees against institutions collapsing is "troubling". read more...

Private sector 'cannot absorb' rapid public sector job cuts

The private sector will struggle to take the brunt of public sector job cuts if they occur too quickly, according to one employment expert. read more...

Attire is key to interview success, female graduates are told

Female graduates can give themselves a major boost for a job interview by wearing the right clothes, it has been suggested.

In a recent poll conducted by Clothes Show London, the vast majority (89 per cent) of women said they wanted their companies to relax office attire rules during the summer. read more...