Graduate Jobs Newsroom

Graduate job employers told to put skills over appearance

Employers should not make assumptions about the capabilities of a graduate job hunter based on their appearance and should instead focus on the skills and abilities listed on their CVs, it has been stated. read more...

Small businesses failing disabled graduates

Disabled university alumni hoping to find a graduate job at a small or medium enterprise (SME) may not be getting the help they need because employers are not concerned enough. read more...

Graduate recruitment 'more diverse than general standards'

Employers offering graduate jobs are committing to diversity at a much greater level than those looking for older candidates. read more...

Diversity to improve among graduate law jobs?

A new scheme is to encourage young people from all backgrounds to think about setting themselves up for a graduate job in law.

The Pathways to Law initiative, organised by the College of Law in Bristol alongside the Sutton Trust, will give advice to disadvantaged students who may think that the sector is not one they have access to. read more...

Public 'want to end' salary gender gap

A new poll has shown today (October 30th) that 85 per cent of the British public are behind calls for employers, including those offering graduate jobs, to ensure they are paying men and women equally. read more...

Graduate job opportunities 'should include diverse backgrounds'

Young people with disadvantaged backgrounds should be given equal opportunity to attend university and take up graduate jobs, it has been said. read more...

London has highest concentration of graduates, study shows

New research into the diversity of UK graduates has shown that London has the highest proportion of people with access to university education. read more...

New job legislation positive for disadvantaged graduates

A new bill due to be passed next spring will fast-track university leavers with disadvantaged backgrounds into graduate jobs. read more...

Diversity a priority for graduate recruiters

Employers looking to recruit the best of this year's graduates will show up to the eighth annual Ethnic Diversity Fair at Manchester University next month. read more...

Pearson's battles graduate job discrimination

One firm has said it is taking positive action to make sure more women and people from ethnic backgrounds secure graduate jobs.

A new Observer-commissioned report put media-based client company Pearson's at the top of a list of employers which are promoting equal opportunities in the graduate job world. read more...