The Graduate Market in 2015
Graduate Applications Received in 2014-2015 A third of Britain’s top employers have seen an increase in the number of graduate applications they received in the early part of the 2014-2015 recruitment round, compared with the same period last year (see Chart 5.10 ). Twelve organisations from several different industries and business sectors said that their graduate application levels had risen by more than 25%, a very significant year-on-year increase. A further twenty-three employers reported more modest increases. By contrast, eighteen employers have seen their graduate applications fall by more than 10% this year. These results equate to an average rise in graduate applications of 6%, compared with last year’s recruitment round. Applications rose by 9% in the early stages of the 2013-2014 recruitment season, by 7% in 2012-2013 and by a record 19% in 2011-2012. Employers reporting the biggest increases in applications in 2014-2015 are at the investment banks, public sector employers, accounting & professional services firms and consumer goods companies, where graduate applications have increase by at least 10% compared with a year ago (see Chart 5.9 ). Chart 5.9 Number of Applications to Employers in 2014-2015, by Sector or Industry
Up 16%
Investment banking
Up 15%
Public sector
Up 13%
Accounting & professional services
Up 10%
Consumer goods
Up 9%
Consulting
Up 9%
Media
Up 8%
Retail
Up 1%
Oil & energy
Up 1%
Law
Engineering & industrial NO CHANGE
IT & telecommunications NO CHANGE
Down 9%
Banking & finance
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20
30
-20
-10
10
Average percentage change in graduate applications in 2014-2015, compared with 2013-2014
Source - The Graduate Market in 2015
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