The latest
High Fliers report, which surveys the top graduate employers in the UK, has revealed that three quarters of the graduate vacancies at investment banks are filled by those who have already completed an internship or some form of work experience with the company.
According to
a High Fliers report on the Graduate Market in 2016, recruiters were expecting to fill a third of full - time graduate positions with those who had already completed work experience.
On one side, you have
the High Fliers report talking about increased salaries and job vacancies.
But that doesn't mean desirable jobs are any easier to find: the 2017
High Fliers report found that the country's top employers have received 9 % more graduate job applications than in 2015 - 16.
Not exact matches
Martin Birchall, managing director of
High Fliers Research, concluded the
report saying: ``... in a highly competitive graduate job market, new graduates who have not had any work experience at all during their time at university have little hope of landing a well - paid job with a leading employer, irrespective of the academic results they achieve or the university they've attended.»
Always bear in mind that, for larger organisations recruiting graduates, one third of all their vacancies will be filled with people already known to them, according to a
High Fliers Research
report.
A 2013
report by
High Fliers Research concluded that college graduates without work experience have «little chance» of getting a job.
High Fliers» The Graduate Market in 2017
report has revealed that the most generous payers this year - from The Times Top 100 Graduate Employers - are investment banks, law firms and oil and energy companies.
Many of the companies surveyed in the AGR
report are also surveyed in
High Fliers, but with a broader base to draw on, the average salaries predicted are # 26,500.
See how this compares with leading graduate employers (featuring in The Times Top 100) in other professions by viewing
High Fliers» The Graduate Market in 2017
report.
With
High Fliers» The Graduate Market in 2017
report confirming that graduate recruiters continued to increase their use of social media during 2016/17, there are no excuses not to be well - connected - as you could end up losing out on opportunities.
According to a
report from
High Fliers Research, graduate recruitment at the top 100 companies is expected to increase by 4.3 % in 2017.