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.
There are loads of different graduate roles available but the competition can be fierce: among a group of graduate employers surveyed in 2017, transport and logistics companies had the highest number of applications per vacancy (greater competition than for graduate
vacancies at investment banks and IT and telecoms businesses).
Not exact matches
More than a third of this year's
vacancies will be filled by applicants who have already worked as an intern or in work experience
at the employer, with City
investment banks expecting to fill three - quarters of graduate jobs with known applicants.