Based on XpertHR’s 2014 research into Graduate recruitment and starting salaries found that:
- The median Graduate starting salary was £23,500 for 2014/2015.
- The median increase in Graduate starting salary levels from a year earlier was nil.
- Four-fifths of employers were recruiting Graduates in 2014/2015, with engineering specialists the most sought after.
- The most commonly used method for finding Graduate candidates was the organisation’s own corporate website while the traditional first interview was the most common selection method.
- Half of employers say poor quality of Graduate applicants was the main problem they have experienced with Graduate recruitment.