If newspaper headlines are to believed "Class of 2008 head for home as the career ladder is pulled away" (The Times, 04.10.08), job prospects for graduates in 2008 were dreadful. If what has happened to the stock market since then is anything to go by, then prospects for graduates in 2009 are going to be even worse!
However, the same newspaper ran another graduate jobs story in mid September with the headline "The boom has burst but the job market for newcomers is still bucking the trend".
Confused? Given the conflicting headlines and the speed at which things are happening in the global economy at the moment that's understandable.
Confused? Given the conflicting headlines and the speed at which things are happening in the global economy at the moment that's understandable.
Should you be worried as well as confused? What is the truth when it comes to job prospects for graduates this year and should Class of 2009 be worried about what is going to happen to them? And what can you do to improve your prospects?
See full article by Carl Gilleard (Chief Executive of The Association of Graduate Recruiters - AGR)
