I was interested in the recent survye showing a quarter of university leavers are confident that they will find a graduate job this year despite an increase in competition in all sectors.


More than half of last year's graduates are considering applying for jobs that require a degree this year and will be in direct competition with the two-thirds of 2010 graduates also applying, figures collected by recruitment firm Alexander Mann Solutions showed.

Spirits remain high among graduates with some 26 per cent claiming they felt positive they would find a position this year.

A similar figure (24 per cent) of 2009 graduates said they were currently - or had previously - been working in a degree-level capacity since leaving university.

Clodagh Bannigan, head of client services at the firm, said: "Businesses looking to hire graduates need to ensure that they have the processes and scalability in place to deal with the high volume of applications, without compromising on the human touch that is essential when looking to attract the best young talent.

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