Students due to graduate this year are not optimistic about their chances of securing a graduate job, according to research. Research by High Fliers highlights that only just over a third of students think they will find a graduate job. The study also revealed that the number of students leaving education with a definite job offer has fallen by a third compared with last year. Concerns do not only surround finding employment, with half of those questioned revealing that they are worried they will have job offers withdrawn before they begin work. Managing director of High Fliers Research Martin Birchall commented: "Students are all too aware that a significant number of employers have cut their graduate recruitment programmes this year or are delaying taking on new trainees until the economic situation improves." Rather than starting the graduate recruitment process a number of students (26 per cent) are planning to remain in education, while 17 per cent are taking time off and eight per cent will undertake voluntary work. Recent research by Community Service Volunteers showed that people think volunteering will improve their employability.
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