Graduate recruitment on the rise in Scotland
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Scotland is seeing a rise in graduate recruitment but businesses have warned over the quality of careers guidance and university leavers’ readiness for the world of work, a new survey carried out by the CBI has found.
The 2016 CBI/Pearson Education and Skills Survey by Pearson College London found that 42 per cent of businesses in Scotland increased graduate recruitment in the past year, well above a UK average of 29 per cent.
This is up from 25 per cent in 2015.
However, many businesses report worrying weaknesses in graduates’ general readiness for employment, with 31 per cent reporting shortcoming in self-management and resilience, 36 per cent reporting a lack of relevant work experience, and 44 per cent not satisfied with graduates’ levels of business and customer awareness.
Businesses in Scotland overwhelmingly (95 per cent) said they believe the quality of careers advice young people receive is not good enough to help them make informed decisions about future career options.
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