We need more work ready graduate but with vital soft skills too
With employment at a record high of nearly 33 million in the UK, competition for jobs amongst graduates has increased significantly.
Whilst the number of graduate vacancies was the same as the number of available graduates in the workplace 20 years ago, it has been estimated that now there are over 80 applicants per job vacancy.
As a result, employers will take it as a given that graduates will…