Some key points from the ISE’s annual Student Recruitment Survey (link further down this post):
- Employers found particular difficulties when filling IT/digital, engineering, and finance roles.
- A decade ago, 76 per cent of employers demanded applicants possess at least a 2:1, and 40 per cent asked for minimum A level grades. In 2023, the number of employers who set a 2.1 degree as a minimum application requirement has dropped to 44 per cent. For the first time this year, less than 1 in 10 employers (just 9 per cent) set minimum A level grade requirements.
- On average, employers received 86 applications per vacancy, up 23 per cent on last year.