Average of 83 graduates chasing every job

Graduate vacancies and starting salaries are on the rise but university leavers face unprecedented competition for jobs, according to latest figures from the Association of Graduate Recruiters (AGR).The number of graduate vacancies are predicted to increase by 2.6 per cent this year, following a surge of 8.9 per cent in 2010, signalling a “sustained recovery of the graduate recruitment market,” said the AGR.