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Recommendations come as a result of projects exploring issues including social mobility, the HEAR and graduate transition to the jobs market The Association of Graduate Recruiters (AGR) and the Association of Graduate Careers Advisory Service...

The Association of Graduate Recruiters (AGR) announces today (8 March 2013) that Stephen Isherwood will succeed Carl Gilleard as Chief Executive.  Stephen, who is currently Head of Graduate Recruitment at Ernst & Young (UK & Irelan...

The following infographic illustrates the key findings from the AGR Winter Survey 2013. The survey is based on the responses of 197 AGR members in the UK across over 20 sectors, which recruited 19,350 graduates in 2012. The full surve...

AGR survey also shows starting salaries predicted to rise Employers estimate 9% increase in graduate vacancies Average graduate starting salary predicted to rise to £26,500 Apprenticeship and school leaver programmes complementing...

Carl Gilleard, Chief Executive of the Association of Graduate Recruiters (AGR), responds to the latest Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) showing an increase in the number of students gaining First and Upper Second Class degree classifica...

The Association of Graduate Recruiters (AGR) has announced today (18 October 2012) that it has received funding from the Department for Business, Innovation & Skills (BIS) to carry out two projects, focussing on degree classification and soc...

On the eve of A-level results day, Carl Gilleard, Chief Executive of the Association of Graduate Recruiters, said: “A-level results day is highly anticipated by students and their families both as the culmination of two years’ work and as a gat...

“During the past decade we have seen the average number of applications per graduate vacancy rise by 150%, which has led to the 200 year old degree classification system become used more and more frequently by employers as an automatic cut-off poi...

The AGR is the recognised national voice for all employers involved in graduate recruitment, with 750 members from both the public and private sectors that, between them, offer a high proportion of graduate opportunities in the country. Over the p...

A new partnership between the Association of Graduate Recruiters (AGR) and leading careers organisation Push has been announced today (Tuesday 11 September) to help both students and employers by delivering careers education in schools. The par...

The winners of the 2012 Association of Graduate Recruiters (AGR) Awards were announced yesterday (Monday 9 July) at the association’s annual conference at the Celtic Manor Resort in Newport, South Wales. The Awards aim to champion best practice...

In the winter edition of its bi-annual survey (published Thursday 26 January), AGR members had predicted a 4% increase in graduate salary, to £26,000. New data in the summer edition reveals an even more positive picture, as recruiters exceeded the...

Carl Gilleard, Chief Executive of the Association of Graduate Recruiters, said: “The ONS Graduates in the labour market – 2012 shows an increase in the amount of graduates taking on ‘lower skills’ jobs, from 27% in 20...

Carl Gilleard, Chief Executive of the Association of Graduate Recruiters, said: “The statistics from the ONS’s Characteristics of Young Unemployed People survey clearly show that a degree remains a worthwhile investment, as the u...

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Graduates seeking work are being urged to develop ‘global employability skills’ to help them succeed in an increasingly competitive international marketplace. Multinational employers are looking for graduates who can bring something...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 18 October 2011 The Association of Graduate Recruiters (AGR) is delighted to announce it has appointed Claire Adams as its new Business Operations Manager. Claire joins the AGR from Nestlé UK, where she was a R...

On the eve of A-level results day, Carl Gilleard, Chief Executive of the Association of Graduate Recruiters, said: “The pressure on this year’s students is intense, fuelled by the hike in demand for places with the imminent rise...

• Grant Thornton wins Graduate Development Award • RBS picks up Best Employer Brand • Linklaters wins Graduate Integrated Marketing Campaign • Ernst & Young picks up Graduate Selection & Assessment Award &bull...

• Employers estimate 3% increase in graduate vacancies • Average graduate starting salary rises to £25,500 • Number of applications soar to an average of 83 per vacancy The number of graduates applying for each gra...