This report by Bright Network reveals the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic one year on, as a third of graduates experience cancelled job applications.
Over two-thirds of university graduates educated at state schools do not feel confident about securing a graduate role after leaving university, with a 13% salary expectation difference between private and state educated graduates
A quarter (23%) of all graduates cited economic factors as the primary obstacle, rising from just 6% during early 2020.
Confidence in securing a graduate role has plummeted amongst young people with a state-educated background since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, further increasing an existing gap with their privately educated peers.
Over two-thirds (68%) of university graduates educated at state school do not feel confident about securing a graduate role after leaving university, vs 58% of privately educated graduates – this has increased from 46% of state-educated graduates not feeling confident about securing a graduate role in 2019 vs. 40% of their privately educated peers for the same year.