Recession hits graduate recruitment

Although private-sector graduate recruitment is forecast to rise by just 2% overall this year, there are big variations from business to business.

According to Incomes Data Services' (IDS) Executive Compensation Review, the increase is driven up by an expected 11.8% rise in service sectors such as supermarkets, rail and IT.

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Graduate salaries hit by recession

Salary rises for graduates will average just 0.5% this year, the lowest for a decade, according to pay analysts Incomes Data Services (IDS).

It reports that those starting work in the next few months will receive an average £24,500 as salaries "hit a wall" amid the worsening recession.

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