Monday 06 April 2026 5:55 am  |  Updated:  Friday 03 April 2026 2:01 pm

Will this year’s university cohort be able to get a job?

By: Rod Flavell

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At a time when many university students are revising for their final exams, data from the Office for National Statistics highlights a sharp slowdown in entry-level hiring, leaving this year’s cohort facing growing uncertainty about what awaits them after graduation, says Rod Flavell

With just three months to go before exams and the transition into working life, many students are realising the roles they have been working towards are changing faster than their degrees can keep up. 

AI is now embedded across almost every business to automate routine tasks such as administrative work and research, which, for many graduates, were the responsibilities they once relied on to get a foot in the door. Combined with the reality that fewer organisations are hiring, concerns about securing a........

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