HESA report only 59% of students who graduated between Dec ’23 and Nov ’24 were in full time employment by Jul ’25 LinkedIn states that one in five Gen Z workers haven’t had a single conversation with someone over 50 in their workplace in the last year According to the FT 47% of top employers have reduced their graduate intake vs prior year numbers Association for Talent Development suggest skills gaps are at a breaking point and we should not underestimate “soft skills” Each graduate role receives more than 140 applications, according to the Institute of Student Employers 84% of employees and managers believe new employees must possess soft skills and demonstrate them in the hiring process according to Forbes Analysis reported by the BBC states over 700,000 graduates are out of work and claiming benefits