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The Early Careers Survey 2024 finds that apprentices have higher levels of certainty about their career plans and greater readiness for work - while often turning to industry professionals for advice tinyurl.com/46f49hwk

🚨 New article from me on Wonkhe exploring the role of universities as catalysts for economic development and the pivotal role careers services play in external engagement! wonkhe.com/blogs/your-uni…

'Alongside the experience and skills development that apprentices benefit from, their exposure to industry professionals (i.e. work colleagues) is an invaluable part of the experience.' tinyurl.com/46f49hwk

Recent research finds that trans and non-binary students are much less likely to enter paid work after they graduate, with just 58% doing so, compared with 70% of their peers. tinyurl.com/yhr6h759

Dr Bob Gilworth and Dave Stanbury explain the impact of reconceptualising an institutional career development model on increasing the understanding and impact of Career Readiness data tinyurl.com/yntawmuk

The Early Careers Survey 2024 explores the characteristics and motivations of career changers as well as the impact that careers professionals can have on this group tinyurl.com/mt67224u

A large majority of commuter students believe that the cost of living crisis has an impact on their career decision-making in the month after graduation and is among the biggest influences on their career position six months later tinyurl.com/5n7vrc3a

Charlie Ball looks at the latest reports and data on the UK's graduate labour market, including an examination of job creation dynamics and an analysis of how businesses are using AI tinyurl.com/mpve6j7m

Prospects Luminate surveyed students and graduates to discover what aspects of a career in sales they find appealing - and which are off-putting tinyurl.com/28mdt2xd

Charlie Ball looks at the latest reports and data on the UK's graduate labour market, including an examination of job creation dynamics and an analysis of how businesses are using AI tinyurl.com/mpve6j7m

A Prospects Luminate survey explores what attracts graduates to a career in sales, as well as what puts them off the industry. tinyurl.com/28mdt2xd

The Early Careers Survey 2024 explores the characteristics and motivations of career changers as well as the impact that careers professionals can have on this group tinyurl.com/mt67224u

Charlie Ball rounds up the latest data on the economy and labour market, and highlights a report that shows how Ireland shares many of the same challenges as the UK tinyurl.com/mu6aksy6

Welcome to Prospects Luminate's monthly round-up of news, insights and data in careers and employability, graduate recruitment and the labour market tinyurl.com/bdz3mwns

The University of Exeter's Global Leaders Experience programme provides opportunities for students to gain intercultural experiences to enhance their employability, with priority given to those from a widening participation background tinyurl.com/3n7xd8pj

Students appear to be more confident than graduates about workplace rights and discussing wellbeing issues, with graduates less comfortable raising topics such as mental health, disability or additional needs, research shows tinyurl.com/3khb3swz

Philippa Fairfax, employability adviser at Sheffield Hallam University, demonstrates the benefits of ringfencing a mentoring programme for penultimate year students… tinyurl.com/44uh894u

"Businesses reported that confidence in making hiring and investment decisions for their own firm saw a substantial increase by 12pts to a balance of +16 in the three months to June..." tinyurl.com/mu6aksy6