Key takeaways

Here are four takeaways from the report, which reveals key insights into the evolving landscape of early career recruitment in the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia:

More than three-quarters of U.S. employers rated the job market for the Class of 2024 as "good" to "excellent," underscoring employer perception of the current market's strength.
In the U.S., fewer than 40% of employers reported that they are screening candidates by GPA this year. In the UK, 54% of employers expected to move to a recruitment approach that focuses on evaluating candidates based on their skills, rather than education or past work experience alone. And in Australia, only 30% of employers said they felt examination results were "very important" or "quite important" to assess during the selection process, down from 38% in 2022.
In the U.S., more than 40% of career services professionals reported using AI for work tasks over the last year. The UK, meanwhile, saw AI usage jump from 9% to 28% in 2023. On the other hand, Australian professionals reported significantly lower adoption of the technology, with just 16% of organizations currently using AI as part of their recruitment process.
Nearly 50% of all respondents expected most of their recruitment to be conducted fully online within the next five years, and they plan to increasingly automate the process of student recruitment.

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