"The number of graduates applying for each job has doubled since 2009, as three successive years of university leavers struggle with an over-saturated market.

"Figures out today reveal that although the number of available jobs is slowly increasing, the largest employers now receive an average of 83 CVs for each single vacancy, with some top companies inundated by as many as 150 applications per job.

"Following two years of economic hardship employers can choose from a much larger pool of graduates, many of whom have missed out during previous hiring windows."

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