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Graduate influx addressed at AGR annual conference

How HR teams will cope with the expected sharp rise in the number of graduates over the next few years was the central theme of the Association of Graduate Recruiters'(AGR) 31st annual conference in Wales earlier this month.

Latest figures from the University and College Admissions Service show that 450,147 people applied to UK higher education institutions for entry this autumn, a rise of 2.9 per cent on last year.