Training is the key to retaining graduates, according to survey from TMP Worldwide and TARGETjobs.

The survey shows that 43% of graduates who are in their first or second job say they would look to change jobs as soon as the economy recovers.

Almost all respondents said that the amount of investment in their skills would affect their decision whether or not to move on, while 90% of graudates think that organisations that continue to invest in their people will emerge from the recession stronger.
 
Neil Harrison, head of research and planning at TMP Worldwide, says: “The message from graduates is really quite clear - employers that fail to invest in training programmes risk losing the new recruits that they took significant time and effort to recruit and train.  

“For now, companies might be hanging on to graduate staff because there are limited opportunities for them to move on but there is no doubt that these graduates will be off just as quick as you can say ‘green shoots’ unless they can see that the company is developing their skills and therefore their career prospects.”