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In a job market that has become so much more fragile over the past year, it is those just starting out, with little or no experience to fall back on, that have really borne the brunt of the altered landscape. According to the Pew Research Center, 50 per cent of 18-to 23-year-olds reported that they or someone in their household have lost a job or taken a pay cut because of the pandemic. This was significantly higher than the shares of Millennials, Gen Xers and Baby Boomers who said the same. Given that the research was conducted in March 2020 it is likely that an even larger percentage of young people are now feeling the effects of a reduced income or loss of security. Meet & Engage wanted to further explore the impact that the crisis is having on emerging talent and to find out how some of the world’s leading companies, including Morgan Stanley, EY, Diageo and Accenture, are adapting their early careers recruitment programmes in response. The report we have published reveals some worrying trends, with graduates far less confident over their prospects, particularly women and candidates from ethnically diverse communities. But a silver lining is emerging from
