DUBBED the “Corona Class of 2020”, this year’s cohort of varsity graduates are entering what economists have described as one of the worst global recessions in history.
In the United Kingdom (UK), the Institute of Student Employers, which represents some of the country’s largest employers, found that more than a quarter, or 27%, of businesses, are reducing the number of graduates they recruit this year, and 23% will cut apprenticeship and school leaver programmes.
