A third of graduates have been looking for work for more than six months, often applying for over 100 jobs, according to research.
A study among 300 graduates by jobs website totaljobs.com also revealed that one in four of those who wrote more than 100 applications was not offered a single interview.
The difficulty in finding work has led to lower wage expectations, with today's graduates expecting to earn less than £20,000 a year.
Mike Fetters of totaljobs.com said: "Overall, the picture for graduates is tough, but there are signs of improvement. We are seeing some growth in the number of job available.
"This is little comfort, however, for those that took the advice of successive governments and invested in their education only to find themselves forced through necessity to claim the dole and fail to be invited to a single interview."
Source: The Press Association, Thursday 26th April 2012
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