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Lookers axing around 1,500 jobs and shutting car dealerships to slash costs

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Around 1,500 jobs are set to be axed and another 12 showrooms closed at struggling car dealership Lookers as the group announced plans to slash costs in the face of the coronavirus crisis and a tough car market. Lookers said it was launching redundancy consultations across all areas of the group, which are expected to see around 1,500 jobs go among its 8,100-strong workforce.

Essential 10 tips for graduates searching for a job during the global pandemic

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Although most of the world may be in various states of lockdown at present, the job market has certainly not been put on hold.

Some headlines will be a cause for concern in many graduates seeking employment during the global pandemic.

A recent YouGov survey published by Bright Network revealed the serious impact that the Coronavirus has had on students applying for graduate jobs

Huge rise in people claiming unemployment benefit. The claimant count in April went up by 856,500 to 2.1 million, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said

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It is "not obvious there will be an immediate bounceback" for the UK economy, once lockdown restrictions are eased, the chancellor has warned.

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