Graduates Yorkshire, which is the leading online resource for graduate recruitment in the region, has called on Matthias Feist, Head of Careers and Business Relations at Regent's College to lead the debate.

He is joined by Joanna Lumb, Corporate Development Manager, Global Talent Centre at Leeds University Business School, and members of the Graduates Yorkshire team.

Hosted at the Graduates Yorkshire blog (graduatesyorkshire.co.uk/graduates/blog) on Tuesday, July 27 between 1 and 3pm the discussion will consider how graduates should be using social media while looking for employment.  The debate can also be followed on Twitter under the hashtag #gydebate.

It will also consider questions regarding the digital footprint graduates are leaving on the internet and how this can impact on their career prospects and how careless comments on Facebook or Twitter can affect their employability.

Rhiannon Hughes, Marketing Officer at Graduates Yorkshire, said: "At Graduates Yorkshire we are always looking at new ways of talking to our key audience whether they be graduates or employers and an online debate is an excellent way of communicating with them and debating this crucial issue.

"Anyone is free to join the debate and talk about their experiences as graduates searching for a job or as employers seeking to engage graduate recruits."

Graduates Yorkshire was established seven years ago with the support of Yorkshire Universities to close the - knowledge gap - between the region’s universities and its business community by matching graduates with companies looking to make best use of that talent.

Despite Yorkshire having one of the largest Higher Education economies of any region, generating £3 billion of output, the percentage of graduates employed in key public and private organisations in Yorkshire is among the lowest in the UK.