No jobs for graduates
14 January 2009, 03:45 PM
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No jobs for graduates
On the basis that virtually everyone seems to go to 'University' are they really surprised.
I always thought the secret plan was give everyone 4 A levels and hide them away in further education...helps the jobless figures...
But they are out now looking for work.Where will you hide them Gordon? Should they all do a masters for a year?
I always thought the secret plan was give everyone 4 A levels and hide them away in further education...helps the jobless figures...
But they are out now looking for work.Where will you hide them Gordon? Should they all do a masters for a year?
14 January 2009, 03:56 PM
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Serves 'em right tbh. Waaaay too many people going to uni, doing useless Media studies degrees etc. It used to be the top 10% who'd go to uni, now they seem to let anybody in! 
14 January 2009, 04:00 PM
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Bizarre, i was going to cite media studies myself!! If i was an employer i'd be highly sceptical of all but the best degrees these days. A degree today isn't what it was a decade ago. And it certainly shouldn't be a guarantee of a cosy first job.
14 January 2009, 04:09 PM
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Well i'm doing an engineering degree, one of the more important ones, so when i graduate i should be fine 
I've just looked at the above website and found..
"Potentially funnier are the Stand-up Comedy courses offered by the University of Kent and the University of Salford. Peter Kay himself took this module while he was completing his HND at Salford."
If peter kay is anything to go by, anyone wanting to be a comedian should not do this course
Surf Science!?
The Rundown | Features - The UK's wackiest degrees
The Rundown | Features - The UK's wackiest degrees"Potentially funnier are the Stand-up Comedy courses offered by the University of Kent and the University of Salford. Peter Kay himself took this module while he was completing his HND at Salford."
If peter kay is anything to go by, anyone wanting to be a comedian should not do this course
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14 January 2009, 04:17 PM
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lol at Tel.
I said it before and I'll say it again.
I was raised to believe that there are 3 degrees worth having that will stand you in pretty good stead for work.
In no particular order:
Medicine
Law
Engineering
Everything else is pish
I said it before and I'll say it again.
I was raised to believe that there are 3 degrees worth having that will stand you in pretty good stead for work.
In no particular order:
Medicine
Law
Engineering
Everything else is pish
14 January 2009, 04:19 PM
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I am at University at the moment just completing my final year doing Business Computing and Multimedia and the future does look bleak for once I qualify
14 January 2009, 04:19 PM
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14 January 2009, 04:31 PM
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How far off am I to assume, you learn how to use the internet [homer]they have the internet on computers nowadays?[/homer] to input data about business?
I concur with Peanuts point about the big 3. I'll possibly add Science to it though and maybe langauges.
And everybody elses that a) Uni graduates generally can't wipe their own **** in my experience! and b) If you do a soft Degree, you've wasted all that time and money, and would have better earnings potential if you'd worked at Tescos and progressed from shelf stacker to manager. Plus you wouldn't have the £200K debt these students mange to run up in 4 years!
15 January 2009, 11:31 AM
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Not been much use to me though...
Just helped a nr Grad write his CV (landlords son!) and although I think he's now got a pretty useful document to use, it feels like equipping a soldier for the modern battlefield with a wooden spoon as a weapon.
Three years ago he would have got a job easily, now it's going to be VERY hard. And yes, he does (nearly) have a proper degree from a proper red brick Uni.
15 January 2009, 11:51 AM
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Get your facts right first
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Surf Science!? The Rundown | Features - The UK's wackiest degrees
The Rundown | Features - The UK's wackiest degreesAll Bay Window/Beetle owning long haired wannabees that ride longboards and smoke dope to look cool.
15 January 2009, 01:21 PM
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I agree with the three types of Degree worth having, but would also include Computer Science in that. There are several hundred jobs for anyone who has MSc/MPhil in this area at the minute.