We recently wrote a guest post for Postgraduate Search, and you definitely need to read it. Check out the preview here, and the full article is below.
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It's generally agreed that higher educational levels correlate with better career prospects, but compared to a bachelor's degree, will your postgraduate study increase your employability? Lizzi Hart of the Graduate Recruitment Bureau runs through 5 ways a master's degree could make you more employable?
Well, it Depends...
Firstly, it's worth looking at how specialist the master's course you have chosen to study is. If the course is fairly broad, then it's less likely that the extra year of study will heavily increase your chances of finding a job (but this isn't a bad thing). However, if you have chosen a specialist field of study, then you both narrow your options and increase your chances. For example, an employer looking for a Chemical Engineer will look favourably upon a master's course of the same remit, yet if you do not 'use' this qualification, an employer will want to pry into why you did not follow the associated career path. However, a publishing company might not see a History master's degree as a deal-breaker, but it's still a great accomplishment, and reflects well upon your abilities.
1. Statistically, You Could Be More Employable
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