Figures released from the Office for National Statistics have shown that more than a third (35.9%) of recent graduates who have found a job are doing 'low skilled' work, including being a postman,...
New rules will come into force within weeks to cut abuse of the student visa route and ensure that only the brightest and the best students can stay and work in the UK, Immigration Minister Damian...
A recent government commissioned review has warned that recruiting companies which only accept graduates who have achieved a minimum degree classification of 2:1 are running the risk of contravening...
16-18 year olds across the UK have confused views on studying for a degree, and where it can lead. The AAT have deduced that this is a result of school leavers lacking career guidance, which has...
It seems that the same story is set to continue when it comes to the graduate jobs market. In the context of this difficult economic climate, most companies are trying to restrict their costs and so...
From my personal experience at Bristol University I have noticed that students don't seem to be particularly aware of or at least do not take full advantage of an ideal facility for improving graduate...
A recent study has forecast graduate job vacancies for graduates to be down by 1.2% on last year. When I first came across this statistic it struck me as slightly odd.
When looking at the scary world of graduate jobs, it can be quite tempting sometimes to focus on the robotic tasks involved: go to university, get skills, complete work experience, graduate, secure...
Almost 353,500 students enrolled in postgraduate studies between 2009-10 (according to the Higher Education Careers Service Unit - Hecsu), demand for master's degrees is up by 7.4% and the number of...
With the recent hike in tuition fees, a considerable number of students have to make decisions about whether to go to university. In effect, they are doing a cost-benefit analysis to see whether it is...
The Ministry of Education released a notice on November 21st of this year indicating that if the graduate employment rate of a particular discipline is lower than 60% for two consecutive years, fewer...
Many British graduates are lacking in global competencies, a recent report suggests. As with many headlines encountered by recent or future graduates, this can appear at first glance to be an ominous...
A recent survey has showed that of the 679 graduates surveyed who had attended university, two thirds of those in a graduate job believed their degree played a very important part in them landing...
So you've recently graduated, or will do at some point next year, and the world of paid employment awaits you. This sounds like a warm and fuzzy proposition: you can probably picture yourself now, sat...
First piece of advice for anyone considering a postgraduate degree, be absolutely sure. A postgraduate degree is an extreme commitment and it is not something that you should be considering if you are...
A recent survey of some of the UK's largest graduate recruiters saw three in four of those polled claim that students are increasingly leaving university without the necessary skills to make a...
A friend of mine recently worked for my University, contacting recent graduates to find out what they were doing during the year after their graduation. Naturally, I enquired as to what those who like...
As universities in England have been hit by higher education funding cuts, students may be more and more dissuaded to go to university at all. Understandably, increasing numbers of students have been...
