Job prospects boosted by a second degree
September 4, 2009
A study conducted by the Higher Education Statistics Agency has followed the careers of 41,400 graduates since leaving university. The study started in 2005 and followed the paths taken by the graduates up until last November.
The research showed that at some point after graduation 11.7% had been unemployed and 43% had worked in non-graduate jobs like stacking supermarket shelves or serving drinks in a pub.
By the end of the study the figures showed that just 2.6% of the graduates were unemployed. However, 19% had never worked in a position that required them to have a degree.
The study also showed that those with a postgraduate degree were more likely to find themselves in a job that required them to have graduated university. 85% of those with a postgraduate qualification were in degree level jobs as opposed to 56% who left university with only a bachelor’s degree.
Figures suggest that the subject studied also had an effect in whether or not graduates found employment. Those who had studied subjects like medicine, engineering and dentistry were far more likely to be in employment than those who had studied subjects such as art and media studies.
The statistics used in the study were collected before the recession and experts predict that times will be even tougher for the class of 2009.
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