12 May 2011

More graduates taking low-skill jobs

University leavers are increasingly taking non-graduate jobs, according to research. Six months after leaving university, about 40% of last year's graduates were "underemployed" in lower-skilled jobs, up from about 30% four years before. The research, published by the Association of Accounting Technicians, says new graduates have been among the worst hit by the economic downturn. A degree remains a "good investment", says a government spokesman. The research, carried out by the Centre for Economics and Business Research, forecasts a worsening jobs market for graduates who will leave this summer... read more

BBC News
May 11

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