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Graduate Jobs
In this edition of Nice Work, Philippa Lamb asks what benefits a degree really offers.
In the last 20 years or so the number of students going into higher education has increased by more than 300%.
And now for the first time ever, there is evidence that the difference between graduate and non-graduate pay is narrowing. In fact, if you take into account fees and loss of earning while studying, some male arts graduates may actually be worse off than their non-graduate contemporaries.
Gone are the days when a degree was a guarantee of a top job. It's not unusual now to see recent graduates working in shops or call centres. So just what is considered to constitute a graduate job? Has it changed as the number of graduates has increased?
And why, when we have more people going to university than ever before, are some industries still claiming that there is a graduate skills shortage?
Guests
Mike Hill
HIGHER EDUCATION CAREER SERVICE UNIT
Professor Kate Purcell
Employment Studies Research Unit, Bristol Business School, University of the West of England
Marcia Roberts
Deputy Chief Executive, Recruitment & Employment Confederation
Professor Peter Sloanne
Swansea University Graduate Pay
Philip Whiteman
Chief Exec, SEMTA
Rebecca Clake
Chartered Institute for Personnel Development
Julia Gaimster
Head, Fashion Retail Academy
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