Mention on the Brexit thread re subsidising engineering degrees in the UK sounded like a good way to drive up our skills base and enlarge GDP. I did a bit of Googling and came across some nice research into what happens to UK engineering graduates - 13% found to be unemployed, not just working in other fields, unemployed in all fields. The research focused on the unemployed graduates (apparently, amongst academic circles, this was an innovative approach!).
Main factors in (engineering) graduate unemployment include -
* no work experience of any kind
* no extra-curricular activities
* graduates preference for employment close to home
* other sectors (e.g. finance) offering better pay
* inability to apply technical skills and knowledge in a business or workplace context
* graduates applying to insufficient employers and too late in degree course
* weak job applications, e.g. incorrect spellings, inadequate research into the company etc.
* poor preparation for interviews.
All these seem easy to resolve.
Factors found not to be significant -
* degree type (MEng / BEng
* lack of vacancies
Interesting research, might apply pretty well to other degree courses too: bearing in mind engineering is a highly applied science-based degree with strong expectations for employment in the relevant field post-graduation.
T2W regularly sees graduates researching trading as an alternative to their degree subject as a field. Any comments from this group?
Any engineering employers on the site? Any university staff?
See:
http://ift.tt/2fAVJPI
Main factors in (engineering) graduate unemployment include -
* no work experience of any kind
* no extra-curricular activities
* graduates preference for employment close to home
* other sectors (e.g. finance) offering better pay
* inability to apply technical skills and knowledge in a business or workplace context
* graduates applying to insufficient employers and too late in degree course
* weak job applications, e.g. incorrect spellings, inadequate research into the company etc.
* poor preparation for interviews.
All these seem easy to resolve.
Factors found not to be significant -
* degree type (MEng / BEng
* lack of vacancies
Interesting research, might apply pretty well to other degree courses too: bearing in mind engineering is a highly applied science-based degree with strong expectations for employment in the relevant field post-graduation.
T2W regularly sees graduates researching trading as an alternative to their degree subject as a field. Any comments from this group?
Any engineering employers on the site? Any university staff?
See:
http://ift.tt/2fAVJPI
Why graduates are unemployed
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