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The Six Stages Of Graduates Unemployment
Young graduates, I feel your pain. I know how much unemployment hurts and I am here to break it down for you. This way, we can all start a support group for a generation that believed they could do whatever they wanted, and is now sitting at home staring at the telly, wondering if they … Continue reading
UK / The fit between graduate labour market supply and demand
In The fit between graduate labour market supply and demand, Gaby Atfield and Kate Purcell examine 3rd year UK undergraduate degree final year students’ perceptions of the skills they have to offer and the skills employers seek. Main findings As they approached the end of their undergraduate courses, over 80% of respondents believed that they have the skills employers are likely to be … Continue reading
US / College Degrees Matter
How Much Protection Does a College Degree Afford? Past research from Pew’s Economic Mobility Project has shown the power of a college education to both promote upward mobility and prevent downward mobility. In the wake of the Great Recession, however, many have questioned whether the advantageous market situation of college graduates has suffered under the pressure … Continue reading
University of Northampton pushes ‘employability skills’, only 4 % of its undergraduates unemployed
The University of Northampton is one of England’s younger universities: it only won the status in 2005. But it is also top of the league when it comes to getting its students into work. In 2010-11, six months after leaving the university, only 4 per cent of its former undergraduates were unemployed. Explaining its success, … Continue reading
Job Search Tool / Gradspring is for recent college graduates
College graduates have come to understand the stress and competitiveness of the job market all too well, and bridging the gap between college grads and companies has become a job in itself. Gradspring, an online job board and career resource for new graduates, might be the solution for students seeking post-graduation employment. More than 3,000 … Continue reading
California / College Grads Taking Low Paying Jobs rose by 60,000 from 2006 to 2011
The number of California college graduates working in low-paying jobs rose by 60,000 from 2006 to 2011 according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Throughout the state, 260,000 recent college grads under the age of 30 are working on the front lines of food service and retail industries where historically those jobs have gone to workers … Continue reading
China – Graduates willing to take less for first position
More than half of college students who will graduate next year are willing to accept a monthly salary of less than 4,000 yuan ($638), according to a survey released on Saturday. The survey, conducted by renren.com, a popular social networking website which launched its job-search service for graduates in July, ran from Aug 21 to … Continue reading
Only 18% of college grads had job offers by the end of April before graduation in 2011
Getting from college to a paycheck is a big worry for young adults; in 2011, only 18% of college grads had job offers by the end of April before graduation, according to the National Association of Colleges and Employers. That’s lending new appeal to a century-old college program long disdained by elite schools as “vocational … Continue reading
Social Media Job Hunting Tips for Recent Graduates
The day you officially don the cap and gown of graduation marks the start of a new journey into the “real world.” But, before you begin that job hunt, some proverbial “housekeeping” is in order to ensure that you put your best foot forward. College professors and mentors teach resume preparation and interview acumen, but … Continue reading
UK – Going to bad universities to study subjects no employers want – Martin Stephen
Dr Martin Stephen was High Master of St Paul’s from 2004 to 2011. He was previously High Master of Manchester Grammar School and headmaster of The Perse School. Surprised to hear that more than 20,000 graduates from the year of 2011 were still unemployed six months after they graduated? We shouldn’t be. This is a full-scale … Continue reading
UK – Unemployment falls for the over 65s , yet youth unemployment is now 21.9%
The latest unemployment figures show that the number of over 65s in work has risen by 52,000 to reach 929,000, the highest number since records began in 1992. Yet in the same period, youth unemployment has fallen by just 10,000. (It is now 21.9%, meaning over 1 in 5 under 24s is jobless.) In response … Continue reading
UK – Higher Education – The proportion of unemployed full-time first degree leavers reaches a high of 10% in 2008/09
In 2010/11 there were 224,045 full-time first degree graduates whose destinations were known, compared to 213,390 in 2009/10. In 2010/11, 63% (140,085) were in employment only and 9% (20,620) were assumed to be unemployed both showing no change since 2009/10. (See Table 1 and Chart 1.) In 2010/11, of the full-time first degree graduates whose … Continue reading
In The News | Canada – Employment and unemployment, A pledge for veterans, Layoffs, Cross-border shopping and Much More
Canada – After 2 months of large gains, employment was unchanged in May, and the unemployment rate remained at 7.3%. Following two months of large gains, employment was unchanged in May, and the unemployment rate remained at 7.3%. Compared with 12 months earlier, employment increased 1.2% or 203,000. Virtually all of this growth was in full-time work, up 192,000 (+1.4%). The total … Continue reading
In The News | Work-life Balance, Most Unemployed Have College Experience, RIM Layoffs: Up to 6,000, Germany to Lack 3 Million Skilled Workers by 2025 and Much More
Work-life balance: World’s 20 best cities – Rediff.com Business rediff.com – The biggest challenge for workers across the world is to find a perfect balance between work and life. Long work hours can impact health, jeopardise safety and increase stress among employees, acco… JobMarketMon Number of the Week: Most Unemployed Have College … Continue reading
In The News | George W. Bush’s record, Classes of 2001 vs. 1999, Global Recession, Blacks Unemployment, Layoffs, Grads and More
The Maddow Blog – A stroll down memory lane maddowblog.msnbc.msn.com – After Friday’s discouraging jobs report, there was increasing talk on the right about the benefits of George W. Bush’s record, as if the nation would be better off turning back the clock to 2008. A… JobMarketMon Classes of 2001 vs. 1999: What a Difference Two … Continue reading
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