Graduates moving abroad.

No. They expect you to have great academics and a lot of relevant experience. They are basically looking for a reason to reject you.

Mate, i just want to stop you there, do you actually think our votes count for anything. You're living in a dreamworld if you think politicians actually listen.

But you don't understand the competitive nature of AM/MC. You need to find the smallest companies and apply to them. The big ones won't take you if you're not a top uni grad. Go get a masters but moaning on here will get you nowhere. Those sectors are high in nepotism culture but it's not impossible to break in. Get a masters from Oxbridge and you'll have a good shot. Other than that, I'm not sure. The banks don't require specific AM experience tbh...

Oh right, so if i pay MORE money for another degree then maybe they will take me more seriously? Sorry, but i have lost my trust in the system. When i was applying for internships in university, they did not give me a chance. Now, the same.

Masters from Oxbridge? Requires a first. Apart from the MBA which costs £45k. Which also needs, yes, WORK EXPERIENCE!

I feel like I have been scammed into working and putting myself into debt for a RG2 Law degree in the false idea i would get a job at the end. I really regret just not being an absolute ******** in school instead of following rules like a chump. Sure, I would probably be working in some dead end job, except, i would not be in debt with no work at all!

I'm half way through an internship application with a big4 and I have no relevant experience. In fact, very few of the 4,000 grads they take on each year have any related experience whatsoever.

You're applying too high my friend

Law is a tough degree to sell tbh...it's so vocational that you don't do it unless you want to be a lawyer and when you don't you just come across as weak. whereas eng lit or history or even econ it's clear you didn't know what you wanted. Just go be a lawyer. Which firms are you aiming at may i ask?

Law is a tough degree to sell tbh...it's so vocational that you don't do it unless you want to be a lawyer and when you don't you just come across as weak. whereas eng lit or history or even econ it's clear you didn't know what you wanted. Just go be a lawyer. Which firms are you aiming at may i ask?

Wait, aren't you a graduate, are graduates even able to apply for internships? All they say is 'for penultimate year students'. And no, how am i applying too high? I am not exactly applying to Goldman Sachs. I am applying to the Big4 too and i got rejected from two.

So , are you saying that those STEM degrees are easier to sell?

And, I was told jaw was a useful degree and can open many doors beyond practicing as a lawyer, just like History or Economics.

Just curious on your thoughts

Oh and what stage are you in your education?


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So , are you saying that those STEM degrees are easier to sell?

And, I was told jaw was a useful degree and can open many doors beyond practicing as a lawyer, just like History or Economics.

Just curious on your thoughts

Oh and what stage are you in your education?


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How? I got the grades these schemes need. I did it because it was the most prestigious sounding degree. I hated the subject but it is a lot more rigorous than lit or history. You can't just label a degree like that, it is not media.

And no, it was not vocational at all, if employers think that then they're imbeciles.

2nd year undergrad.

I don't buy that, I think Law is tough to sell. It sets you on a road and to come off it just looks like you've given up. If I were an employer, I'd question someone's motive for studying law but not to pursue it.

Others will undoubtedly come and bash me tomorrow but I'm saying what I think. None of us are employers on here so we're all entitled to an opinion.

Law is a vocational degree. I didn't say it was weak in itself but to switch paths from Law to AM/MC is very hard to sell. It's like going from Writing Poetry to wanting to become an engineer. Employers will look at your app and say 'hmmm, how do you go from Law to AM/MC...'

What experience are they looking for? Would a job in retail meet their requirements? How much experience is actually needed to land a job at a multi-national. I'm starting Uni this year and don't have a job yet you see.

Because people can't be expected to know what they want to do for the rest of their lives from 17/18.

If what you're saying is correct then uni depts should just say, don't study for this course if you want a job other than a law related one... because employers won't like it.

But hey, we were sold lies.

Whats Mr Vain going to do about this situation?

a) move abroad and get a job
b) stay where he is and complain about the UK on TSR

my money is on b)

Most grad schemes ask for graduates from any dicipline.

It is just all a bunch of bull****. The problem is degrees, we are sold a product thinking it will get us somewhere. They are more than happy to take our money but not actually tell us the truth about the job market.

I wish I just started out from 18 after my A-Levels and tried to get a job back then. It would have saved me a lot of time, effort, and money.

So true, should start some rallies down in London.