Was employability a relevant factor when you chose your degree?

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Yes, reputation was a factor. I was going to go to my current insurance before I found out my current firm is a better university reputation wise for the field of work I'd like to go into.

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Bill_Gates

Male/Female ratio is more important than dying to be a drone for a corporation.

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hollieeilloh

Yeah of course, I'm one of those boring people that question why you'd study agree if employment seemed unlikely at the end. Or you could just yolo it and hope for the best... :colone:

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tengentoppa

Obviously, and I think it would be for many people. Imagine spending £27000 and 3 years of your life doing something and then ending up on the dole with nothing to show for it.

Reply 5

C=N-R

Yep employability was a relevant factor.

Reply 6

Xotol

Original post by Bill_Gates

Male/Female ratio is more important than dying to be a drone for a corporation.

You're allowed to meet & **** people from different courses

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ElChapo

Original post by Abdul-Karim

Yes, reputation was a factor. I was going to go to my current insurance before I found out my current firm is a better university reputation wise for the field of work I'd like to go into.

Did you read the title right, because I don't understand your response

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Reply 8

Joshale

Yes and no, I don't go OTT on it because it's what you make of your degree and how you get a good job.

Degree can only get you so far.

Reply 9

shaunthing

Absolutely. However don't kid yourself, having a degree from a top university doesn't mean much these days. As long as you have at least a 2:1 in a relevant subject with a good CV from a respectable university it's anybodys game. Any employer that looks at nothing more than where you went to university quite frankly isn't worth working for as that is no way to run an organisation.

I know a lot of people that have graduated from top 5 universities in respectable courses and are struggling to find secure employment because they don't have any experience / CV boosting stuff.

Ultimately, work hard (ish :P), get involved in worthwhile activities and get decent work experience. Contrary to popular belief, most employers don't want an arrogant knob head that thinks they are 'it' just because they did their degree at a university with slightly higher requirements.

EDIT: I should add that your personality and first impression that you give goes a long way.

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gr8wizard10

Original post by ElChapo

Did you read the title right, because I don't understand your response

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Simple answer.. yes

Long answer.. I changed my mind as to which university I'm going to because of it

Reply 11

Ronove

Absolutely. Not for my first course, which I spent four years on (languages) - I did it because they fascinated me and I don't regret doing it for a second. But I'm due to start Medicine in January and job security (and good pay) was absolutely a huge part of why I became so set on it.

Reply 12

imjustrach

Yes and no I suppose.

I'm going to study English which isn't exactly a one-way ticket to employment but I would hate to be someone who spent £27,000 on a degree they didn't enjoy and therefore didn't do well in. So I guess my answer is whilst it didn't change my degree it did play a huge part in the University I applied to and more importantly, for me anyway, how good that University's Careers service was. :smile:

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Jack93o

Yes. Coming from an average household, I do envy those who come from a very privileged background and whose parents/relatives already have a job lined up for them when they graduate with their ancient history degrees. I wish university was back to what it used to be, people studying subjects just for the sake of it and being able to get a job relatively easily.

Reply 14

Pulse.

Not really; where I want to go just demands a good degree from a decent university.

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Juichiro

Original post by Ronove

What are your A levels? I heard Medicine is like going to Guantanamo in your mind.

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Ronove

Original post by Juichiro

What are your A levels? I heard Medicine is like going to Guantanamo in your mind.

I did A-levels in English Literature, French, German and Spanish at Sixth Form, and have done A-level Maths and the Danish equivalents of AS Chemistry and Physics more recently.

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TurboCretin

Nope. I picked a course which I found interesting, at a respected university, and worked hard to get good grades. Which I didn't mind because I actually enjoyed what I was studying.

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JayJay-C19

No. I have chosen History or a History related degree. However, I can say yes in the sense that Law can be done after and so on which is what I might end up doing but overall, no.