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Employability Of Durham Students

Reply 40

DrEvil

OP

Which languages are you learning in your degree?

French and Italian.

OP

What can you do with a degree in modern languages? Interpreter? Teacher?

Reply 43

Piggsil

16

I will be neither of those things. You can basically do any graduate job, as most graduate jobs simply require a 'good degree'.

Reply 44

Itchynscratchy

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Becca

I will be neither of those things. You can basically do any graduate job, as most graduate jobs simply require a 'good degree'.

lol, I always wonder why particularly sixth form students have very little idea about how careers go (Not that I was any different). Everyone I talk to of that age seems to think that I am going to spend the rest of my life as a random man in a lab coat.

Reply 45

Jelkin

17

Even people here think that I'm obviously going to go into teaching with my English degree. HELLO? Anyone in there, McFly?

Reply 46

arkbar

12

As a geographer, I plan to spend 45 years colouring in.

Reply 47

DrEvil

OP

Seriously? I can't wait for you to enter into that profession! Honestly, I'm excited for you. On the other hand, I will not be able to do that job simply because I always go over the lines :P

Reply 48

socialist cook

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arkbar

As a geographer, I plan to spend 45 years colouring in.

If you're paid well then what's the problem you can buy as many pencil sharpeners as you need. :p:

Actually I am thinking about working in the area of my degree but NOT as a politician...as since the start of dawn I've had whoever has met me saying "I'll vote for you for Prime Minister" even though we don't vote for our PM. :wink:

Reply 49

Piggsil

16

In all seriousness, I'm thinking of going into Marketing, there are lots of grad schemes...I'm mostly attracted by food companies.
I would also really love to get onto TeachFirst.

Reply 50

tomdav

10

Actually I am thinking about working in the area of my degree but NOT as a politician...as since the start of dawn I've had whoever has met me saying "I'll vote for you for Prime Minister" even though we don't vote for our PM.

I get that already and Im not at uni yet. :biggrin:

Reply 51

jl7

tomdav

I get that already and Im not at uni yet. :biggrin:

I just said it to my friend a few days ago. :redface:

Reply 52

loggins

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I've no idea what career I'm going to get into after uni, I'm doing Combined Hons in English lit, German and Economics though, so quite a few doors are open, although I agree that the degree doesn't matter too much for a lot of jobs (i.e a 2.1 from Durham in most courses should set you up nicely for a career).

Reply 53

DrEvil

OP

I'm studying accounting and finance and everyone thinks I am going to be an accountant but from what I've heard, you don't need a degree in A&F to be an accountant, only a degree which can literally be in anything.

Just thought I would contribute!

Reply 54

tomdav

10

jl7

I just said it to my friend a few days ago. :redface:

Haha dont worry, I find it pretty funny :biggrin:

apart from the time I got told I can be the next Thatcher...its pretty easy to see that Im male :p:

Reply 55

arkbar

12

All geographers have heard every combination of colouring in/maps/capitals/'what are you going to do with that?' comment ever, so please don't repeat it to them.
I plan on sleeping as much as possible and aim to find the career that best accomodates this.

Reply 56

socialist cook

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tomdav

apart from the time I got told I can be the next Thatcher...its pretty easy to see that Im male :p:

Insert very clichéd political point here:

Blair's male.

:p:

Reply 57

misstash

arkbar

All geographers have heard every combination of colouring in/maps/capitals/'what are you going to do with that?' comment ever, so please don't repeat it to them.
I plan on sleeping as much as possible and aim to find the career that best accomodates this.

hear,hear!
this situation is only being made worse by the fact i am doing an art foundation course at the moment...

Reply 58

Jelkin

17

I did Art Foundation! HIGH FIVE! It's nice actually because when you tell people about it they assume that a) you're really interesting and b) you're amazing at art, neither of which are [necessarily] true. :biggrin:

Reply 59

Itchynscratchy

10

My sister is currently doing her art foundation now. She is at Leeds Art college. She wants to be one of those fashion people who make me cringe

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