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What are hands down the most employable degrees?

Above

Medicine and Nursing. I'd think.

Reply 2

Insecable

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Gender studies? :wink:

Reply 3

ian765434

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A subject you enjoy :wink:

Reply 4

uberteknik

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The first question to ask is what do you want as a career?

The second question is why do you want that as a career?

The third question to ask is does that fit with your aspirations for life. e.g. salary wise, availability of work, location etc?

The fourth question to ask is does your ideal career need a degree level of education or are there other options which would be cheaper and just as good to access that goal?

The fifth question to ask is will your chosen career be within your abilities and therefore attainable or is it just some hopeless pie-in-the-sky dream which you will need a fall-back plan if (as is most likely) it becomes unachievable. (RAF fast jet fighter pilot, Consultant Brain Surgeon, CEO of Google etc.)

The sixth question to ask is what degree subjects, classification and university entrance requirements do you need to get your foot on that career ladder?

The seventh question to ask is whether the degree choice offers alternative employment prospects or is it too specialist with few transferrable skills for the modern workplace? Does that even matter to you?

The final question to go back to the first question and ask is do you still want that as a career?

(edited 6 years ago)

Reply 5

returnmigrant

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It isnt 'a degree' that makes you employable.

Its all the other stuff on your CV.

Reply 6

username3444162

OP

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Original post by uberteknik

The first question to ask is what do you want as a career?

The second question is why do you want that as a career?

The third question to ask is does that fit with your aspirations for life. e.g. salary wise, availability of work, location etc?

The fourth question to ask is does your ideal career need a degree level of education or are there other options which would be cheaper and just as good to access that goal?

The fifth question to ask is will your chosen career be within your abilities and therefore attainable or is it just some hopeless pie-in-the-sky dream which you will need a fall-back plan if (as is most likely) it becomes unachievable. (RAF fast jet fighter pilot, Consultant Brain Surgeon, CEO of Google etc.)

The sixth question to ask is what degree subjects, classification and university entrance requirements do you need to get your foot on that career ladder?

The seventh question to ask is whether the degree choice offers alternative employment prospects or is it too specialist with few transferrable skills for the modern workplace? Does that even matter to you?

The final question to go back to the first question and ask is do you still want that as a career?

Awesome feedback thanks

Reply 7

Beth_H

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There's more to the employment prospects afforded by a degree than just the subject you study - it also depends on what university you get your degree from, the degree classification you get, and, as another poster already mentioned, what field you want to go into. Studying nursing, for example, would increase your employability dramatically if you want to work for the NHS (where 10% of nursing positions are currently vacant), and that specific degree is required by that field. However if, for example, you wanted to be a lawyer, having a law degree isn't going to increase your chances that much against someone who studied a different degree and took a conversion course, particularly if that person got a higher degree classification.

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username738914

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Original post by Oneiropólos

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Medicine, Nursing and any allied health professions. Everything else has basically no guarantee that you'll be employed.

Imo, any degree outside of the above ones don't make you employable in and of themselves. Different bits and bobs that form your CV will increase your employability. Interviewing skills will improve your employability. Otherwise, you're going to be leapfrogged by someone else.

Apart from a few professions (e.g. architecture, I'm aware some engineering roles are open to Maths/Physics folk), most career paths are open to anyone, regardless of degree studied.

The moral is study what you enjoy the most and don't focus so much on course prospects, your prospects are largely determined by what you make of them.

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(edited 6 years ago)

Reply 9

Doones

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Original post by Oneiropólos

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I get the feeling someone should be taking a gap year.

Reply 10

queenofswords

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Philosophy :smile:

EDIT: Sorry I read the thread question as 'enjoyable' instead of 'employable'.

(edited 6 years ago)

Reply 11

BTAnonymous

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Engineering (Electrical and Electronic, mechanical and chemical). No question. You'll find them everywhere.

When you say employable do you mean the degree which has the most diverse range of options or just a high employment rate?

Reply 12

username3444162

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Original post by Doonesbury

I get the feeling someone should be taking a gap year.

I get the feeling you're right

Reply 13

username3444162

OP

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Original post by BTAnonymous

Engineering (Electrical and Electronic, mechanical and chemical). No question. You'll find them everywhere.

When you say employable do you mean the degree which has the most diverse range of options or just a high employment rate?

High employment rate

Reply 14

BTAnonymous

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Original post by Oneiropólos

High employment rate

Engineering grads then. Along with economics and maths.

Reply 15

Cubone-r

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Most degrees are not employable by themselves, you have to be employable yourself. It's all about getting along and building a rapport with people. Even if you get a degree in engineering it is not a guaranteed job as there are still more people applying for jobs as there are actual positions.