400,000 graduate jobs

aproctor · 16 Jan 2009 at 18:47

Ive got a 2:2 and i'm on 20k a year.

You could have the 1st class degree from a top uni but no social aptitude, experience or common sense and struggle to get anywhere.

Simon · 16 Jan 2009 at 19:21

aproctor said:
Ive got a 2:2 and i'm on 20k a year.

You could have the 1st class degree from a top uni but no social aptitude, experience or common sense and struggle to get anywhere.

Hmmm, maybe I should tell the people I work with who have PHDs from Oxford and Cambridge.

wozzizname · 16 Jan 2009 at 19:32

I was told that companies would make exceptions to the UCAS points requirements for mature students - I certainly hope so, I really screwed up my A levels when I did them 20 years ago (in the second year of an IT degree at the moment, and getting worried about the job/placement situation).

lemonkettaz · 16 Jan 2009 at 19:37

Psycrow said:
Run the project, like the project manager normally does you mean?

Environmental design and energy efficency are the building services engineers realm really.

Look, you just doodle random drawings and steal most of the money from a project as an architect......to be honest it seems a good life, do it!

Here here

lemonkettaz · 16 Jan 2009 at 19:38

yantorsen said:
Yeah

Why part time?

Not sure really, just my eagerness to be out there doing it in the real world whilst learning.. half of our very small class are part timers.

Its good chat being in the same lectures as the architects though, some good banter

=Mac= · 16 Jan 2009 at 20:17

'Even though I got a poor degree from a poly I'm still going to make it in the city'

Spyhop · 16 Jan 2009 at 20:29

aproctor said:
You could have the 1st class degree from a top uni but no social aptitude, experience or common sense and struggle to get anywhere.

Leave the 'no common sense' part out. That nebulous accusation is reserved for use by bitter plebs to make them feel good about themselves.

Simon · 16 Jan 2009 at 20:31

wush said:
Leave the 'no common sense' part out. That nebulous accusation is reserved for use by bitter plebs to make them feel good about themselves.

He does have a slight point though.

DB_SamX · 16 Jan 2009 at 20:32

lemonkettaz said:
Here here

It's "Hear, Hear."

lemonkettaz · 16 Jan 2009 at 20:35

Energize · 16 Jan 2009 at 20:49

Strife212 said:
How did you get onto an engineering degree with only 60 ucas points? Genuine question.

Crap uni I imagine if it has those standards.

yantorsen · 16 Jan 2009 at 21:18

lemonkettaz said:
Not sure really, just my eagerness to be out there doing it in the real world whilst learning.. half of our very small class are part timers.

Its good chat being in the same lectures as the architects though, some good banter

I bet

Shilz · 16 Jan 2009 at 22:03

Great thread I might add!

I studied Computer Science at the University of Wolverhampton. Came out with a 2:1 Honours Degree in Sept 2007. I did one years placement (core module for my course) and that job was as a Techy at a Secondary school. I loved it!

I really wanted a job in this field as a Techy/Network techy but didn't go down that route. Instead I started up my own computer repair business in Januray 2008 and since then I have acquired many customers. I'll be opening up my own shop very soon.

Mad old tory · 16 Jan 2009 at 22:32

Kemik said:
Yeap, KPMG Tax graduate scheme. I done an internship in their tax department last summer.

Just to give you an idea on jobs my course mate told me there were 19,000 applications for 7 jobs in Ernst & Young Ireland.

Any extra time is good extra time. There's always a chance that the final exams (not mocks) are different/unexpected/more difficult that year so I'd rather only have to do the mocks. I've been told the mocks are usually harder than the finals though haha.

It all helps on it's way to the first time pass bonus

Well exemptions really are only of use in the first lot of exams imo as you do tax TPS at the same time as TC accounting and business law. I finished my first lot in October and those with exemptions weren't much better off, in fact two of the guys failed the tax module even though they had the exemptions for the TCs, they were a bit workshy though. Good luck with the application process but I wouldn't be surprised if you get deferred. As has been reported in the Times and Mail, there's a flexible working initiative going round at the moment where they want most of us to go on 4 day weeks or take sabbaticals to cut costs until things pick up again

aproctor · 16 Jan 2009 at 23:37

wush said:
Leave the 'no common sense' part out. That nebulous accusation is reserved for use by bitter plebs to make them feel good about themselves.

note the word could.

And i feel pretty good thanks, nice salary and work life balance.

m@rty · 16 Jan 2009 at 23:48

This thread worries me, currently at college doing "Business" and hope to go to Strathclyde or Glasgow uni afterwards. My future looks bad

lemonkettaz · 16 Jan 2009 at 23:50

I know quite a few people who do business and tbh it is bleak, unless you do something in HR

yantorsen · 16 Jan 2009 at 23:51

m@rty said:
This thread worries me, currently at college doing "Business" and hope to go to Strathclyde or Glasgow uni afterwards. My future looks bad

If it's any help, my uncle did a business degree and is now self employed and earning well over £1m just for his personal salary.

lemonkettaz · 16 Jan 2009 at 23:55

It depends on you as an individual... doing business doesnt mean your going to be a successful business professional, i think in that industry a lot of it relies on your personality

Ironic Namesake · 16 Jan 2009 at 23:56

yantorsen said:
If it's any help, my uncle did a business degree and is now self employed and earning well over £1m just for his personal salary.

I don't think doing a business degree would be a major contributor to that !

A couple of my mates have done business degrees, and I can't see them running their own business.