vibrio
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sports science is ghey as fuck 
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whitter45
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im in the same position. Graduated in July doing Aeropsace Engineering (BEng). Can't seem to get a job yet
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R Lee
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im studying design management, fook knows where im going to find work, lol
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whitter45
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Believe me the easiest part is gettin the degree and in my case that wasn't easy. My degree was so so hard
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CRB 553
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Originally posted by jrsteeve
nowadays its not hard to get a degree, so employers don't take as much notice anymore. Its experience that they look for, and also vocational qualifications.
Its the people that take courses that have nothing to do with the job they are applying for that annoy me.
why? am in 3rd year of medical microbiology and am wanting to be a pilot.. it makes no difference.
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Jordan1
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its all about experience these days like some1 said, its good 2 have good qualifications tho but experience helps u so much! i will probably need 2 leave uni at the end of this year and this is my 3rd
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Paul_J
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The thing is - its not so much people expect to automatically get a job by getting a degree, but its getting to a point where if you don't have a degree - your at a disadvantage for getting a job.
My sister decided not to goto uni, and she's applied for quite a few jobs and a lot of the places said 'It'd be alot better if you had a degree, in anything - just shows your able to stick with something for 3 years'
thats the thing, in the old days having a degree was more a rarity - so people who had them had a advantage and employers would really like them.
But now, employers expect them, but there's so many people doing degree's now adays that they're not a advantage like they used to be - hence no one can get a job... yet it still costs £££ and without one you'd be struggling to get a job too.
Its a lose lose situation.
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si_reading
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I finish my final year 2004 - so I should be looking for a proper job soon, but haven't started looking into it yet! My course is computing/internet geared so would want my job to incoporate some of this (hopefully).
Oh and I am at Manchester Met Uni!
[Edited on 30-11-2003 by si_reading]
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CRB 553
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if u want big$$$ need a degree, unless u can play football lol or have a mint idea one day!
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MarkM
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Its helps if your are doing an academic degree and at at good uni...im doing Law so when I finish I need to go to "law school" for year or two then I will be able to apply for jobs at firms...if you do something like "sports science" which has no specific route after u finish I think u will always find trouble getting work...
stick to academic degree's I say!
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Craig6682
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I did a HND for two years and graduated last summer. Was looking for a job for three months but just couldn't get one so i decided to do a degree. Prob just be the same when i finish the degree but you know what, that's life !!! 
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Craig6682
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Originally posted by sport16v
Its helps if your are doing an academic degree and at at good uni...im doing Law so when I finish I need to go to "law school" for year or two then I will be able to apply for jobs at firms...if you do something like "sports science" which has no specific route after u finish I think u will always find trouble getting work...
stick to academic degree's I say!
I did Computer Studies but the jobs i was looking at were for like £200 a week. That's just a joke !!! I earn more than that now working part time for Arnold Clark
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MarkM
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Yeah but computer studies is too generalised you need to specialize in an area...thats where u can command better wages...
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Craig6682
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Originally posted by sport16v
Yeah but computer studies is too generalised you need to specialize in an area...thats where u can command better wages...
Everyone is into computers these days so it's gonna be harder in three years time to find a job. Just have to see what happens.
Anyways, gotta go to work.
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Phil321
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When do you graduate sport16v?
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MarkM
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Not for a couple of years mate...why?
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Phil321
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Just wondering. Remember chatting to you about this before a while back.
Anyway, I got my final interview on Friday so wish me luck!
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MarkM
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yeah good luck mate you should be sound...
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Phil321
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Better had be. Wasted too much time on the application process to mess it up now!
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MarkM
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Mate whatever will be will be....chill out will be fine...
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James R
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Have you been searching reed.co.uk, steppingstone.co.uk, monster etc..... for graduate jobs? There's loads in there.
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vibrio
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quote:
Originally posted by CRB 553
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Originally posted by jrsteeve
nowadays its not hard to get a degree, so employers don't take as much notice anymore. Its experience that they look for, and also vocational qualifications.
Its the people that take courses that have nothing to do with the job they are applying for that annoy me.
why? am in 3rd year of medical microbiology and am wanting to be a pilot.. it makes no difference.
that pisses me off. why not just join first off rather than taking someones place on a course they may actually use.
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vibrio
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quote:
Originally posted by sport16v
Its helps if your are doing an academic degree and at at good uni...im doing Law so when I finish I need to go to "law school" for year or two then I will be able to apply for jobs at firms...if you do something like "sports science" which has no specific route after u finish I think u will always find trouble getting work...
stick to academic degree's I say!
sorry thats crap
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vibrio
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quote:
Originally posted by sport16v
Yeah but computer studies is too generalised you need to specialize in an area...thats where u can command better wages...
no it is not. most places now adays require a post-graduate degree. computing studies is just the foundation for doing something better at a higher level.
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IntaCepta
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i'm planning to grad this july with a first or 2.1 at least. Since bachelors are pretty much worthless, i might consider taking a masters. But really want sponsership from a decent job.
I know it may sound unrelistic to find a sponser, but thats what i set out to do.
if not, i'll just go with the flow lol
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