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Survey figures don't add up
Graduates can be forgiven for being confused by the messages about their job prospects that they're reading in the media.
At this week's AGR conference, delegates apparently heard that there are over 70 applicants for every job; that 78% of employers will only recruit graduates with a 2:1 or above; the number recruiting only from the Russell Group has tripled; salaries have been frozen; and the number of vacancies has fallen by 2%.
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Services and opportunities for part time students
AGCAS members want part time students to know that careers education, information, advice and guidance is there for them. AGCAS has today issued a press release, encouraging the media to ...
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Males fare worse initially as graduate unemployment rises
Male and female graduate unemployment worsened between December 2008 and December 2009. Graduate unemployment rose by 25 per cent, from 11.1 per cent to 14.0 per cent. But the p...
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India visit report launched
AGCAS is very pleased to launch the report of the PMI 2 funded visit to India by representatives from AGCAS and NASES during February 2010. A team of nine careers professionals undertook a range...
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Media studies - Mickey Mouse or yellow brick road?
Speaking at the Hay Festival last week, historian Antony Beevor said: "Media studies is seen as a bad joke as far as employers are concerned ... The 'soft' subjects make me rather a...
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