Recent figures show that almost half of the UK graduates in 2019 won’t get a graduate-level job and will remain underemployed.
About 800,000 students will graduate this year in the UK.
380,000 of them will be underemployed, taking jobs that do not require a degree.
Of the 420,000 graduates who do land a graduate-level job, 250,000 will be within tech/digital and IT roles.
This data has been compiled by the graduate coaching company, Graduate Coach.
They have successfully coached 500+ students and graduates helping them to secure graduate-level jobs at a wide range of organisations including Deloitte, Google, IBM, The NHS and more.
In response to these findings, Graduate Coach has collaborated with CV-Library to commission research to gain a better understanding of why graduates are struggling to find graduate jobs that match their level of education.
A survey of 1500 graduates revealed:
90% found it difficult to work out what job would suit them best
86% found it difficult to write a good CV
85% find interviews difficult and nerve-wracking
85% admitted needing work experience before entering the workforce.
Chris Davies, the founder of Graduate Coach said: “This is a sad reality for the graduates and the country because it involves wasted potential.”
“There are three main reasons why the 48% of graduates will fail to get suitable work: They don’t know which careers will suit them best, they cannot write good achievement-based CVs and need to acquire interview skills.”
Chris has been coaching students, graduates and career changers for the past decade.
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) says 31% of current graduates are overeducated for the jobs they are doing: “"A person can be overeducated if they possess more education than required for the job.”
Graduates in arts and humanities were more likely to be under-using their education, according to the ONS.
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