University

[Doore]

A little clue people... DON'T GO!  Or at least don't do history.  I was under the misguided notion that a Masters Degree was a useful tool.  Apparently, I can't get a job anywhere now because of a lack of experience.  Basically, I would have been better off finding a job at 18, instead of going to uni as the government suggested I did.  Bastards.  Intelligence is the least important tool in the job hunting procedure.  I'm seriously looking at pushing trolley's in Tesco.

[STFCBird]

A little clue people... DON'T GO!  Or at least don't do history.  I was under the misguided notion that a Masters Degree was a useful tool.  Apparently, I can't get a job anywhere now because of a lack of experience.  Basically, I would have been better off finding a job at 18, instead of going to uni as the government suggested I did.  Bastards.  Intelligence is the least important tool in the job hunting procedure.  I'm seriously looking at pushing trolley's in Tesco.

do you have a hunchback then? Coz if you haven't you won't get that job either

[Piemonte]

I made the same point at A level results time.

Have you tried temping somewhere and getting a foot in the doore?

I really should write for the daily star

[Stef Troll]

I'm doing a masters degree this year.  

Apparently their good further down the career line, as not many people have masters degrees in comparison to normal degrees.

[Doore]

I made the same point at A level results time.

Have you tried temping somewhere and getting a foot in the doore?

I really should write for the daily star

He he, like the pun.  That is what I am doing starting next week.  Soz if that sounded like a poor little me rant, just got turned down for a graduate training program because I had no full time experience.  Sounds a bit daft if you ask me, I have no full time experience, except in the summers, because I am a graduate.  I emailed them back and explained to the this fundemental gap in their logic, which may not have been the most productive thing to do.  Really, my point was that uni is not as great an option as it appears at the time, and I feel I got sucked in by Government advertising.

[Batch]

Hang in there Doore, don't lose hope yet.

Standard of education loses relevance the further you go into a career. But if you have a degree and are up for a job against some school leaver who does not who will they be more likely pick?

Also university is a great laugh. Did you enjoy it? OK you are relatively poor as a student, but the hours are great.

[Doore]

I enjoyed it, and yes the hours were very agreeable to me, as a man who does enjoy sleeping.  Just getting a bit frustrated with the job hunt, and ranting on here is surprisingly therapuetic.

[genf_stfc]

Aye, its tragic really - if you want to get job after in a big company, you usually end up out of University and then stuck on some 'graduate training' programme for a couple of years, which is basically a YTS as far as I can tell - apart from you start off about 10 grand in debt.    A lot to be said for starting work at 18 and saving up for a house straight away.

Still glad I went though...

[ibelieveinmrreeves]

You could've mentioned before, I start uni in 3 weeks :|

[hansgruber]

What did you think History made you useful for then?

[magicroundabout]

subjects like this are ace.

i never went to uni but left school with decent GCSE's and got my self a job. 11 years later i'm earning good money and even a lot more than folk who are doing the same job yet went to uni etc.
reason is because i have experience.

thing is though if you've been to uni for ages and then try and get a job they say no cos you have no experience.
so how you supposed to get a job after uni if they wont employ you without experience.

stupid

[oxford_fan]

history degrees are notoriously bad for post-graduation employment %'s

i've still got no idea what i want to do after uni, so i'm just enjoying my time there and trying to get a 2:1

after doing an office job for a year i've decided the job i get after uni should be one i really enjoy, not fussed about the bunce £

considering doing a pgce, teaching would be quite rewarding i'd imagine and i get to be a student for another year. if i did a masters too then i'd leave the uni system at about 26 - great fun but loads of debt.

i'm sure my plans will change next month though

[Luci]

What I don't understand is people that go to uni to do Psychology, Sociology etc. and don't want to do jobs such as Psychologists etc.  Ok it may be favourable for social work etc. however those are things that you get training for on the job, not need a degree for!

I think if someone wanted to be a doctor/dentist etc. then thats completely different but if you're unsure on what you want to do in your life, rather than just choosing something for the sake of it, isn't it better to take a year out to think about it properly?  Uni may be great fun etc. but is it worth the thousands of pounds worth of debt if you are indecisive of a career?

[hansgruber]

I did Maths. Can't recommend it highly enough. Loads of employers want maths graduates so it was easy enough to find a job. 4 years on and my salary's nearly doubled, and I'm a manager.

[Ginginho]

No offence, why choose history unless you want to be a history teacher or a librarian?