Graduate jobs: resilience is key to success

By Josie Gurney-Read. The prospect of unemployment is a worry for many undergraduates, but you mustn't allow it to undermine your confidence, says Josie Gurney-Read. Another week, another study highlighting graduate prospects; unfortunately, yet again, it makes worrying reading. If you’re a current student, approaching your final weeks of taught lectures, you could be forgiven for questioning the point of your degree, and even for questioning your decision to attend university at all. Yesterday it was reported that two out of five graduates are still looking for work six months after completing their studies, while one in four are still job hunting a whole year after graduating. Read more...