Graduates and 'dead-end' jobs used to be a match made in heaven

By Nina Stibbe. Nina Stibbe remembers a time when cafe and shop jobs for students fresh out of university were to be enjoyed not feared. I read the other day that graduate jobs are to increase significantly this year. This is a relief after all the articles about graduates not even getting interviews and having to work in shops and cafes for years before stepping foot on the career and housing ladders. We've all read about the anxiety and frustration of graduates who, after studying hard for three years, have "ended up" in "dead-end" jobs. Read more...