University grads talk about what worked for them

By Peggy Berkowitz. For 25-to-64-year-olds who earned a bachelor’s degree in Canada, just 3.7 percent are unemployed. Although that data is up-to-date – it’s from the 2011 Statistics Canada National Household survey – you don’t often hear or read the stat in media reports about university graduates. Instead, you’re more apt to hear about the much higher youth unemployment rate, regardless of the level of education. And, the subjects who are interviewed to illustrate these stories are often university graduates working in jobs that don’t match their degree. More...