Interesting website about graduate unempolyment

 http://graduatefog.co.uk/ideas/uni-careers-adviser-insists-serving-grads/

Please see link above about the lack of careers advice in university leading to graduate unemployment!! I don't agree with this of course but alot of scapegoats are being used to help explain the lack of graduate employment much like this website.  Like Dr Dan says students really need to be realistic about their career paths when they leave university. If a student really wants to find work they will have the tendency to do so and some of them may not attain their dream job in the beginning but will get somewhere if they really want it. Us careers advisers are there to guide people and untimely help them but we can't help motivate them and give them the will power to carry on trying to seek work. As this is something every individual must attain themselves.Yes remaining postive is the key but so is realism!!

Being employable is so important in this current economic climate and if youth don't have the necessary skills needed to be successful in a job i.e communication or team work skills etc what can they do? Internships are a great way of getting young people started as is volunteering. Yes neither of these routes may always lead to permanent employment but if you lack work experience as a graduate this is an excellent place to start. Being fussy about where you want to work after you graduate is fair enough but if your work experience is lacking then maybe even a job in a retail store or even McDonald's could help you build on these essential skills you need in life and work. Communication skills are one the most essential skills we need in life to do anything. This isn't something we learn as a graduate and I sometimes think graduates think that certain jobs are beneath them and then never apply. This lack of being open to the job market has lead to many people being extra picky about what jobs they actually want to do. Another issue is employers are now seeing alot of graduates in the same category having a 2:1 may help in certain professions but the number of people having degrees is still very common. So its your job as an individual to talk about projects you have been involved in maybe during summer or helping abroad etc. You always have to be one step ahead of the game. 

Bottom line is not all degrees are vocation driven i.e Geography, Maths are not unless you go into teaching perhaps. Such degrees could help an individual go into journalism, HR, Administration etc and are very open.  If you are a graduate and know where you want to go and have that essential vocational experience or other experience you need to talk about in interviews the rest should surely follow!!