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| Graduates 'facing tougher times' | Graduates 'facing tougher times' |
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| By Sean Coughlan BBC News education correspondent | By Sean Coughlan BBC News education correspondent |
| A major long-term study suggests recent graduates face a much tougher jobs market and harsher economic prospects than those from a decade before. | A major long-term study suggests recent graduates face a much tougher jobs market and harsher economic prospects than those from a decade before. |
| The in-depth Futuretrack study indicates four in 10 graduates from summer 2010 have worked in non-graduate jobs. | The in-depth Futuretrack study indicates four in 10 graduates from summer 2010 have worked in non-graduate jobs. |
| Almost half of the graduates, who entered university in the autumn of 2006, owe more than £20,000, it says. | Almost half of the graduates, who entered university in the autumn of 2006, owe more than £20,000, it says. |
| But those who left without a degree face even tougher employment prospects. | But those who left without a degree face even tougher employment prospects. |
| They were paid less than the graduates - 70% earned below £15,000 in their first jobs, were more likely to feel at a disadvantage in the jobs market and were less optimistic about their "long-term prospects", according to the Futuretrack study, commissioned by the Higher Education Careers Services Unit (Hecsu). | They were paid less than the graduates - 70% earned below £15,000 in their first jobs, were more likely to feel at a disadvantage in the jobs market and were less optimistic about their "long-term prospects", according to the Futuretrack study, commissioned by the Higher Education Careers Services Unit (Hecsu). |
| This tracking project - comparing the experiences of recent graduates with those a decade before - shows that the graduates of 2010 face much more difficult financial and employment challenges. | This tracking project - comparing the experiences of recent graduates with those a decade before - shows that the graduates of 2010 face much more difficult financial and employment challenges. |
| Many of those who went to university in 2006 had to pay what was then a new upper level of about £3,000 per year for tuition fees, and then graduated into a tough, recession-hit jobs market. | Many of those who went to university in 2006 had to pay what was then a new upper level of about £3,000 per year for tuition fees, and then graduated into a tough, recession-hit jobs market. |
| Debt for those at English universities had risen by 60% compared with university leavers from 1999, the study said. | Debt for those at English universities had risen by 60% compared with university leavers from 1999, the study said. |
| Among this class of '99, 26% were in non-graduate jobs 18 months after graduating. | Among this class of '99, 26% were in non-graduate jobs 18 months after graduating. |
| This was much lower than for those leaving in 2010, where 40% have worked in non-graduate jobs, with even more having taken unpaid work at some stage since leaving university. | This was much lower than for those leaving in 2010, where 40% have worked in non-graduate jobs, with even more having taken unpaid work at some stage since leaving university. |
| The study, carried out by academics at the University of Warwick, also indicates the salary advantage of having a degree has eroded during this decade - by 2% every year. | The study, carried out by academics at the University of Warwick, also indicates the salary advantage of having a degree has eroded during this decade - by 2% every year. |
| Jane Artess, director of Hecsu, said: "Graduate perceptions of the value of their degree in finding work changes remarkably after they have been in the labour market for some time, which helps us to understand the magnitude of the downturn on this group." | Jane Artess, director of Hecsu, said: "Graduate perceptions of the value of their degree in finding work changes remarkably after they have been in the labour market for some time, which helps us to understand the magnitude of the downturn on this group." |
| What are the experiences of young graduates in trying to get jobs? How much harder is it than previous generations? | What are the experiences of young graduates in trying to get jobs? How much harder is it than previous generations? |
| I'd suggest the actual amount of graduates in graduate jobs is even lower, having graduated 2 years ago only 1 university friend managed to find such a job. The rest of us had to start on less than £15k and work our way up in companies. Although it is easier to progress as a graduate, once employeed by a large company, getting in the door is still no easier and pay doens't reflect ability. | I'd suggest the actual amount of graduates in graduate jobs is even lower, having graduated 2 years ago only 1 university friend managed to find such a job. The rest of us had to start on less than £15k and work our way up in companies. Although it is easier to progress as a graduate, once employeed by a large company, getting in the door is still no easier and pay doens't reflect ability. |
| Peter Clarke, Winchester | Peter Clarke, Winchester |
| I started university in 2006 and was hit with the new £3000 pound fees, which later rose to roughly £3250 during my 4 year course. Since I also graduated in 2010, this article strikes true at the very heart of my particular situation. I am faced with debt well in excess of £20,000 and I was working in a non-graduate job 18 months after graduating. The only difference is now, through perseverance, I have a graduate job and the salary I am earning is helping me to recover from my debts. If I didn't get this graduate job and pay rise, I do not know how I would manage to pay my debt and keep a roof over my head. Even though my story may yet end in success, I am certain there are others in my situation without graduate jobs and with significant debt. | I started university in 2006 and was hit with the new £3000 pound fees, which later rose to roughly £3250 during my 4 year course. Since I also graduated in 2010, this article strikes true at the very heart of my particular situation. I am faced with debt well in excess of £20,000 and I was working in a non-graduate job 18 months after graduating. The only difference is now, through perseverance, I have a graduate job and the salary I am earning is helping me to recover from my debts. If I didn't get this graduate job and pay rise, I do not know how I would manage to pay my debt and keep a roof over my head. Even though my story may yet end in success, I am certain there are others in my situation without graduate jobs and with significant debt. |
| Sanjo, Horsham | Sanjo, Horsham |
| I graduated in 2012, and the prospects for graduates seem to be getting worse. A handful of my friends got graduate jobs, a few more went on to further study, but most have been forced to move back in with their parents. This is not just due to the lack of graduate jobs, but the lack of jobs generally and the high level of competition for even entry level jobs. I managed to find temporary work in Brussels after undertaking an unpaid internship in London, but not everyone can afford to work unpaid to get their foot in the door. The jobs market is as broken as everything else in our system. | |
| Ellie, Brussels |