The recent Focus on graduate jobs survey conducted by YouGov for the Chartered
Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) found that, of the 700 graduates
in employment asked, nearly 60 per cent
were not currently working in an occupation related to their degree.
Survey highlights:
If you’re a student or graduate researching your career options at the moment, consider the range of options in local government – you can read more about the range of careers in our Career A-Z.
You might like to find out more about the national graduate development programme (ngdp) for local government, visit www.ngdp.co.uk
If you’re not sure about studying for a degree and are interested in alternative routes into employment, have a look at our Apprenticeships feature.
You can read more about the Focus on graduate jobs survey on the CIPD website.
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