What Do Graduates Do? 2008

Published: 2007; Pages: 76; File size: 7MB

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The latest 'What Do Graduates Do?' report tracks the initial career destinations of the 2006 first degree graduating cohort across employment market, type of work and subject of study six months after they left university. Taken from the Destinations of Leavers of Higher Education survey by HESA, 'What Do Graduates Do?' is designed for use by careers professionals, but is useful for employers, student, parents and anyone interested in getting a straightforward overview of the graduate employment market.

Headline findings include:

• 6.0 per cent unemployment – the lowest rate since 2000
• Total UK- domiciled graduates with first degrees up by 2.6 per cent to 263,050
• 71.9 per of graduates working or combining work and study six months following graduation
• Strong rise in average starting salary from £17,715 to £18,501, rising to £22,781 for economics graduates
• Notable falls in unemployment in environmental science and mathematics
• 2.5 per cent drop in unemployment for geography graduates, now at lowest level for 17 years
• Highest gain in graduate numbers in architecture and building, psychology, law, sports science and history
• Highest fall in graduate numbers in IT and computing
• Health sector continues to be most popular destination for graduates, followed by management and business and finance.

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