Most sought after graduates?

RedMickeyMouse

Currently trying to choose a third level course and can't choose between Law and a more business themed qualification. This led me to wonder what are the most sought after graduates, what field is advisable to enter at this point and where do future opportunities seem to lie?

Chazz Michael Michaels

RedMickeyMouse wrote: »

Currently trying to choose a third level course and can't choose between Law and a more business themed qualification. This led me to wonder what are the most sought after graduates, what field is advisable to enter at this point and where do future opportunities seem to lie?

If your choice is between law and business, choose the latter.

Nika Bolokov

Neither, Maths with Computer Science or Engineering. Fewer and fewer graduate jobs for general qualitative degrees like 'Business'.

Anyway, go with what you like doing not what might! get you a job.

nogoodnamesleft

Major projected shortage of decent engineers in future. Even now in my discipline (electrical) my employer is finding it very difficult to find candidates even as going as far a recruiting from other countries inside and outside the EU.

Diziet

Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics. Numerate disciplines offer very good employment prospects in the long term.

Mr. Loverman

Please do not do a maths/computing/engineering type course if

a) you don't like these things
b) you aren't good at them.

You only have one life so don't waste most of it in a job your dislike.

What do you want to do?

jasonleary

ones that work for free

Ging Ging

nogoodnamesleft wrote: »

Major projected shortage of decent engineers in future. Even now in my discipline (electrical) my employer is finding it very difficult to find candidates even as going as far a recruiting from other countries inside and outside the EU.

Can you pm me the company name? I will graduate this year so I am sending out CVs at the moment.

sawdoubters

science

Hamiltonion

sawdoubters wrote: »

science

Lies

Well, depends on the specifics. There's work out there for biochemistry/biotechnology grads, but on quite low pay (I know a girl on min wage in Pfizer working as a pipette monkey) Need a masters to make it worth your while.

There's v little work in zoo, enviro, botany etc etc unless you wanna go into research (competitive, badly paid)

Quite a bit of work for chemistry grads, chemical engineering, health related courses, pharmacology etc etc

Chazz Michael Michaels

I'd say engineers. Maths ones. In high demand both on their field, and in others, like finance. A lot of countries have special visas, specifically to get engineers in. So, what does that tell you?

The_Captain

Get a business degree.

There's not nearly as many engineering jobs as this thread would have you believe

Chazz Michael Michaels

The_Captain wrote: »

Get a business degree.

There's not nearly as many engineering jobs as this thread would have you believe

I dunno, the point made earlier about the lack of good opportunities for qualitative "business" degrees are limited is a good one. While demand for quants degrees is very high, for example, data analysis of all forms is getting bigger and bigger, across all sectors.

Also, as I clearly stated earlier, engineers get jobs in fields that go beyond engineering. Big demand for engineers in finance/banking, for example.