Get another degree

摘要

With an all-time high of 83 applicants for every graduate job, staying on in education sounds like an attractive prospect. You get another qualification and delay the job hunt. After all, you enjoy being a student, working 9 to S sounds like hell and you would really miss your student discounts. But before you sign up "decide whether ifs going to help your employment prospects before you enrol," says Whitmell. "Don't do further study just to put off looking for employment for another year." For many jobs, a master's won't make you any more desirable. Traynor explains: "We don't particularly distinguish between an MSc and a BSc. What we look for is a consistent, high-achieving academic background and a logical progression towards a particular career path." Only a few niche vocations require an MSc and the truth is that master's programmes prepare you more for a PhD than for the world of work. If you don't intend to go down the academic route you might be better off getting some work experience and practising job applications.