She should have done Media Studies.
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| Author: | dogbert10 [ Mon Apr 23, 2012 6:44 am ] |
| Post subject: | First class degree but no job |
Flicking through the news, I read through this article (briefly): http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-s ... s-17807530 When I got to this bit: "Ms Wardrop is herself a graduate, with a first-class honours degree, who has yet to secure full-time work since graduating three years ago", I wondered why it didn't mention what the degree was in....so I did a little more digging and found out....SPANISH. Enough said. |
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| Author: | belchingmatt [ Mon Apr 23, 2012 6:53 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: First class degree but no job |
She should have done Media Studies.
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| Author: | finlay666 [ Mon Apr 23, 2012 7:47 am ] | |||||||||
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There are a lot of places that want professional translators, pay is pretty good but I guess the work isn't that consistent As far as degrees go... I wanted a first but still had no issues getting graduate employment in the sector my degree was in.. it seems more about doing the extra to get yourself noticed as a degree is just another qualification most people have these days |
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| Author: | timark_uk [ Mon Apr 23, 2012 7:58 am ] | |||||||||
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Mark |
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| Author: | belchingmatt [ Mon Apr 23, 2012 8:46 am ] |
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You can't just get a qualification and expect a job, your quals and experience need to be relevant. A friend deliberately didn't get a first so he could appear to have social skills. |
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| Author: | Zippy [ Mon Apr 23, 2012 8:50 am ] |
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I got a job first and used that as the basis for doing a part-time degree. I would have got a first if it weren't for my pathalogical hatred of all things Organic Chemistry! I worked for the same company for 9 years and graduated with 7 years experience in the industry 
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| Author: | jonbwfc [ Mon Apr 23, 2012 8:52 am ] |
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Obvious question - has she thought about getting a job in Spain? |
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| Author: | Fogmeister [ Mon Apr 23, 2012 9:07 am ] |
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I haven't got a degree. I have a job. |
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| Author: | belchingmatt [ Mon Apr 23, 2012 9:13 am ] | |||||||||
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South America may be a better option, what with the unemployment in Spain. |
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| Author: | jonbwfc [ Mon Apr 23, 2012 9:53 am ] |
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Thing is, the biggest and most growing economy in South America is Brazil  .
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| Author: | belchingmatt [ Mon Apr 23, 2012 10:06 am ] |
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If she has a first in Spanish, she should be able to make do in Portuguese. |
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| Author: | Linux_User [ Mon Apr 23, 2012 12:25 pm ] | |||||||||
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 Italian is probably more similar to Spanish, and even then you'd be lucky to pick up maybe one word in five. |
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| Author: | hifidelity2 [ Mon Apr 23, 2012 1:26 pm ] | |||||||||
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Actually Portuguese is nothing like spanish |
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| Author: | MrStevenRogers [ Mon Apr 23, 2012 2:11 pm ] | |||||||||
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ditto ... |
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| Author: | forquare1 [ Mon Apr 23, 2012 2:27 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: First class degree but no job |
I have a 2:1 degree and have a job. I was willing to do almost anything to pay the bills, and was happy to move if the conditions were right. I still think that getting the job I did was pure luck, but since then I've had numerous job offers, so it's not like there aren't jobs out there... |
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