Did your son or daughter struggle to find work after university?

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Netcurtainnelly · 17/09/2026 12:17

University and jobs Talk.

Just wondered with all this talk of university Did anyone's daughter/son go to Uni and then find they were unable to get a job in their field?
What did they do instead?
Was uni worth it?

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NorthernLass3 · 17/09/2026 17:15

I think it must depend on the level of degree and subject. My husband employs graduates and won’t employ anyone without a Masters. I’ve also found those with STEM degrees don’t seem to struggle so much.

Minasama · 17/09/2026 17:08

Private Eye magazine printed stats recently that show d there were about 8,000 graduate job vacancies advertised this year, and about 400,000 graduates.

When you consider that graduates from last year and the year before are also likely to be applying, it’s scary.

NorthernLass3 · 17/09/2026 17:05

No. They did MEng Mechanical Engineering and both got jobs in their chosen field linked to their degrees.

toooldforbrat · 17/09/2026 16:26

No , neither son struggled - both were offered jobs at the companies they did placements with and directly related to degrees. Majority of their courses got jobs.

Both did degrees at a top 10 Uni ( not Russel group)

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