Recruitment site Totaljobs.com has found that graduates have unrealistic expectations. I've said it before, and I'll say it again - who decided they needed to spend good money on 'discovering' something quite so obvious?
The recruiter's survey also found graduates to be unprepared for the tough job market. Well, I never. Having been a graduate, I think I can safely say that few, if any, graduates are ever prepared for much beyond watching Countdown and eating cold baked beans straight from the tin.
Some of the other alarming findings:
- 70% of graduates think they will find a job within 6 months of graduating
- 1 in ten believe they will earn more than £35,000 a year in their first job
- Just half of respondents had used their university careers service
Perhaps it's for the best that we have a national jobs shortage - imagine the fallout if these idiots were to make it into the workforce ....
