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A Labour Market Quiz

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Consider the following statements about the graduate labour market in the UK. Are they true (T) or false (F)… or somewhere in between(?)?
1) "Graduate jobs mean rapid promotion and job-for-life security"
T ? F
2) "Graduates only work for large, blue-chip organisations" T ? F
3) "Employers are only interested in academic performance, so a degree is a guarantee of a 'good' job" T ? F
4) "If you have a degree you won't need to do any more studying" T ? F
5) "Employers always look for graduates from a specific degree discipline" T ? F

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1)   A cynical view! This statement is not strictly true but it is still the case that having a degree is an advantage, albeit in a competitive market.

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