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[Alkaline]

Originally Posted by Ithaca

Hmm, experience of work, an entrepreneurial attitude and good references can be much more attractive to an employer than a newly minted degree and precious little else.

Are you thus saying people should do degrees so that they can get the edge on unexperianced non-graduate school-leavers for non-graduate jobs they could have applied for four years earlier? That makes no sense!

I do agree with you (in some cases) that graduates will be more mature than someone fresh out of school. This however is mainly due to the fact that the people in question will be at least four years older.

1st point: Where did i say it wasn't?

2nd point: No, i was discussing the current job market where skilled jobs are few and far between and a lot of graduates are competing against non-graduates for the same posts.

3rd point: In my opnion they would also have 4 years more life experience generally and going to University is a further life experience in itself.

[Sam L4]

Student tip - get a job in a restaurant, tips double your wage.

[RockAustin]

Originally Posted by Sam L4

Student tip - get a job in a restaurant, tips double your wage.

Get fed too perhaps... good shout

[Scorge]

Originally Posted by Le Stu

There is truth to what Ithaca says. Everyone is rushing into the universities to escape this depression *cough* sorry downturn and there's gonna be a massive amount of graduates in about three years time and no fucking jobs for them. Crazy! My plan is to stay out and get what fucking work I can, save like £30K and then fund the whole fucking thing privately, maybe even piss off overseas.

My thoughts aswell, came out of college with an HND and the effects of two years being broke pushed me into working. Now a full six years later, I am looking at trying to go for the next set of qualifications through an ILA whilst still taking in a fairly comfortable wage, and at the end of this, can put down the certificate AND the work experience on the CV.

[Sam L4]

Originally Posted by RockAustin

Get fed too perhaps... good shout

Yeah that too, nice food on your breaks and staff discount. Winner.

[Original Spies]

Originally Posted by Alkaline

It would also be fair to assume that someone who's got a degree would be more mature than someone fresh out of school.

You'd hope so, because they'd be several years older!

[Surfer_Rosa]

As well as Morrisons go to Farmfoods/Iceland for mega cheap food, as well as less obvious stuff things like toilet roll and washing up liquid. Almost everything is a quid.
Don't bother buying a TV licence. If iPlayer/4od etc and dvd's aren't enough for you, you need to get out more (preferably to somewhere cheap/free).
Make lots of friends, who may know people who work in clubs, to try and wangle cheaper nights out.
Get free condomns from health clinics. EDIT: oh also, after you're done wash them out and use them again...
Sorted.

[Tubthumper]

Originally Posted by Surfer_Rosa

As well as Morrisons go to Farmfoods/Iceland for mega cheap food, as well as less obvious stuff things like toilet roll and washing up liquid. Almost everything is a quid.
Don't bother buying a TV licence. If iPlayer/4od etc and dvd's aren't enough for you, you need to get out more (preferably to somewhere cheap/free).
Make lots of friends, who may know people who work in clubs, to try and wangle cheaper nights out.
Get free condomns from health clinics. EDIT: oh also, after you're done wash them out and use them again...
Sorted.

You need a tv licence to watch tv on your pc.

Edit: legally, that is.

[Chris]

Originally Posted by Surfer_Rosa

As well as Morrisons go to Farmfoods/Iceland for mega cheap food, as well as less obvious stuff things like toilet roll and washing up liquid. Almost everything is a quid.

This!

When I spent a year on jobseekers I could feed myself for a fiver a week in Farmfoods. It wasn't healthy but it filled me up.

[Chris]

Originally Posted by Tubthumper

You need a tv licence to watch tv on your pc.

Edit: legally, that is.

You only need a licence if your PC has a TV card in it.

But they are looking at changing the law to cover services like iPlayer so it could change soon.