Maximising Your Time at University, Chapter 2: Background and context

Part of Maximising your time at University · Chapter 2 of 7 · 8 min

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My background, and a realistic picture of the graduate job market. A degree is worth less than it used to be, and experience is heavily prized.

I've been a chief transformation officer, group chief digital officer and worked at RBS and NatWest, and I've hired and worked with many graduates.
There has been significant degree inflation, and I'm not sure where you study or what you study matters as much as it did.
Graduates are often not boxed into their degree subject once they start work.
It's a buyer's market: one financial institution had 20 graduate places and thousands of applications.
Prepare now, while you're studying, before you face that market.

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