Where do I find graduates who want a job?

[RichyBoy]

They seriously need to shut down or trim the fat off some of these universities if all that awaits graduates is telesales.

[Pothole]

mph1977 said:

Pothole said:

Even more laughable is the term 'graduate calibre'. WTF?

Perfectly reasonable term especially say in engineering where you have IEngs who depending on their age could have anything from a HNC to a BEng -reflecting the minimum qualification needed for academic exemption from the EngC.

also doesn't put off people with HNDs or a Desmond /Richard

is this thread about engineering?

[Russ T Bolt]

GPM3D said:

We are currently looking for one, maybe two multi disciplined Project Design Engineers to join our thriving Engineering company (located in Macclesfield, Cheshire) and using the services (or not as the case maybe) of 3 well know recruitment companies, with very limited success.
According to one of the recruiters, a new poll has suggested that people looking for jobs in the engineering industry may not be putting themselves forward enough.The research was carried out by the Engineering Employers' Federation and found that three-quarters of firms are struggling to find staff with adequate skills.
Is their a job shortage??? I'd say a skills shortage - do you know of any good, enthusiastic engineers with AutoCAD and projecting skills? Please do let me know!
Graham

My nephew has recently graduated with a 2.1 in ( I think) Design Engineering and is currently looking for a job, I will point him at this thread.

[Otispunkmeyer]

Steameh said:

z4chris99 said:

Being a pedant you can't get a 2.1 in a masters, it's pass merit and distinction...

Undergraduate degrees are graded with the First - Pass system

It was an amalgamated BEng/MEng so even though I was doing my Masters I was still an undergrad. That's how they said they graded it anyway and what it says on my certificate. Did exactly the same modules as the MSc students though and the course length was the same.

Edited by Steameh on Tuesday 4th December 06:11

Mines the same... Instead of graduating after the usual 3, we did 4 (with a year in industry as well, so 5 in total) and then graduated with a MEng which could be classified as a 1st class or 2.1 degree. Here, if you were at the 2.2 level before the 3rd year you didn't get on the MEng branch. If you got on the MEng then your performance dropped to 2.2 or lower they'd be having words and looking at maybe consolidating what you have so far and getting you out the door with a BEng.