Darn it – there was no electronic version (at least not that I could find). Still, that scanner’s got to justify its existence somehow! ;-) Anyhow, let me run that first line past you again.
Students who want to stand out in the job market now need postgraduate degrees, says a think-tank.
Really?
It took a think tank to figure this one out? Is this another case of “more tank than think”? Which politician was it who coined that one? ;-)
This isn’t any kind of revelation at all; graduates have been experiencing the “degree inflation” phenomenon first hand for several years. Quite why it’s popped up again suddenly as “news” is beyond me.
When I was towards the tail end of my LL.M, I immediately noticed what a difference having a postgrad qualification made. In fact, my employer explicitly told me it was my postgrad degree which made the difference in them hiring me over other candidates (helped in no small part by my quirky dissertation).
There is absolutely no doubt in my mind that postgraduate study made a huge difference to my employability. Sadly, it’s gone from being the icing on your curriculum vitae cake to being a quasi pre-requisite now.
And from things I’ve heard anecdotally, I know I’m not the only one who’s witnessed this.
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