After the graduation ceremony: Some thoughts on geography graduate careers

Bleasdale, Sue

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“…Back then Sue Bleasdale was stressing the fact that higher education institutions' responsibility for the level of education does not finish with simply presenting graduates with their diplomas -it should continue throughout their job-seeking efforts and professional life. What is more, tracking professional careers is, in her opinion, the only reliable source of information on modernising the training standards, plan and curriculum of degree programmes (Bleasdale, 1977).…”

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Do geography degree programmes facilitate a smooth transition to the job market? Reflections of working and job-seeking graduates in Poland

Piróg

2014

Journal of Geography in Higher Education

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The article presents results of a survey conducted among Polish geography graduates.They were asked questions about the relevance of their degree to their transition from university studies to the job market. The research project revealed that less than half of them found a job. Out of working graduates, one in five geographers worked in an area related to geography and only one in six graduates found their degree useful in their job-seeking efforts. The respondents were also of the view that potential employers often did not perceive them as professionals with a specialised range of skills.

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confidence: 99%