Bigmouthmedia has appear that the majority of contempo Scottish university graduates feel that college apprenticeship should do added to affix acceptance to opportunities in arising industries and that universities are declining to abundantly adapt leavers for activity in the absolute world.
According to a blanket up of 2008 alum intelligence, harvested by bigmouthmedia from a alternation of application events, the majority of Scotland’s chic of 2008 believed that the apprenticeship arrangement is not appropriately acceptable the alteration from apprentice life. Some 56% of the contempo graduates polled believed that university had not abundantly able them for activity in the business world.
The analysis appear a annoying abridgement of acquaintance about opportunities in 21st Century industries. Over 46.3% of those surveyed said they knew little about opportunities in agenda business and acquainted that universities should advice access acquaintance of such arising industries.
Some 39% aswell believed they should accept been told added about the seek business area during their time in college education.
Respondents appear a addiction to use online media to supplement gaps in the curriculum. Some 89% said that they had abstruse added about search engine optimisation and online business account a ambit of industry blogs such as Search Engine Land and Search Engine Watch.
The analysis aswell appear that a career in seek business is alpha to address to university leavers from disciplines not about admiring to the sector. While 24.4% of the contempo graduates enquiring about a career in the industry had marketing/advertising degrees and 29.3% had been belief ICT/Computing, the bright majority - 46.3% - had advised different subjects.
The after-effects adumbrated that this adorning allure could in allotment be due to the acumen of the agenda business as a 'hot' industry, with an cutting 80% advertence that they believed the area offered a added alluring career than television marketing.
The alum groups questioned aswell appear a alternative for actual North of the apprenticed afterwards abrogation university. Some 95% of the graduates questioned said they would adopt to accompany a high-tech or business career in Scotland if possible.
See the after-effects at: www.bigmouthmedia.com/live/articles/graduate-survey-2008.asp
About bigmouthmedia
Founded in 1997, bigmouthmedia is Europe's better absolute agenda business agency. With a aggregation of over 200 agents amid above 13 offices in 10 countries on 3 continents, the aggregation maximises acknowledgment for above brands online through a array of absolutely chip agenda business channels: Search engine optimisation, PPC, Online Media Planning, Affiliate marketing, Social Networking, Brand Monitoring, Online PR and Web Analytics. Bigmouthmedia aswell provides up to date circadian digital business news to ensure audience are absolutely abreast and acquainted of all industry developments.
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Iain Bruce
Media Strategist
bigmouthmedia
51 Timberbush
Edinburgh
EH6 6QH
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www.bigmouthmedia.com
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