[Ethan.k]

Originally Posted by Tom

As I said the worth of a degree comes down to what you do with it. If you go into something related to your degree then thats where you go further, but if you go and do a degree then work in retail then its a bit of a waste. Too many people just end up doing what they did at college (Sociology, Law etc) where to get a half decent job out of it you need to do post grad courses whereas if you do something different like Sports Rehabilitation then you can go straight into a job

One of the reasons the stats you cite show graduates going into higher paid jobs is because of those who are genuinely there for careers and have high aspirations

I do see what your saying but to point out, up above you say "as I said the worth of a degrees down to what you do with it." well that wasn't what you orginally said which was, "Waste of time getting qualifications when you don't even need them". And no wonder you only look for basic qualifications, you said you were looking at applications for xmas temp jobs - so its just for people who are looking for a bit of extra cash around the holidays not for people looking to show off their qualifications or start a career.

And just to point out, I am not saying degrees, grades and qualifications are evrything and will get you further than those without any qualifications because they aren't - it does depend on types of people.