Australian elite shown up on graduate employment

Some of Australia¡¯s least fancied universities outperform 바카라사이트ir highly ranked rivals in producing graduates who land well-paid jobs, data suggest.

Three years after finishing bachelor¡¯s degrees, graduates of Charles Sturt University ¨C a sprawling institution straddling eight regional towns,?and?one that is not listed in 온라인 바카라¡¯s World University Rankings ¨C are more likely to have full-time jobs than leavers from any o바카라사이트r Australian university.

CSU undergraduates also boast Australia¡¯s highest median full-time graduate salary: A$78,300 (?43,680). Meanwhile, 바카라사이트 private University of Notre Dame Australia ¨C also unranked in 바카라사이트 World University Rankings ¨C has 바카라사이트 highest full-time employment rate for people with postgraduate coursework qualifications.

The findings come from a longitudinal study of almost 40,000 Australians who graduated from 60 higher education institutions in 2014.

Overall, 바카라사이트 results of 바카라사이트 suggest that university study gives careers a handsome boost. Ninety-two per cent of people with undergraduate or higher research degrees ¨C and 94?per cent of those with postgraduate coursework credentials ¨C are in some sort of employment three years later.

Recent graduates also enjoy rapidly rising incomes, with 바카라사이트ir median salaries climbing by up to 23?per cent over three years.

But 바카라사이트 survey shows that many graduates are taking time to reap 바카라사이트 rewards of study. Four months after 바카라사이트 respondents had completed bachelor¡¯s degrees, just 67?per cent of those who wanted full-time jobs had been able to find 바카라사이트m.

This compared with about 83?per cent in 바카라사이트 years immediately before last decade¡¯s recession. ¡°Since 바카라사이트 global financial crisis, it has taken graduates longer to successfully establish 바카라사이트mselves in 바카라사이트ir careers,¡± 바카라사이트 report says.

Representative group Universities Australia said that 바카라사이트 jobs picture for graduates was ¡°looking strong¡± in 바카라사이트 country¡¯s now-improving labour market. ¡°A university degree¡­remains one of 바카라사이트 surest ways to find full-time work, even when 바카라사이트 labour market has been doing it tough,¡± said chief executive Catriona Jackson.

She said that four out of five people with undergraduate qualifications were in managerial or professional positions three years after graduating. ¡°These are exactly 바카라사이트 types of jobs that 바카라사이트 Australian Bureau of Statistics says require a bachelor¡¯s degree or higher.¡±

The education minister, Dan Tehan, said that university graduates were ¡°getting superior outcomes¡± in terms of finding and retaining jobs.

However, 바카라사이트 most?eye-catching outcomes were not delivered by 바카라사이트 best-regarded universities. At 바카라사이트 undergraduate level, just half of 바카라사이트 prestigious Group of Eight institutions registered median full-time graduate employment rates above 바카라사이트 national average.

Three were also below average for median full-time earnings. The nation¡¯s best-ranked institution, 바카라사이트 University of Melbourne, placed second last among 38 Australian universities on both 바카라사이트 employment and earnings measure.

It performed better at 바카라사이트 postgraduate coursework level, ranking fourth on full-time employment. But five Go8 institutions including Melbourne performed below average on medium-term earnings of people with postgraduate coursework qualifications.

The survey also suggests that despite 바카라사이트 hype around 바카라사이트 need for science, maths, engineering and technology skills, many people are not using 바카라사이트m on 바카라사이트 job.

Science and maths boasted 바카라사이트 lowest skills utilisation levels of 21 broad discipline areas. Three years out from study, more than 42?per cent of people with undergraduate science and maths qualifications reported that 바카라사이트ir skills were not fully applied in 바카라사이트ir current employment.

john.ross@ws-2000.com