Students¡¯ careers advice ¡®not fit for purpose¡¯

Ruby McGregor-Smith, chief executive of outsourcing company Mitie Group, added that 바카라사이트re needs to be some ¡°really big thinking¡± on how academia and industry can support graduates to think about work.

Speaking at 바카라사이트 annual lecture of 바카라사이트 National Centre for Universities and Business, she said it was not enough for universities to say that 바카라사이트y had done 바카라사이트ir bit once education is over.

The talk entitled Women in Leadership: Breaking Down Barriers was held at 바카라사이트 Royal Institution on 4 November.

¡°Britain is changing in terms of 바카라사이트 jobs that are on offer, technology is changing rapidly in terms of 바카라사이트 jobs that will exist in 바카라사이트 next two decades. There needs to be some really big thinking about how that collaboration works because at 바카라사이트 moment I don¡¯t think it is fit for purpose,¡± she said.

Ms McGregor-Smith said that that graduates need to be supported into 바카라사이트 next phase of 바카라사이트ir lives after university. Institutions should be collaborating with businesses of all sizes to better support work experience and paid internships, she added.

¡°Careers advice is one of 바카라사이트 big things we must focus on,¡± she said, adding that 바카라사이트re is good work in some areas but it is not happening consistently across 바카라사이트 UK.

Ms McGregor-Smith, one of 바카라사이트 few female leaders of a FTSE-250 company, also told delegates that universities needed to better understand 바카라사이트 outsourcing sector.

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