Ask the PM : Jobs after University?

[nepalihercules]

ur studying chinese ffs. study a real subject and get a real degree u f@g

[tryanjohnson]

I am impressed by that fact that you even raise such a question. You see, in todays global world even "Brain Power" is quite cheap. Honestly unless you are near the top of your field, life might be hard. You have to realize that you are competing with the world now. It's not about a degree so much as getting the best quality on a global basis. Are you honestly that top quality? Or are there many people more highly qualified? Do you expect to be a 'privileged' white male or what?

[gggrow]

What a stupid question. If your education is mediocre, you'll have mediocre job prospects. There is obviously no way to improve your prospects from education relative to everyone else other than to get a better education than everyone else. What the fuck do you expect Brown to do about this? He can't change basic economics.

[helenashman]

I completely agree with this. I think the main problem these days is that companies want experience, but how can you get that experience if you have just come out of uni!! I think employers should be less strict and that grade you get should be more valued.

[manofconstantsorrow1]

oh yeah they encourage you to uni all the way, after oh well that's the graduates problem, i ll be in an office job for years until i can get to be a teacher, and even then my bro has been layed out of his teaching job, and cant get another, the lesson is, dont think a degree is a goldern ticket coz guess what it aint.

[manofconstantsorrow1]

to right mate, its a fucking nightmare, i ve just graduated from teeside uni, and i ve had a look round whats availible which isnt alot at all, they wont take me for teacher training, for some reason only known to them, after that there is the military, police no way in hell i m doing them, after that there is jack shit, so ive dropped £8k on a piece of paper that isnt worth shit, right back to square one, job centre want me to do jobs that require 3 gcse's, goverment are a shower of shite.

[Surfleo77]

'Start your own business, well is easy said than done??,

[livendeadgirl]

Hmm well I would presume that you would have to compete for such a job and hope for the best.Nowadays people w/ degrees and such are still getting paid like a person without a degree unfortunaly and people that don't have that degree work at wendys,mc donalds,etc.People have been laid off for the past few years to a decade because a kid w/ a degree higher than them came in and would do the job for less money.

[minhman13]

Thought I live in the US. I had the same thought when I picked my major. Luckily the career I picked is in demand here & I enjoy learning/doing it.

[Cisoma]

look at this way: as a species we are becoming more and more specialized in the tasks we are expected to perform within society, what with the rapid evolution of technology, so more and more jobs are being created that were never needed before. there's a veritible cornucopia of opportunity out there.that being said,i wholeheartedly agree that our respective governments should take a more active stance on this issue.

[theZunari]

In responce to your video; Black penis.

[OpethFanatic]

Hellow fellow Essex-er...Shit down here isnt it -_-

[lepetitgalicien]

Spanish and Chinese?

jobs: teacher of Spanish, teacher of Chinese, international marketing, tourist information, translator English-Spanish, English-Chinese for publishing companies...

There is no degree promises you anything. Just study what you like and don't think about getting a job after your degree. You're in your first year yet kid.

[dropinocean]

I studied medicine and that promised me a job after.... which was fun. I think what he's getting at is workforce planning. There needs to be a better method of grading the workforce and which jobs actually require a degree. Flip side: if the degree itself is less valuable, doesn't that just mean that we will have to work harder, become extra-ordinary and evolve outside of our degree to secure the better jobs?? And isn't that a good thing? Just a thought.

[jjhony85]

chinese and spanish ??? what kind of job u want after such degree ?????

[kyleryan2000]

@jjhony85 I'm learning Arabic and I intend on teaching english to Arabic people. I can think of two extremely obvious jobs that come from those degrees that apparently you and two other people can't see.

[milkypigeon]

If you want to get a job then get a Masters degree after your Bachelors. That's what I'm going to do, I think.

I'm pretty worried about this too.

Hope your having a good time in Uni of Mancs, my friend is going to go there.

[griffinboio]

lol!:P not quite, so its clear i was reponding to DeltaNCs earlier comment regarding degrees being overqualification, should have just responed wiith this!as schuey100 said-

'There are plenty of jobs for talented grads. The key for employers is to weed out the rubbish. That's been made more difficult with the sheer number of degrees on offer but the cream still rises and the best unis get the best students and those students get the jobs.'

[schuey100]

There are plenty of jobs for talented grads. The key for employers is to weed out the rubbish. That's been made more difficult with the sheer number of degrees on offer but the cream still rises and the best unis get the best students and those students get the jobs. You only have a problem if you went to some old poly and read anthropology or social studies etc etc. Get good A Levels, go to a good uni and study something useful. The money will come rolling in.

[paddyseat45a]

Good vid but I think you are wrong. The 'supply and demand' argument for graduates and other educated/trained people, assumes society stays the same instead of developing and re-shaping itself. There will be short-term peaks and troughs in demand for specific knowledge and skills, but the trend in demand is always upwards for people who are broadly educated, have a specific skill, will work and can apply themselves to a task.

[Flaxxseed]

I'm at the University of Manchester too, in the same school as you, Languages Linguistics and Cultures. :)

[kyleryan2000]

@DeltaNC I would have to greatly disagree. One of the biggest deadbeats ive ever met has a double degree in biology and chemistry and hasn't had a job in three years; one of the most successful people I know writes for the new york times and has a double degree in political science and global studies. It's a bit extreme to call any form of education a "scam". The university never agreed to hand out resumes and put in a good word for you.

[QuietTyro]

Looks like he already got a job paid by the government to repeat its propaganda.

[studentboy33]

Here's a good question:

watch?v=LOueYfVs4f4

[purplesarah87]

Top vid! Very relevant question, one that has been on my mind too.

Maybe you should also ask him why our government is planning on spending £76 billion to upgrade Trident, our nuclear weapons system. Just a thought =)

[dogspawn]

My friend, if you can cut it, be self-employed! Start your own business. But your question is a good one. I know you won't get a good answer though...

[JapsEye2]

I think that's a good idea. Making your own work as it were. I'd love to do that, but just don't know what business to set up. I don't know where to start. How do people know what is right for them?

[dogspawn]

JapsEye2, that means you should not start your own business IMO - because the point is you are supposed to find a gap in the market and do it yourself. People think it is hard to start a business.... but there are *millions* of self employed people in the EU.

[hagrid3689]

The need for Chinese translators is not likely to drop any time soon... I'd say you're reasonably well set

[wyatthaplo]

very good question! i do think apprentiships are the best type of further education as you learn on the job from people meeting todays standards. I have done an electrical apprentiship and now at 23, 21 when i finished i have a valuable skill that will pretty much mean i always have a job. especially due to the fact that as you say many people do go to university so the construction industry has taken a hit.

[TheBorzoi]

I made an Ask the PM video along these lines.

[paradisepictureshow]

Don't cut your hair. I like it.

Keep up the good work Why do people thumb comments they disagree with? You only thumb on the quality of it, not if you aren't in agreement with what's being said.

[jillog]

Jazza....you had to go and scare me didn't you? I was quite happy not thinking about my future! Oh god what am I going to do?

[rhymingwithoranges]

sorry

:S

[XxCathy1308xX]

Great question Jazza, I'm worried about that, because my dad went to Uni and was unable to get a job here in the UK, and we had to move to Germany because my dad's friend offered him a job. I'm glad we did though I'm good at German and we then moved to France, so I passed my French GCSE in year 9.

I'm just worried because if I can't get a job after Uni, how am I going to pay off my student loan.

xxxx

[rhymingwithoranges]

your very lucky to have had such exposure to cultural diversity, being exposed to languages like that is probably one of the best things to happen to you at a young age.

[XxCathy1308xX]

Thanks, I know I am, and I guess everything happens for a reason. I lived in Germany for 6 years till I was 10 then moved to France and lived there for 3 1/2 years. Trust me it wasn't easy to learn a language from scratch especially because I went to a french speaking school. People think I'm cheating because I lived there but my life has been soo much harder, I had to make new friends and being a shy person and everything, I found that difficult and I'm not being arrogant but I feel I derserve

[XxCathy1308xX]

to have my A* in French and hopefully in German. And when I moved back to England, my english wasn't exactly up to scratch as I had never been to an english speaking school. It's normal now, I mean my english grades are higher than average.

I want to find a job in languages, but competetion is fierce and I'm quite worried tbh. I don't know really, what I would do if I couldn't get a job. Especially with the cost of living rising.

[XxCathy1308xX]

I hope this get's answered along with the Exams one, as those are the ones I can relate to the most. Thank you xxxxx

Sorry about the uber long comment reply

:S

[rhymingwithoranges]

*rolls eyes*

[marty1701]

Hey Jazza,

I'm completely with you on this one.

I have also been wondering why so many countries (it's the same in Germany, where I'm from) are so keen on producing more and more academics while the demand isn't really rising. So what will be the end of this? A country of unemployed linguists, scientists, psychologists etc. - and no one to repair their cars? Will people with university degrees from now on also work behind the counter of McDonald's?

BTW, I really like your vids! ur awesome ;-)

[rhymingwithoranges]

very good point

and so true

:)

[BarryAldridge]

I have been finding it hard to get a job to be honest. Im in the same situation with a degree which I have to find a job which others are finding the same. I think apprenticeships are an excellent idea that would help to gain more employers.

Barry

[killert00thbrush]

Yeah, this is a great point. =)

[jrt31169]

GREAT question!

[fauxxcore]

it's all nice and sweet that the PM has a youtube channel, but come on Gordon, get with the times; start making video responses!

Half-assed job Brown, if you ask me.

[rhymingwithoranges]

doesn't even allow comments

he's as bad as Oprah!

[alacruz]

thats the problem we have in the states. now, being a university graduate means barely anything. its the person's drive, motivation, and experience that get them further.

or getting a masters. those are the choices.

[joel2112]

This one needs an answer.

[rhymingwithoranges]

they ALL do

[shebitmylip]

that's a really really good question. it applies to everyone everywhere

cut your hair. i already told you to.

and yay for finals going well

[rhymingwithoranges]

well.... not those already in steady well paid jobs or not intending to go to uni, but thanks

:)

[paradisepictureshow]

I love the idea of opening up Apprenticeships, but if you want to stand out then you have to work harder than everyone else. It's actually a good thing. And I'm sure you can work for a company over seas. And the fact that everyone had a degree means that those without degrees will have a hard time getting jobs which will push more people to complete High school and go onto College. there is a very bright side to this. I really don't think it's the governments job to make sure you get hired.

[rhymingwithoranges]

but the thing is qualifications have become easier to get, good qualifications I mean. There is nothing to distinguish the excelent from th alright any more. qualifications are no longer an accurate depiction of a persons ability.

[paradisepictureshow]

I agree there is an issue, and I don't know about in England but in American the federal government's only job is to protect against invasion from foreign countries and from fraud, now obviously it has totally over stepped it's boundaries. But do you really want the federal government monitoring and messing up schools? I think the less fed the more freedom. Maybe you could approach the individual schools with your issue and ask a private enterprise to solve it. They could change the standard.

[TheLunaPulvia]

lots of reaaally good questions jaz :)

[Cypresswhisker2]

cut your hair.

lol

:D

[rhymingwithoranges]

I will

am surprised this hasn't beeen thumbed down

:P

[LJalane]

Done! :P

[Cypresswhisker2]

I didn't mean it in an insulting way at all! lol I was joking. Good questions Jaz. :)

[eloisemidgen11]

you're a cutie.

[rhymingwithoranges]

fanx

[asmileyoucantwipeoff]

haha, your introductions are getting sillier. "hellooooo, mr. brown!" heheh

the same thing is happening all over the world. some places sooner than others, like china. since universities were scarce, only the best could attend. hence the insane competition from birth, basically.

competition+population growth= more competition. it sucks

[rhymingwithoranges]

competition is good, but especially in china is has grown to th point of obsession, and they have raised a generation of exam passers

[LJalane]

Yeah tell me about it... I am finishing university in exactly a month and I have no idea what i'm gonna do afterwards, I don't know if i'm gonna find a job that fits. Great question, again!

Y felicitaciones por haber terminado los examenes :) yo apenas los empiezo...

[rhymingwithoranges]

oh que pena!

gracias

:)

[griffinboio]

your an uneducated yob

[rsole2007]

Snigger snigger...the difference between your and you're is taught at primary school. Clearly you didn't even make it this far.....

[Irlyliekmudkipz]

Yes, He really sounds like a retarded ned.

[ZFroggirl]

Hm, wouldnt have ever thought of this one but it's smart! Yes, I aggry, here too having a degree is turning into more of a requirement then bonus to getting a job. Although with the feild I am going into (acting) its almost impossible to get a job any way... I need to start practicing this whole living off of sun and air thing...

Cheers Jazza, Hopes he answers one of your questions.

Btw, if he only answerd one of them which means the most to you?

[rhymingwithoranges]

just adapt and learn to use osmosis and photosynthesis then you wont have to earn a living.

Plants hav it so good!

[Pogglie6]

is that a traditional essex accent? you kinda sound like the actor who played james in james& the giant peach!

[rhymingwithoranges]

do I really?

oh dear.

No I have a really buggered up accent. My mum is from Bristol and have been living in manchester for the past year, and I pick up accents ridiculously quickly.

[Marcomanseckisax]

I think that in ten years time (if the planet still exists) you will be a leader writer on the FT (it's more thoughtful than the Times) or on its digital media equivalent - yay!

[rhymingwithoranges]

wow thankyou

:)

sounds so cool

[surrealismyreality]

oooo thats a really good question.

but you've got me a bit worried now....altho the field i wanna go into is quite small and not many people follow the same route that i hopefully) will.

luvs♥

[rhymingwithoranges]

don't worry about it too much, If it is a smaller field then your chances greatly increase

:)

[surrealismyreality]

yeah, im glad im not going into summit like medicin or acting or summit coz its gonna be so much harder for my friends who are doing those to get a good job.

and congrats on your exams!! im half way through mine.

luvs♥

[Minish]

I hate the workforce all together. I don't mind working so much as having to deal with disrepectful people, demanding bosses, and low pay for long hours.

[rhymingwithoranges]

I feel ya

*hug*

[XxCathy1308xX]

I had a part-time job at a big posh restaurant. I got payed £4 an hour, got bullied by the chefs for being Vegetarian, had to work on Christmas and boxing day, stood up for up to 8 hours without sitting down, worked with snobby people, they started charging us for food, and we don't have breaks.

[natt12321]

Your questions have been awesome Jazza

[Eliotsthatway]

You should really have put them in one video :)

Yet, good point.

*hand heart, Jazza* :)

[omgmt19]

lol how many questions are you asking Mr. Brown?

[rhymingwithoranges]

one more

:)

[yellowfluff]

That was my situation back in 1990 friend. Good question and good luck. get your foot in the door of a big company doing a little job and grow yourself within that company. That is how you do it.

[TexasBabey]

hmm, i don't know if i have a crush on you anymore..

[rhymingwithoranges]

oh no?

why?

[stayupbeat]

another good question

=]