In UK, Computer Science Graduates the Least Employable

Rogerborg writes "The BBC reports that in the UK, computer science graduates are now the least employable of students leaving with a degree, 17% of them being unable to find a job within six months of graduation. Unsurprisingly, medics, educators and lawyers do better, but even much mocked communications and creative arts graduates are finding work more easily."

Comments

Job-seeking tips for computer programmers

[Anonymous Coward]

Take showers before going out in public. Brush your teeth twice a day. Get a haircut. Shave. Trim your eyebrow.

Re:Job-seeking tips for computer programmers

[teisho]

He lost me at "going out in public." Who does that?

Re:Job-seeking tips for computer programmers

[PK Tech Guy]

Er, this article covers the UK. Brushing your teeth is optional.

Re:Stats

[sakdoctor]

This article sounds like it was only written to create employment for statisticians.

Re:A job? How twentieth-century.

[Jah-Wren Ryel]

What, you mean everyone isn't a randian superman like me? I'm shocked!
And if you were in my mother's basement too you could see the shock on my face!

Re:In my country is just the opposite

[Glonoinha]

What a coincidence. According to the article, most recent CS grads are hungry.

But what kind of work?

[Arancaytar]

even much mocked communications and creative arts graduates are finding work more easily.

... I'd like some fries with that, please. :P

Re:Who studies C.S.?

[Anonymous Coward]

All the computer science uber-gods were mathematicians, physicists and engineers by training anyway.

And Jesus was Jewish!

Re:In my country is just the opposite

[PopeRatzo]

I will not tell it explicitly, but it is in Central-East Europe.

I learned geography here in the US, so I'm guessing "Indonesia".

Re:Stats

[the_womble]

Wrong: it was only written to create employment for journalists. Why do you think media studies graduates are employable?