Graduates
Analysis
Analysis
To get a corporate job, you soon might not need a degree
Major corporations are shying away from candidates with prestigious degrees, opting instead for skills-based hiring.
- by Sarah Kessler
Latest
‘Have I made a terrible mistake?’ Well-known Aussies on life after year 12
Wil Anderson, Matt Agnew, Flex Mami, Jane Lu and Clare Wheeler took different paths after school – but that didn’t stop them achieving their dreams.
- by Hannah Story
Opinion
Parenting
Dear parents, before you know it, your Year 12 kids will be all grown up. Savour the moment
All those lasagnes, lectures, wet Sunday dawns at junior footy, splashy beer vomits from top bunks and that one mad dash to hospital with bones sticking out of an arm snapped like a pencil will be worth it.
- by Kate Halfpenny
The university degrees that earn the biggest pay rises
Graduate pay rises over the first three years can vary by up to $30,000 depending on the choice of career, leading to warnings for high school-leavers to be realistic about being able to afford to live in a major capital city.
- by Christopher Harris
WA’s top students reflect on success – and reveal plans for the future
Their final years of school may have been marred by a once-in-a-century pandemic, but it hasn’t deterred the state’s brightest students from the medical profession.
- by Jesinta Burton
Graduate hiring on the rise as employers offer more than money
Graduate hiring is slowly bouncing back after declining over the last two years.
- by Sue White
The Australian universities with the most employable graduates
Close to 40 per cent of recent university graduates say they are not making full use of their qualifications, but those who attend institutions with business partnerships are getting an edge when it comes to finding jobs.
- by Anna Patty
Jasmine is part of an under-recognised group. Now her university is tackling the stigma
While American university students proudly wear 'first in family' badges, those in Australia suffer higher drop-out rates, lower attendance and worse marks than their peers.
- by Michael Fowler
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