Graduate on TV looking for work

Always_Harassed

Just watched channel 4 news and there was an archaeology graduate on TV complaining about the lack of work. What an opportunity to be given such publicity. You would think that he would be taking full advantage of it. He wore a jumper and casual trousers, his hair looked dirty and had a 5 o'clock shadow. He slouched in the chair and didn't speak clearly.

Maybe someone should spend some time in University telling people how to sell themselves. The job market is very difficult and you need to at least look as though you have made an effort.

CuteBB

Agree ^^

Nonchalant attitude. No wonder he is unemployed.

dandelionclock30

Someone on here will be saying next that he should be working for nothing at Poundland and Tesco.

The_ICT_Engineer

A well spoken and neatly dressed graduate would not fit the profile of the sort of 'Out of work graduate' that 'Channel 4 News' were looking for.

[Deleted User]

I agree with the OP, such people give graduates a bad name. As a recent graduate myself just venturing out into the job market, I bought a suit for interviews immediately and always make sure I come across as enthusiastic and motivated at interviews. I think some graduates expect jobs to fall onto their lap simply because they went to uni. I got a first class degree and am struggling to get a job that pays minimum wage.

cr1mson

Playing devil's advocate but if he was looking for something in archaeology maybe suited and booted wouldn't work as would need to get their hand's dirty!

C

zaffi

cr1mson wrote: »

Playing devil's advocate but if he was looking for something in archaeology maybe suited and booted wouldn't work as would need to get their hand's dirty!

C

exactly!!

I kinda get the OP's general point, but an archaeology graduate isn't a good example. If the graduate on the news had been as described by OP but was a graduate in generic "business" or some sort of finance, for me, the point would work. But archaeology!, is this guy at any point in his working life likely to wear a suit to work? are others in his field likely to care what he wears or how he grooms? given he'll in all likelyhood spend the majority of his working life outdoors in all weathers, i'm thinking no.

I'm a graduate, I'm a professional, i wear jeans and a tshirt to work and can go weeks without shaving am i giving graduates a bad name?

not everyone works in an office

spadoosh

Yeah i think the main proble here is his proffession. Still yet to meet an archaeologist, not really that many of them about. Im almost surprised it wasn't a psychology student.

PoorCharleyBear

but if you can't make an effort to appear on national TV/for an interview, is your approach as casual?

That is the way I would see it when I am recruiting. People wanting to work in my area should be trying to impress me- regardless of the area they want to work in.

(DH is a plumber- he wears a suit/shirt and tie for interviews but overalls for work)

zaffi

PoorCharleyBear wrote: »

but if you can't make an effort to appear on national TV/for an interview, is your approach as casual?

That is the way I would see it when I am recruiting. People wanting to work in my area should be trying to impress me- regardless of the area they want to work in.

(DH is a plumber- he wears a suit/shirt and tie for interviews but overalls for work)

Firstly, he is an archaelogy graduate, so I think it's fair to say he's an outdoors person, any outdoorsey person i've ever met, doesn't really care about appearance, and definitely not about being a sharp dressed man - given all the north face gear they tend to be decked out in

it also wasn't a job interview, and we'll never know what his dedication is to his profession, but given that he's graduated....

We'll also never know what his approach to attending interviews is, if he shaves, if he wears a suit

in my opinion, an archaeoloigst watching it wouldn't think less of him because he was wearing a jumper or hadn't shaved

the saying goes "the whole world is a stage" should he/all job seekers wear suits at all times to impress people on the street as they may be potential employers at some point in the future?

edit: not everyone is comfortable in a suit or indeed formally dressed, and if you haven't been on tv before i'm guessing you'd like to be as comfortable as possible