Thursday, September 26, 2013

VIDEO: Fewer full time students have jobs

The number of full time students with jobs has fallen, according to figures from the Office for National Statistics.

Ten years more than 38% of students had part time work - now the figure is just over 26%.

Students told BBC Breakfast about their struggle to find employment: "There's probably about 100 [applicants] for every bar staff job".

The University of Salford's Head of Career Development Ian Boardman said having a job was increasingly important: "Students need to engage in some form of work experience to develop their employability".


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