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How does your choice of university affect your future?

The graduate employment market is tough. Can your choice of uni affect your outcomes?

26 Aug 2015

Andrew Norton & David Carroll

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Last year’s graduate labour market was the toughest on record. More people completing degrees and fewer jobs meant lower rates of full-time employment. A third of recent graduates seeking full-time work in 2014 were still looking four months after completing their studies.

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Andrew Norton & David Carroll

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Andrew Norton is the Program Director, Higher Education at Grattan Institute. David Carroll is a PhD Candidate at UNSW Australia.

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