The chief executive of the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment has claimed that the majority of students are leaving university with degrees that do not help them convert their hard work into suitable employment. In an interview with the London Evening Standard, Simon Culhane said that the only degrees that were helpful for graduate job hunters were firsts or 2:1s from one of the top 20 universities in the country. He also claimed that subjects such as businesses, maths and law are ideal for finding employment after university, unlike English, history and other arts degrees. He told the paper: "Today's graduates have a tough time. There are simply not enough jobs, which is why too many graduates are either serving coffee at Starbucks, or the equivalent, or have entered the employment market in jobs for which they are over-qualified. "If a key reason for an individual wanting to take a degree is to get ahead, then unless they are studying a relevant, vocational qualification at a top university and expect to obtain a 2:1 or better, they would be well advised to take a gap year and then enter the industry of their choice."
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