40% of college graduates are underemployed, if they have a job at all.
(Reuters)
– More than 40 percent of recent U.S. college graduates are
underemployed or need more training to get on a career track, a poll
released on Tuesday showed.
The online survey of 1,050 workers who finished school in the past
two years and 1,010 who will receive their degree in 2013 also found
that many graduates, some heavily in debt because of the cost of their
education, say they are in jobs that do not require a college degree.
Thirty-four percent said they had student loans of $30,000 or less, while 17 percent owed between $30,000 to $50,000.
“For our nation’s youngest workers, as well as for the workforce at
large, there is a real need for employers to reexamine how they hire,
train and develop their employees,” said Katherine Lavelle, of the
global management consulting firm Accenture, which conducted the survey.
Nearly half, 42 percent, of recent graduates expect they will need an
advanced degree to further their career and almost a quarter are
already planning to take graduate courses.
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