8th February 2006, 11:47 PM
Not sure that we`re seeing a general downturn in the number of newbie graduates just yet.I suppose as we are THE lowest paid job a UK graduate can enter and, potential for career development is largely negligable one would see people ticking the "architecture" box on the UCAS forms instead only, if they were given an honest appraisal of the reality of the industry by bums on seats universities.Sadly, the new graduates I have worked with have left the job very soon after a season or two simply because they have been thoroughly demoralised at the appalling standards in the commercial sector.This of course means that mickey mouse units will continue to put inexperienced personnel in positions of responsibility because consistant talent is a rarity.As a consequence, not a lot of quality reaches the higher echelons of the profession. I would be sad to see a downturn in the number of graduate archaeologists.The more educated and informed the workforce-the more voices we will have to confront the rampant muppetry alive and well in the profession today.Tuition fees will always be an issue.How to keep new graduates once you`ve got them is another conundrum!!!Welcome to the forum by the way!
..knowledge without action is insanity and action without knowledge is vanity..(imam ghazali,ayyuhal-walad)
..knowledge without action is insanity and action without knowledge is vanity..(imam ghazali,ayyuhal-walad)