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[lownote]

In an extraordinarily idle moment I found myself browsing through the job ads on DPD's website.  I was somewhat WTF-ed to discover that to be a graduate trainee at DPD (from recent experience I guess they need to understand ballistics as well as logistics) you need a 2:1 degree MINIMUM. I cannot say that one of the inducements to apply for uni offered me 45 years ago was that achieving a first would guarantee me a job in a courier company.     

Edited October 19, 2018 by lownote12

[martthebass]

Unfortunately, in general 45 years ago the percentage of graduands achieving a 1st or 2:1 was somewhat less than now.  As I recall, the people I knew who achieved 1sts in my cohort (Uni of B'ham - 1984) was 4 out of 70 and they were 'special' people......

Supply and demand and all that.....

Edited October 19, 2018 by martthebass

[stingrayPete1977]

Surely it's a step up from Costa Coffee where most degrees are put into use? 

[pbasspecial]

From Barrister to Barrista?

[martthebass]

Perhaps now there's a call for Barrista degrees?  Modules on bean roasting and 'froth art'?

[naxos10]

With the number of courses available at universities now a Coffee Degree is probably being brewed at this minute

[pbasspecial]

Better latte than never

 

[fleabag]

I see this debate getting stirred up again.  I lump please.

[MacDaddy]

10 years ago I was applying for jobs I was over qualified for with a masters, losing out to the PhDs who'd applied.