Press Release Summary: Many industries, particularly in the fields of events and labour, are looking for qualities that they consider more important that tertiary qualifications. The ability to adapt, build relationships have assumed greater importance, as has self-confidence and proven dependability.
Press Release Body: High school graduates are increasingly doubtful over the merits of teritiary education as a means to gaining superior employment. Despite the fact that the UK government has campaigned to secure 50% of all Britian’s 6th formers a place in universities - with the aid of €800m from the year’s budget - university withdrawal rates continue to rise. Rather than asking for evidence of passed exams and academic application, job recruiters, particularly in the hospitality, events and artisan industries, are asking questions in interviews that prove practical intelligence rather than assess the ability to pass academic examinations.
Pitman’s People – a prominent staffing supplier for corporate events across the UK – states that during the recruitment process more and more employers first assess employees confidence in physical and manual work, team integration, punctuality and dependability, before relying on additional CVs, application letters and academic references.
Radio and news reporting in the UK compares ascending tertiary education’s drop-out rates with high tuition costs and poor career guidance for up-and-coming students and junior-level employees. Pressure on candidates from both guardians and business workplaces to first secure undergraduate and post-graduate qualifications has lead to high rates of dissatisfaction and disillusionment among the graduating youth. In addition, companies are facing increasing discrepancies between candidates’ field adaptabilities and their CV and educational experiences, highlighting a need to clarify the value of tertiary education in industries where in-house training and experience may prove more valuable for a candidate’s development.
In labour and event industries specifically, field training and enthusiasm is increasingly found not within university cloisters, but in the exercise of establishing relationships within a company, and interacting with that company’s clients. Marketing and sales strategies differ across industries, and to a large extent, rely on specialisation and customer expectations. Moreover, the capability to deliver at all levels of the organisation is another tool learned from work experience and commitment to a profession.
2025
