Text 2 GRADUATE EMPLOYMENT TRENDS A recent study reveals some rather interesting figures about graduates in the labour market. Six months after leaving a UK university, around one in ten graduates cannot find employment, with men usually taking more time to secure a job. The good news for male graduates, however, is that their average starting salary is typically £2,000 per annum higher than that of their female counterparts. About three quarters of the 230,000 graduates who took part in the survey are employed and a further 15 percent continue to study. Moreover, most employed graduates hold professional posts. These figures may appear encouraging; still, some believe the number of out-of-work graduates is likely to increase within a fairly short time frame. At the same time, about one third of all UK graduates are in non-professional positions which do not require a degree at all, mostly in sales and customer service departments. According to the reports, just over 4 percent of recent graduates are working in stable 'elementary occupations' such as office juniors, hospital porters and waiters. Studies suggest overall, however, that there has been a rise in the number of jobs which require a university degree-a trend, one hopes, that will continue. 7 Przeczytaj dwa teksty dotyczące pracy. Z podanych odpowiedzi A-D wybierz właściwą, zgodną z treścią tekstu. Text 1 The Human Scarecrow Being told to bring a deckchair and a good book for the first day in a new job might not be the kind of advice you'd expect to receive from your new boss, but that's exactly the advice Jamie Fox was given when he took up a post to help out a local farmer. Fox, 22, a recent music graduate from Bangor University, uses a range of musical instruments to scare off partridges that have been destroying crops because ordinary scarecrows don't quite seem up to the job. Despite working from 7.30 am to 4.00 pm for a minimum wage, Fox, who is saving up to finance a trip next year to New Zealand, is quite content with his unique position. Indeed, he'd much rather be out in the open air reading and playing instruments, he says, and time passes much quicker than sitting at home doing nothing and claiming unemployment benefit. Fox can do anything he likes to pass the time. As well as playing musical instruments and reading to relieve the | Focus 4. Second Edition. Student's Book | 7/83

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1. D. Jamie Fox is happy with his job because he thinks it is better than being out of work.

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