I did a vocational degree, so I guess I'm perhaps more fortunate than others on this forum, and have been intensely interested in my area of work since a young age.
However, at the moment there still don't seem be too many entry level roles in the sector I'm looking at getting into. Additionally some jobs labelled as entry level smuggle in 'subtle hints' that they're not actually looking for a complete beginner. And have skill requirements in the job description which ironically can only be obtained within a prior job in the sector. Irritatingly, I'm finding that jobs labelled as 'graduate surveyor' in a sense mean little more than 'qualified' as opposed to unqualified. It doesn't mean new starter.
I have seem a few roles that are targeted at entry level folks but often they include doing a Masters course alongside the job. Ironically, I've already got a Masters degree in the subject, and have been explicitly told that I would not be accepted for job.
I'm under-qualified and over-qualified at the same time. You just can't win!
I may be wrong on this, but I think more generally there seems to be extreme risk aversion at the moment in most job sectors, that no one seems too willing to take the risk of training new graduates up at the moment. Built environment seems to be no exception. I'd also say that for those who are working, there seems to a glass ceiling between generic entry level job which has no degree requirement and more specialised role.
Its funny, because when I applied for my course, I was told statistically it was one of the most undersubscribed courses in the UK.
