Most humanists and social scientists are over educated in relation to the job they have after graduation. It has an impact on wages, according to a new report.
But researchers Nifu also concludes that there are several who are educated than ten years ago, despite the number who have taken master has soared past ten years.
On course to apply for a job
34 young hopefuls greet politely at each other in a small premises at Oslo University. Jobseeker course to career center at the University of Oslo is fully subscribed and attracts both students and fresh graduates.
– To distinguish myself in seeking stack I will emphasize job and relevant experience outside their studies. Although I hope for a job in a ministry or as a consultant, says political science student Camilla Walstad (24), which has left about a year of study.
She listens to career coach Annie Elise Mejdell-Edvardsen message about city of themselves and their skills.
– This is equally a communication course, as a jobseeker courses, says Mejdell-Edvardsen.
The attendance students from social sciences and humanities faculty who constitute the largest group users with them.
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Social scientists lose the most
The Foundation Nifu has mapped about graduates master graduates get jobs that match their education.
– If your job does not require higher education at all, you get on average 24 percent lower wages than if the job had matched education level, says Rune Borgan Reiling at the Nordic Institute for Studies in Innovation, Research and Education (Nifu).
The researcher is a author of the report that looks at the relationship between work and education.
Half of jobseeker course participants are social scientists. According to the report, this profession most to lose to be “overqualified” workers, on average they receive 12 percent lower wages than social scientists who have jobs that match their education. In comparison, engineers only four percent lower wages.
– A possible reason may be that social scientists have a greater diversification in career choices than for instance engineers, scientist think.
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– Motivation counts
Gender differences between the educated are small, although women to a certain extent are more educated than men .
– It is reasonable to assume that motivation and effort in deciding which job you end up with. We have no way to verify this in our models, but this may explain much of the wage differences we see, says the researcher.
There are student Camilla Walstad agree.
– As a social scientist are you one of many, but I am optimistic about the future. Most people end up with a relevant job although in some cases it takes time, she said.
Salary not the main
Researchers from Nifu concludes that education pays off, assuming that job matches the level of education you have.
– Many political scientists end up in the public sector and are not very concerned about high salaries. Years of education also has an intrinsic value. But I retain the notion that it pays to pursue higher education, the student says.
Master Sick gets cured
The problems related to being over educated is a transitional phenomenon, believes education researchers.
In connection with the sharp rise in recruitment to higher education in recent years, it has been debated whether we have the master sick in Norway, and this leads to them being educated to a lesser extent also apply its expertise in working life. Education researcher Ms Wiers-Jenssen at Nifu has previously stated that she believes the fear of the master sick is exaggerated.
– The study shows that when highly educated candidates are available, so use labor of it. It shows that there is clearly demand for masters expertise, said education researcher Ms Wiers-Jenssen in December last year.
– Takes time to get a job
In its latest report shows Nifu the proportion over educated is significantly reduced after three years.
Wiers-Jenssen colleague, researcher Liv Anne Støren think it shows that believes it shows that one should not place too much emphasis on the situation six months after graduation.
– It is quite normal that it takes time to get a job that matches education, especially if you have a so-called generalist education. With time ends up most relevant job, she says.
Turn education to the workplace
By adapting programs to a greater extent to the workplace, the path to your dream job becomes shorter, the scientist think .
– Those who obtain relevant work experience while studying adapts working life easier as graduates. Also by choosing the right topic at the master’s thesis, one can twist education more toward working life, she says.
Server over educated less than if they had found a job where duties had matched the level of education their
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