Graduate employment trends in the life sciences: implications for microbiology educators
John V Smith A , Danilla Grando B and Nina Fotinatos CA School of Engineering, RMIT University, Melbourne, Vic., Australia. Tel: +61 3 9925 1298, Fax: +61 3 96390138, Email: johnv.smith@rmit.edu.au
B School of Science, RMIT University, Melbourne, Vic., Australia. Tel: +61 3 9925 7135, Fax: +61 3 99257110, Email: danilla.grando@rmit.edu.au
C Centre of Learning Innovation Professional Practice, Federation University Australia. Tel: +61 3 5327 9145, Email: n.fotinatos@federation.edu.au
Microbiology Australia 37(2) 56-59 https://doi.org/10.1071/MA16027
Published: 18 April 2016
Abstract
Graduates in the Life Sciences, including microbiology have experienced similar employment trends to graduates in other fields over the past 30 years. Recent downward trends in graduate employment levels have raised concerns among educators and the community in general. Awareness of the diverse opportunities for graduates of microbiology is needed. For many, explicit education in ‘employability skills' is also considered to be needed to enable graduates to succeed in the competitive job market.
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