Graduates routinely overrate their abilities, says Futuretrack study

75% of graduates rate their written communication as 'excellent' or 'very good', 63% of graduates claim that their verbal communication is of the same standard, whilst the amount of graduates who believe that they display worthy levels of creativity and leadership skills stands at 57%.

Employers, on the other hand, tend to rate their newly graduated charges a little less ebulliently, according to an Institute of Directors study, which claims that only 55% are pleased with the skills displayed by those recently graduated.

This report, originally published in the Times HE comes at a time when university is said to be ill-suited to prepare the student for the world of work. Indeed, only 20% of students feel that university has developed their entrepreneurial skills.

Jane Artess, director of research at Hescu (Higher Education Career Services Unit) claims that "research skills are very important in business", though has noted that "students are aware that their numeracy is not as strong as their literacy skills."

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