Employers: Degree not essential for successful career

A degree is not the only route to a successful career, and taking a year off will not always harm a youngster's job prospects, employers have said.

Graduate recruiters are increasingly looking at different ways to select and train school leavers, and also consider vocational courses worthwhile, according to Carl Gilleard, chief executive of the Association of Graduate Recruiters (AGR).
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