Science graduates 'benefit from work placement'

Work placement opportunities are likely to help science graduates when they enter the job market, according to one expert.

Brian Heap, who wrote Degree Courses Offers, told the Telegraph that the structure of many science graduates' courses is responsible for their higher employment rate.

He said that the sandwich structure of many science degrees - in which a year of work experience is taken in between two or three years of study - is invaluable for learning real-world skills and improving marketability.

'There is an 80% to 90% employment rate among students in sandwich courses,' Mr Heap told the publication.

He added that science graduates are also often advised on how to put together a good CV and coached on interview skills.

Mr Heap's comments follow those of ClickAJob's Yngve Traberg, who earlier this month cautioned students that a degree alone does not guarantee a job.