Geography graduates are very employable, with the skills, knowledge and understanding gained during a geography degree held in high regard by employers. The nature of working lives is changing. It is less likely that you will spend all of your working life in one organisation or even in the same sector. If your career path is to be varied, you will need transferable skills and flexibility. Geography provides you with these.
Transferable skills
Employers seek a mixture of skills, qualifications and experience when they recruit for a post. As a graduate you will be in demand for your transferable skills, such as:
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Being a good communicator with strong presentation skills
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Being competent with ICT
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Being able to carry out research
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Being used to working effectively in a team and taking a variety of roles in a team
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Being able to manage your time by juggling commitments, meeting deadlines and managing stress
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Being good at combining information from a variety of sources with excellent writing skills
Specific skills geography helps to develop
You will also be in demand for the specific skills and understanding that being a geographer helps you to develop, including:
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Scientific and lab skills
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Producing and interpreting maps
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Research and interpretation of data, including GIS skills
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Debate and enquiry
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Environmental and social awareness
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Team-based project work
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Fieldwork techniques
Reports on employability
Find out more by reading the Society's report about the demand for geography (PDF).
Reports from other sources also examine the employability of geographers:
The following reports look at how employers value the skills of university graduates; many of the skills can be developed through a degree in geography:
Some reports look at destinations of graduates in closely related subject areas, including: