My marketing degree has been devalued by yellow-pack scheme

As a recent graduate of Waterford Institute of Technology (WIT) and one who has a degree in marketing, I have commenced seeking employment within the marketing industry.

In daily monitoring of the jobs market, I have discovered that the marketing function of a business has been relegated to obtaining employees under the JobBridge scheme.

This allows employers to take on a worker for six or nine months, while the worker is paid an intern allowance of €52.50 in addition to their jobseeker’s allowance.