Rapidly Growing Firm Launches Site to Reshape Graduate Market

Online, August 25, 2011 (Newswire.com) - With 1 in 5 economically active and recent graduates facing unemployment, the scene looks dismal for final year undergraduate students. For many, it seems that to improve their Curriculum Vitae and academic background with a post-graduate degree is the best option. But where to begin?

Wikicourses is the site nurturing a community of students and Higher Education Institutions, to provide all the help needed to make the transition as simple as possible. The student forums provide an active and engaging environment, where discussions cover everything from psychometric testing advice to employers' views on a variety of courses. However it's not just peer-to-peer advice; institutions - including "second best business school in the world" London Business School - have dedicated pages to provide information on their institution and courses.

As soon as you enter the site, you're greeted with the most recent forum topics and Course Open Day links. This attractive website invites viewers in, with its distinctive branding and clear display of the sheer amount of content. In an innovative and clear-cut fashion, Wikicourses have blended 'no-fuss' information, with the friendly conversations found in the forums.

Stemming from sister company Wikijob, Wikicourses uses the same principles of ease of use for student and institution alike. Registering with one site automatically signs you up with the other, so no need to waste time with multiple forms - not forgetting that both are well linked with Facebook and Twitter to keep you in the know 24/7.

For course suppliers - things just got extremely simple. We all know we're hurtling fast into a generation of social media in our personal lives, but here we have the opportunity to bring that into our work. Universities now have the ability to, not only give information, but gain it. Shielded by anonymous identities, students are posting what they really think about courses, the application process and what really leads them to make that final decision.