And among all the graduates, those who fared the worst happened to be Arthur and Eld, coming from history, classical literature, and other social science majors.
Because the most crucial employment channels for these majors—government departments—are almost entirely dominated by Oxford and Cambridge alumni.
The students from the University of London, squeezed out of these job opportunities, can only sharpen their wits to squeeze into academia and publishing. If they can't even get into these two circles, then in better times, they might find a job as a clerk in a company...
What?
You ask what happens if the times aren't good?
Heh...
Then I'd advise these young people not to aim too high; joining Scotland Yard is quite a good career choice.
