Many young people drift into university because they do not know what else to do. They leave years later, often in considerable debt, and find that a degree is no longer a guaranteed route into a good job. In fact the number of graduates is increasing at a much faster rate than the number of graduate jobs. They also find that there are plenty of careers that do not need a university degree and for these jobs they must compete with the many non-graduate job seekers. In law enforcement, public adminis- tration, nursing, catering, retail, construction and transport there are many highly paid roles wide open to the non-graduate. Take for example an airline pilot. No degree is required for this post and salaries routinely start at $100,000. Another example is the manager of a supermarket. No degree is needed yet they are responsible for the running of a business that grosses millions of dollars a month and employs hundreds of people. Managers of the larger stores are on salaries far in excess of $100,000.
Question: We cannot infer from the passage that it was once the case that a degree was considered a guaranteed route into a good job.
Options:
A. true, B. false, C. uncertain
Answer: B