Band 5+: The charts below show the qualifications of staff in an advertising company in 1990 and 2010. Provide an overview of the information by identifying and describing the key details, and include comparisons where appropriate.

Both charts depict the formal academic degree of employees in a company’s advertisement over the 20-year period.

Overall, while the percentage of advertisers who achieved a Ph.D degree and master degree in Science, Art, experienced an upward trend, the opposite was true for recruiters who had a first degree in same subjects. Additionally, the proportion of staff with a Ph.D qualification stayed constant both years.

In 1990, while 29% of staff who have a master’s degree in science secured the top position, that of art Ph.D accounted for lowest figure at 2%. Furthermore, the differences in the percentage of staff with an Art master’s degree and a scientific first degree remained insignificant, being 21% and 20% respectively. Similarly, that of both an art initial degree and Phd science shared the relatively same figure at 15% and 12% for each.

During 20 years, there have been some dramatic changes. The proportion of employees with a scientific master’s degree remained stable, whereas that of Ph.d science increased dramatically, at 30%. Additionally, 23% was recorded in the staff with an art master’s degree, significantly higher than that of a first degree, Ph.D in Art and Science, accounting for only 18% in total.