Band 7+: The charts below show what the history and engineering graduates of a particular university were doing six months after graduating. The figures cover a two-year period. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The provided column graphs show what the graduates from history and engineering majors of a university were doing after half a year of their graduation- in two different years.

As can be seen from the given illustration, the vast majority of graduates in both fields were employed six months after graduation. However, engineering graduates had a merely higher employment rate than history graduates, while more of them continued further study. In both years, around 60–70% of history graduates were employed, with a small increase in second.

Also, more history graduates continued their study compared with engineering students. In particular, only around 10% of engineering graduates decided to study further in both years. In contrast, about 25–30% of history students went to further study, which was significantly higher than engineering graduates. Only a small percentage of graduates from both fields took time out or were seeking work. However, more engineering graduates were unemployed (about 10%) compared to history graduates (under 5%).

In conclusion, engineering graduates were better employed, while history graduates were more likely to continue their studies.