The UK’s Brain Drain (been there, done that)
Back in 2006, I remember sitting in my local UK Job Centre finding out how I could claim for unemployment benefits. I can see it now, the moment I explained to my liaison officer that I had been looking for work but received little interest. She looked at me and said, candidly, “ Have you thought about not mentioning you have a PhD? It might help .” She smiled. What? I now need to hide my qualifications if I want to get a job? Isn’t that a little counter-intuitive? Actually, as it turn