In this article “What It Takes To Make New College Students Employable” written by Alina Tugend, she argues that your time in college does not necessarily prepare an individual for jobs in society today. This is mainly due to employers who expect recent college graduates to have the skills prepared for a working environment. Unfortunately, that is not the case because the social and technical skills that you learn in college do not translate into the corporate world. To solve this problem, students can become more well equipped with the skills necessary to work by attending training programs, have employers work with them to fix certain issues, and teach them where certain social skills should be applied in the workplace. I agree that the
In Frank Bruni’s New York Time’s article, “The Imperiled Promise of College,” he argues that college is no longer a guarantee of success because students are not being properly motivated and guided into the programs that will provide them with jobs.
As the economy evolves and the job market continues to get more competitive, it’s becoming harder to have a successful career without some kind of college degree. This creates a belief in many young students that college actually is a commodity, something they must have in order to have a good life. There’s many different factors that influence this mindset, high schools must push the importance of the student’s willingness and drive to further their education. College isn’t just a gateway to jobs, but it is an opportunity to increase knowledge and stretch and challenge the student which in return makes them a more rounded adult and provides them with skills they might lack prior to
In Matthew Sanders, “Becoming a Learner: Realizing the Opportunity of Education,” he teaches the readers that there is much more to college than the basic material in which we learn. We should approach our college education with an optimistic view on learning both who we truly are, as well as the material for specific job skills. Matthew Sanders states, “I am suggesting that you be more concerned about who you are becoming as a learner rather than about the specific job skills you may be acquiring.” It is vital to our growth in our educational studies. There are so many opportunities that come our way during college.
I am Nursing major and with that degree to become a Nurse Practitioner who specializes in the Cardiovascular System to reduce the rate of heart diease in America. I am a hardworking individual and I take my academics very seriously. I understand that I am at school for a purpose and know my purpose is to further my education. I am just trying to make it. My parents always told me growing up “ In order to get something you never had that I will have to do things I have never done.” No one prepared me for college, because I am a first generation college student. In addition to being a first generation college student ; I am also a first generation high school graduate. I use my my parents trials and tribulations as my motivation, because I want
In this article Nemko is illuminating the issues that our modern society is facing involving higher education. Students are starting off college with bare minimum requirements for next level learning and feeling disappointed when they are not succeeding in their courses. The author acknowledges that the courses being taken by students are sometimes not beneficial to life after college. Nemko states, “A 2006 study supported by the Pew Charitable Trusts found that 50 percent of college seniors scored below ‘proficient’ levels on a test that required them to do such basic tasks…”(525). Students are specializing in areas of learning to in turn be denied to working in that field and stuck with unnecessary skills. “Many college graduates are forced to take some very nonprofessional positions, such as driving a truck or tending bar”( ...
If more people went to college, and less went the vocational route, jobs will take a momentous hit. Today, companies will not even touch an application that does not include a Bachelor’s Degree; even if the Bachelor’s Degree has nothing to do with the job being applied for. Attention is not given to whether the hopeful applicant qualifies for the job; all that matters is that the applicant has a Bachelor’s degree. Murray best sums up the American job market when he says, “Employers do not value what the student learned, just that the student has a degree” (Murray). However, if less people obtain a Bachelor’s Degree, employers will be forced to base applicants on their skills, and abilities. Furthermore, important vocational jobs that lie vacant will be filled. Good electricians, carpenters, and construction workers will always be in
Caroline stated in her essay, “Teachers, engineers and others I talked to said they find that on the job they rarely use what they learned in school.” The information that Caroline gathered supports that many of the people who already graduated and have a stable job, don’t use what they were taught in college. College students are going to college with the purpose to be trained and learn what they need to get into the career they want. It is a waste of time if they are in college and when it comes to being in the work force, they do not use what they were taught in school. In the essay, Caroline Bird states the following, “Most college administrators admit that they don’t prepare their graduates for the job market.” As stated in this citation, the students are not prepared for the work force when they are in college. If they students are not being prepare for the job during their college time, then college is just a waste of money and
College provides a foundation of knowledge. This foundation will allow them to apply basic theories in the work place. This knowledge can be expanded upon as they work and continue to learn on the job. An employer can then mold a graduate to move up through a company. Again, its back to a graduate being willing to learn. They have to be willing to learn about a company, its brand identity, and where the company is heading.
College is an educational institution or establishment, in particular, one providing higher education or specialized professional or vocational training. These days, it is highly improbable to get a professional job without a college education. Many go into fields right after high school, because they can’t afford college, and many high-paying jobs nowadays do not require a degree, but instead physical labor or specialty training, such as welding. College has changed recently, however. It has become an experience instead of a necessity. Something to be sold (Appiah). As discussed in an interview with a college student, it is often important to be involved in things in college to get good references for a good paying job. (De Penning and Wilgenbusch). This has changed people’s opinions about college, and they have stopped believing in the experts at college, instead focusing so much on the experience and feeling comfortable that they don’t respect people who are experts on certain things. This brings us to my next
With the rapid advances in technology, many of today’s jobs now require more than a high school education or trade skills. Success in the workforce is increasingly defined by the ability to think critically, manipulate a computer, and to work collaboratively in a team environment. Today’s college education develops these abilities, providing the individual with the needed business and knowledge, as well as opening a door to a better career opportunity with an increased earning power. A lot of people in today’s society view higher education as an investment that will pay off in the long run. But others would tell you that it is a waste of both time, and money. Going to college is supposed to be something that is beneficial to us because it offers one a better future. A future that provides the individual with an excellent paying job in the near future with nice living arrangements. But with today’s job market and the cost of going to college, is it worth it? Laurence Shatkin, an author and specialist in career information as well as a senior product developer who wrote the article, “Education Pays But Perhaps Less Than You Thought”. In the article, Shatkin establishes the importance of education, and also informs the
While students work hard to get good grades, a lot of students struggle to gain employment. “According to research by CBI in 2011 employers were looking not just for academic success but key employability skills including: The ability to self-manage, solve problems and understand the business environment, Working well as part of a
People will only learn what they need to know for success. Students attend college because the degree is a job requirement and acquiring that degree will promise an advantage in the job field for students. According to Menand “sixty percent of American college students are non liberal-arts majors… The No. 1 major in America is, in fact, business.” (48) Employers demand more people with specialized training because work is becoming more high-tech. This demand for work leads to the explosion of professional master’s program and non-liberal education
As an Economics with Business student, I hope to pursue a career as a data analyst after completing my degree. Education has been playing an important role in my life since I started my journey in learning, I have always understood the significance of education. I believe it is one of the major factors for my future career development. However, a research published in 2010 by Higher Education Careers Service Unit (HECSU) reveals that to be more employable graduates will also need to have a certain set of skills. The following skills are the ones most of the employers seek: dedication and commitment to quality work, basic literacy and numeracy, the ability to work well as a team; good communication skills, demonstrating self-motivation and a basic ability to use IT (Atfield & Purcell, 2010). Furthermore, the report "What do graduates do? (2016)" also suggests,
My goals are to successfully graduate from college in no more than three years, take the nationally certified examination accredited by American Health Information Management Association, and become a well-skilled specialist. For now, my goals are well developed, but there is always an enormous risk that I will not get a job. Another risk is that I don’t know yet if the skills I will learn in college will be the same required by my future employer. For instance, I already had an unpleasant experience with my first degree in accounting. The university that I attended used obsolete course material and accounting programs, so when I graduated it was very complicated to find a job. In the publication “21st Century Education for A 21st Century Economy,” Wyman (2016) explains as well that many young specialists are having a challenging time of transition from studying to real-world life. Moreover, many old jobs have been replaced with the new ones. The school system is not providing enough technical resources to prepare students for the rapidly changing workforce, so they graduate without the necessary
My goals are to successfully graduate from college in no more than three years, take the nationally certified examination accredited by American Health Information Management Association, and become a well-skilled specialist. For now, my goals are well developed, but there is always an enormous risk that I will not get a job. Another risk is that I don’t know yet if the skills I will learn in college will be the same required by my future employer. For instance, I already had an unpleasant experience with my first degree in accounting. The university that I attended used obsolete course material and accounting programs, so when I graduated it was very complicated to find a job. In the publication “21st Century Education for A 21st Century Economy,” Wyman (2016) explains as well that many young specialists are having a challenging time of transition from studying to real-world life. Moreover, many old jobs have been replaced with the new ones. The school system is not providing enough technical resources to prepare students for the rapidly changing workforce, so they graduate without the necessary