It’s because college kids today can’t do math, one line of reasoning
goes. Or they don’t know science. Or they’re clueless about
technology(apart from facebook & twitter), aside from their myriad
social-media profiles. These are all good theories, but the problem with
the unemployability of these young adults goes way beyond a lack of
STEM skills. As it turns out, they can’t even show up on time in a
button-down shirt and organize a team project.
The technical
term for navigating a workplace effectively might be soft skills, but
employers are facing some hard facts: the entry-level candidates who are
on tap to join the ranks of full-time work are clueless about the
fundamentals of office life.
Over 3 million college students
graduate every single year and you'd think with a degree that they'd
have an easier time getting a job. But this is far from the truth. In
fact, underemployed or unemployed college graduates have reached as many
as 2 million.
However, there are many reasons why these graduates can't get a job. The 7 reasons why college grads can't get a job are:
1.
Unrealistic expectations: Students getting degrees have the expectation
that their degrees will help them get a job. From an employer's point
of view, this is very true as they will be more qualified to do the job
and there is less of a need to train them in-house. However, employers
are the not ones actively seeking out new employees. Therefore, the
students who are better prepared and have well defined job search goals
throughout their time at college will have a greater chance of securing a
job after they graduate, compared to those who hope that being a
college graduate will get them through automatically.
2. Low
academic scores: Being a college graduate also implies that employers
expect these kinds of applicants to have done well at school. However,
this is not always the case, as many would know. Many employers use a
CUM score of 3.0 (equivalent to a B grade average) as a minimum
requirement and some may even seek out those with higher scores.
3.
Poor communication abilities: It is unusual for a college graduate to
have poor communication skills, but nevertheless, some graduates still
managed to graduate with a degree yet still have communication skills of
a 5 year old.
4. Lack of work experience: Many employers are not
willing to take a chance on a student who hasn't been able to show that
they've had any experience working. Even working in a non-related field
can still work in the student's favor.
5. Lack of achievements
and results: There are still students who are not proactive enough in
wanting to be able to achieve things, in and around college. This could
mean getting work experience on campus, volunteering, doing
extracurricular activities etc. These students are often those with
average scores as well and tend to lose out to the more active college
graduates.
6. Lack of referees: This point links back to the one
about lack of work experience. But it could also mean that the student
may have been poorly networked, which could result in less connections
with others. This will bode negatively on being able to secure a job, as
those who are able to get an endorsement from a well known and
respected person will be significantly ahead of those who don't.
7.
Lack of preparation: This point also goes back to the very 1st point
about unrealistic expectations. Those college graduates who don't
prepare for their future by getting good references, achieving highly
overall while at college and developing excellent communication skills
will find themselves frustrated by the fact they can't seem to get a
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