See the issue is “gain all the skills”
Comes after the job
Grads know nothing… They just hopefully have the foundation concepts there now to build the true knowledge of how things work and are done in the real world.
That’s the real reason grads can’t get jobs… I’ll take someone with 10 years real world experience in the role or one similar and no on paper qualifications in a heartbeat over a fresh faced university graduate.
Cool, I’ll just waste 4 years of my life to waste another 10 years in order to get an entry level job that pays dirt. Sounds great. Grand system you have.
Don’t blame me…
I want to give people a chance but why would I hire someone fresh with no experience who won’t except a starter wage because they think they are:
“qualified now and deserve a high pay”
Just because that’s what the for profit, higher education system has told them, does not make it true.
If someone had instead spent those four years in the industry gaining some experience from a beginner role, plus went and got a few industry certifications, I would be much much more likely to hire them and at a higher wage.
That would show that they are capable of actually functioning In the role, and have a bit of knowledge about how the real industry works, and how to function in a real workplace.
Doing well at university while admirable often requires completely different skills to what you end up needing in your chosen field. You can’t blame employers for knowing that and hiring accordingly.
I think nowadays the correct play is enter the industry you want to go into immediately out of school, at whatever basement level you can get in at, study part time to get the piece of paper while also getting real experience.
You will be far more capable (aka valuable) at the end of it.
The thing is pretty much all employers want a minimum of 3+ years of experience for a beginner role. They want experience for a job but how are we supposed to get experience without a job? You say you want to give people a chance but would you really? Or would you rather have an unpaid intern who would then be thrown in a pot of other former interns who are all hoping for a job so we can finally pay off student loans and live?
I ain’t blaming you personally, I’m blaming everyone who hires people. Unless I kill myself, give up my entire life to meeting your unrealistic expectations of having 10 years while being 9 years old, and be willing to be working for a non-livable wage, or if my dad owns the company, yeah I’m not putting too much stock in people like you.
I’m not attacking you, I’m just venting my frustration.
i graduate in december 🤞
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Brother! Let’s cry together!
Could you all do something together that made your applications more attractive?
I could write it with my tears?
That’s what you can do by yourself. Since you are not alone, do all of you together have the opportunity to do something else?
Well, I need some programmers, animators, level designers, artists, and 3d modelers on my game? Does that count?
It could. Making a game for free is a trope. What would be your role? Do you think that others would join your game? I would rather expect that everybody would want to have some influence and create something new.
Start applying now.
Cheers, Good luck mate
Depends on the industry and if you have any co-ops or internships under your belt.
It’s tough starting out for most people, but it’s way better than the kids that graduated in 2020 or 2021. I still worry about them sometimes…
Damn are we really all… in the same ship?
Apparently yeah
You could add keeping a job as a slide too. I’ve been laid off 8 times in 14 years because of fIdUciAry reSpoNsiBiLity.
