Summary Of Gloria Larson's Article

Many young people think that obtaining a college degree is the best way—perhaps the only way—to get a good job anymore. So is it still possible to get a good job without one? According to Professor Blanche D. Blank, attaining a college degree doesn’t always guarantee success. In his published article “Degrees: Who Needs Them?”, he argues that American college is not teaching young adults the actual skills they need for the workforce, instead the education system is becoming a jumble of generalized credits that amount to a degree. College is becoming a mold for one to fit in the technological culture, rather than to release one to actively engage in the pursuit of knowledge. Blank begins building his credibility with personal experiences and

“Universities teach students how to think, but they do not provide real world experience, so people leave school unprepared for the workplace” (Smith). “More than half of all companies (60%) said new graduates lacked critical thinking skills and attention to detail (56%), while 44% found fault with their writing proficiency, and 39% were critical of their public speaking ability” (Berr). Students find it very difficult to understand what they need to do to prepare for the workforce. Instead, students could have been doing other things that could increase their techniques to help them make money in different

Baby Boomers constructed America in the 1960s, and soon the Millennials will get their chance. Baby boomers are currently the largest generation of active workers. Research has shown that boomers identify their strengths as organizational memory, optimism, and their willingness to work long hours. Many earned, many still earn high incomes. The millennial generation, born between 1980 and 2000, are starting to enter businesses in large numbers. However, they do not have the same views and values when working compared to the Boomers. This Boomers grew up in organizations with large corporate hierarchies, and Millennials grew up with management structures and teamwork based job roles. By 2025, millennials will make up the 75% of the workforce replacing the Boomer generation. But, are they ready for the workforce and is the workforce ready for them? I think they would be ready if businesses are able to change and adapt towards them.

Sarah Larson attended the University of Rhode Island and went in undecided. She decided to take NFS 210 to fulfill her science gen ed, and through this class and her professor, she fell in love with the field. NFS 210 is her favorite class to teach because this is a beginner class for many students. She discovered that this is the class that makes college students decide that they want to go into Nutrition, and this is the start of their Nutrition career.

A recent study from Emory University’s Goizueta Business School reveals that even in the midst of an economic recession in which college graduates are more likely be employed in less desirable jobs and lesser pay, graduates still report higher levels of job satisfaction overall (Bianchi, 2013). Likewise, 53 percent of Millennial college graduates are “very satisfied” with their work, while only 37 percent of high school graduates were satisfied with theirs (PRC, p. 40). Moreover, 86 percent of college-educated young adults viewed their current job as part of a “career-track”, as opposed to 57 percent who only have a high school diploma (p.

Currently the Millennial generation comprises between an estimated 10-17% of the Controller’s Office, when defining a millennial as someone between the ages of 18 to 34 (Pynes, 2004, p. 28). In the chart below (Figure 1), you can see the breakdown of the office’s age groups. As the 60-65 year olds leave the workforce it will be important to recruit individuals within the younger generations to develop a visionary workplace

Many employers are challenged with handling the millennial due to the lack of proper understanding of this generation since there is plenty of myths, propagated through anecdotes and assumptions. However the separation of the myths and the facts is important for an organization so as

And in the case of college graduates this lack of preparedness is shocking. According to the “2016 Workforce-Skills Preparedness Report” put out by PayScale, 60% of managers felt like graduates were lacking in critical thinking and problem solving, 56% felt they had insufficient attention to detail, and 46% thought graduates lacked proper communication skills. And unfortunately for graduates, they often don’t realize that they are so underprepared for the world ahead. According to the same report, 87% of college graduates think that they are prepared for to work, while only 50% of managers would agree.

In addition to the prior mentioned obligations that a new graduate feels, the cutthroat nature of the job market does not favor new college graduates. Today’s society has come to a general consensus: college is the only path to success. While the validity of this drastic opinion can be argued, the empirical evidence in this culture suggests that it has a degree of truth. Students in pursuit of employment in fields where career growth and increased earnings potentially exist are discovering that in order to start a career, an undergraduate degree is now the minimum requirement by employers. Postgraduate work is also becoming the unwritten rule for advancement in the corporate and professional world now. Nevertheless, it is still a challenge to find employment, even with an undergraduate degree, as many employers would rather hire experienced workers instead of young people

Kristen Hadeed, founder of Student maid, a company that employs only high school and college student, highlights the idea that Millennials are portrayed as lazy and not hardworking; However, she then discovered after running her company for many years that students were that way because their parents never gave them the chance to fail and develop that self confidence. One important factor of her company was transparency, where a log would be posted on how well a student did, whether it was good or bad, and that would determine pay. She noticed that this was the first time many of the students working for her have ever heard criticism, many threatened to quit, cried and of course even got their parents involved. She came to the conclusion that

It’s important that we should have this mentioned. I believe that there is a disconnect between educational standards and organizational demand for skills such as technical and engineering skills as well as soft skills that facilitate integration into the workforce. Therefore, if we look at the fact that the workforce currently has a lot of baby boomers in place. Baby boomers are ages 53-71. This group of people in most cases are equipped with soft skills. With that being said, the baby boomers have the ability to be a team player, the know how to communicate, in some instances able to show adaptability, problem-solving, and critical thinking capability. However, they may lack the educational, technical, and engineering skills need to maintain

In The NPR broadcast of “Why High School Students Need More Than College Prep”, Claudio Sanchez reveals how most students leave high school without any “soft skills” to help them obtain jobs in the workforce. Sanchez shows how Willamette High School prides itself on providing classes on what most would call trade school material. The school explains how employers expect students to already have these “soft skill” like “punctuality, customer service, managing people, and teamwork”. Willamette is involved with DECA which is an organization that provides students with real-world experiences. Students that participate have a better understanding of if college is the right place for them to be or if they would rather run the family business like

In support of this, evidence from the article we read "Top Employers Say Millennials Need These 4 Skills in 2017" 1) Attention technology has increased. 2) Automation has decreased our focus, very few entry levels have candidates. 3) Graduating from college used to be" ESSENTIAL" for a promising career that it "TRUMPED*" all other skills. *came over. As you can see, If you know what you're doing and you didn't go to college it's okay, it's not like anyone's going to force you to go to college.

The American Workforce is changing drastically in our modern day world. Being a young American citizen I believe the factors contributing to the decline in the workforce is due to advancement of technology, the unwillingness to work, and the number of high school dropouts. In a recent study, “US unemployment rate stood at 4.1 percent in December 2017, unchanged from the previous months 17-year low and in line with market consensus. The number of unemployed declined by 40 thousand to 6.58 million”(Trading Economics). The younger generation needs to abide with the fact that there are many job openings and great opportunities available in the workforce just waiting on us, the younger generation, to take a leap and get out there to get a good paying job with excellent benefits.

When it comes to Millennials, there is nothing that screams “business as usual.” Consequently, savvy leaders who want to remain successful in the global business arena, must concede their current method of attracting, engaging, developing and retaining Millennials as future global leaders is ineffective. Therefore, today’s leaders must develop a more compelling strategy to entice Millennials into leadership. Failure to use strategic foresight to recognize trends regarding future organizational trends and take timely actions to change their tried and true, old school philosophy regarding developing and retaining talented employees will result in losing the competitive edge, which is driven by technology-laden Millennial’s who are poised to innovation.