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WYM I'M UNQUALIFIED?! (lemmy.world)
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[–] [email protected] 12 points 4 months ago (1 children)
  1. college doesn't teach much.
  2. college is still useful tho. It does require some determination and persistence to get through, or at least tolerance for dealing with. "This is the way to learn" junk.
  3. most actually useful knowledge is gained on the job
  4. I think most people fresh out of high school aren't ready for a real job, but college grads are barely ready too to be honest. Hyper generalized and i bet most people reading this are actually very qualified, that said I've met many college grads interning with us who just don't have the fortitude to do it just yet, hopefully by their second job they've grown accustomed to the dumb way of life we all call work.
[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

You sound like a hiring manager that puts x years of experience required on an entry level position.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Lols. Yea i actually hate that. No i gave been begging my org to just treat interns differently and actually help them rather than let them sink or swim. Most of the interns we get are expected to know all the ins and outs, but they are just kids yet basically. So i think hiring managers honestly should lower the bar and then the org needs to properly train and teach them to get em up to speed. Maybe it takes six months but it's about time we start investing in our people.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

That's what is supposed to happen. Entry jobs and internships are supposed to be for inexperienced employees to learn the job. You can have all the book experience in the world from college/uni, but if you've never worked in the industry on a team, you're going to need to learn a few things. Just giving them jobs and then letting them swim or not is not something that should be the norm.