While I like Mike Rowe, and openly agree with him, I don't think he goes far enough in exploring why some don't have given jobs. A very real problems is gatekeepers. A kid can major in useful fields but will be shut out of work for no other reason then their prospective bosses would be overshadowed by someone actually qualified to do the work. This of course sounds like simple excuses and whining. But if you want an eye opener I challenge you to sit on a hiring committee for a school. I've seen 'qualified' teachers who can barely do algebra get hired as a HS math teachers but someone with a masters in Physics get turned done because they weren't state certified (i.e. passed the approved indoctrination courses). Or check out municipalities, if there's a position open for anything handling money there's a good chance they'll hire someone with a Public Administration degree over one with Accounting. It's not that they may be up to fraud but that it would be too hard to explain why the town is wasting money elsewhere. You see this even in the trades (more specifically those large enough that hiring is done by an HR dept.). A kid with an electrical tech degree (possibly useless depending on the program) and no experience can get hired over an apprenticed electrician. Why? Because they have an advanced degree. You really want to make a change, stop hiring useless admin and secretaries and bring in people retired from the job who actually know what works and what doesn't.
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ReplyDeleteWhile I like Mike Rowe, and openly agree with him, I don't think he goes far enough in exploring why some don't have given jobs. A very real problems is gatekeepers. A kid can major in useful fields but will be shut out of work for no other reason then their prospective bosses would be overshadowed by someone actually qualified to do the work. This of course sounds like simple excuses and whining. But if you want an eye opener I challenge you to sit on a hiring committee for a school. I've seen 'qualified' teachers who can barely do algebra get hired as a HS math teachers but someone with a masters in Physics get turned done because they weren't state certified (i.e. passed the approved indoctrination courses). Or check out municipalities, if there's a position open for anything handling money there's a good chance they'll hire someone with a Public Administration degree over one with Accounting. It's not that they may be up to fraud but that it would be too hard to explain why the town is wasting money elsewhere. You see this even in the trades (more specifically those large enough that hiring is done by an HR dept.). A kid with an electrical tech degree (possibly useless depending on the program) and no experience can get hired over an apprenticed electrician. Why? Because they have an advanced degree. You really want to make a change, stop hiring useless admin and secretaries and bring in people retired from the job who actually know what works and what doesn't.
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