After reading chapter 8 “School to Work Transitions” I found it frightening the lack of job prospects available to us after graduation from a post secondary institute. This is becoming an increasingly challenging problem with more and more youth choosing the university pathway (pg. 230).
It is staggering the number of students that couldn’t find a job with an adequate pay rate or related to their education (pg. 239). I found that the strategies used to find jobs are quite interesting. Since nearly a third of students found jobs simply through networking I believe post secondary educations should inform students of the importance of making connections with people in their field. (pg. 240). During my undergrad degree we had an assignment that forced us go to out make connections and learn about the daily routines professions in our field undertook. I found this to be very helpful in getting to know people in the education profession.
Discussion question: How can post-secondary institutes better prepare their students for the workplace?
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