Really appreciated this framing, Matt! I’m curious whether you have a sense of the extent to which this job-first mindset (or other mindsets which are not serving younger candidates) are reinforced by university career advising systems?
I feel this is 100% the case in my university. For some anecdata, the upcoming 5 events at my university’s career advising unit are:
How to get an internship in 1 minute: what to say at MEMEnginy[1]
Assure a convincing presentation: CV and elevator pitch workshop
Shine in the interview: how to explain your value with confidence
How to create a functional webpage with AI and no-code? rapid prototyping
Key competencies to stand out in the labour market
As Matt noted, I think they’re really optimising for the placement rate post-graduation, rather than helping students grow into the best versions of themselves. Because of this when I talk to other students on how to stand out professionally, I always tell them to avoid the career advising unit.
Thanks! I’m honestly not sure. I wouldn’t be surprised if that was the case—there are probably fewer incentives or feedback loops for university career advising systems to focus on longer term skill building. Rather than “placement rate one year after graduation” or something
Really appreciated this framing, Matt! I’m curious whether you have a sense of the extent to which this job-first mindset (or other mindsets which are not serving younger candidates) are reinforced by university career advising systems?
I feel this is 100% the case in my university. For some anecdata, the upcoming 5 events at my university’s career advising unit are:
How to get an internship in 1 minute: what to say at MEMEnginy[1]
Assure a convincing presentation: CV and elevator pitch workshop
Shine in the interview: how to explain your value with confidence
How to create a functional webpage with AI and no-code? rapid prototyping
Key competencies to stand out in the labour market
As Matt noted, I think they’re really optimising for the placement rate post-graduation, rather than helping students grow into the best versions of themselves. Because of this when I talk to other students on how to stand out professionally, I always tell them to avoid the career advising unit.
MEMEnginy is a university fair where companies come to the faculty of engineering and present themselves to students.
Thanks! I’m honestly not sure. I wouldn’t be surprised if that was the case—there are probably fewer incentives or feedback loops for university career advising systems to focus on longer term skill building. Rather than “placement rate one year after graduation” or something