If you want to get a job, get a life.
Monday September 24 2007, The Times
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/career_and_jobs/article2518124.ece
Summary:
The article is about many IT graduates being ‘geeks’ and lacking basic social and business skills. Companies however urgently seek computer technicians who have great technical skills and also charm. If they can’t find that in Europe, they will recuit in Asia. As the universities only teach students the technical parts of the IT business a “charm academy” should be launched. It would involve adding extra classes for business management, accounting and working in groups to the IT curriculum. This to help develop the ‘softer skills’ and also to get more women into IT as the percentage of women studying and working in the IT business is still low.
Opinion:
The article itself is a bit harsh on geeks. I hardly have a social life myself, having far more friends on the net than in real life, so I would sympathise with the geeks I think. As for companies, wanting people with business skills, I guess thats normal. The increased demand for ‘business skills’, ‘social skills’, ‘teamwork’ is seen in many sectors, not just IT. Social skills and business skills would be good parts of anyone’s education, not just IT.
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Having 'social skills' and 'business skills' is getting more important and I agree with the idea of launching a "charm academy'or something like that. On the HU we had to make a portfolio witch descripes or own skills and making goals to employ our selfs. I think it's for some students really necessary to know what his or her skills are and what or how can it be better. Innovation is verry important in every area of education and if this is necessary for getting a job then school and universities had pay more attention on it. This is not only for IT students but for all students with different studies.
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