A Wake-Up Call for Grads: Entry-Level Jobs Aren’t So Entry Level Any More review

Part one

Lauren Weber and Chip Cutter, in their article “A Wake-Up Call for Grads: Entry-Level Jobs Aren’t So Entry Level Any More,”  comprehensively explores how technological advancements have changed the job market in the United States and employers are only hiring highly skilled workers with excellent technical and communication skills. The author argues that the new current job market is now outsourcing entry-level jobs that most grandaunts did during their first year of employment. As a result, new recruiters have a difficult time adjusting quickly to market demands because their starter jobs are more technical and demanding. Besides, the absence of low-entry jobs has posed a challenge as new recruiters because they have no time to hone their skills. Additionally, the authors argue that employers are very busy managing a large workforce and have no time to teach and guide their new recruiters. They expect new recruiters to possess maturity and strong communication skills from the word go. The authors also note that despite the challenges faced by new recruiters in the current job market, the new arrangements have allowed them to climb their professional ladders quickly. Lauren Weber and Chip Cutter conclude their essay by urging the employers to come up with ways in which they earnest the strengths of new recruiters in order to make them more productive.

Rachel Lu, in her article “The Right Way to Downsize American Higher Education,” argue that it is time for universities in American to cut down their massive spending on unnecessary administrative vanity projects and focus more on projects like teaching and research that can significantly help in building the information economy of the country. The author notes that the United States is losing its competitiveness in the global job market because of the decreasing numbers of college enrollments.   Rachel Lu argues that low university and college enrollments in the United States are partly caused by a decrease in birth rates and increases in tuition fees that have skyrocketed the cost of universities and colleges in the country. The author notes that universities need to cut down there athletics, amenities, and administrative expenses and invest in projects that can promote quality education to students. Rachel Lu concludes her article by urging the public to demand sanity and change in the university system in America so that they can efficiently and effectively discharge their duties.

Part 2

From these articles, I believe that the current job market is more technical, and new grandaunts are not in a position to secure gainful employment. Citing from Rachel Lu, the universities in the United States are not investing more in projects that can improve the level of skills and competency among university students; hence they lack the skills that are demanded in the current job market. Additionally, citing the work of Lauren Weber and Chip Cutter, employers are no longer offering new recruiters entry-level jobs that were used to hone their skills and instead are demanding skilled and competent workforce with excellent technical and communication skills.

Brainstorm Questions

Question 1

I can personally relate to Lauren Weber, and Chip Cutter’s article “A Wake-Up Call for Grads: Entry-Level Jobs Aren’t So Entry Level Any More.” I have many friends who have failed to secure employment after graduation because their skills do not match current job demands. They have instead resorted to looking for low paying jobs online to sustain their livelihood.

Question 2

The education system must downsize on their mirage projects and focus more on projects that can instill employable skills to students in order to make them more competitive and productive in the job market.