Why unemployment is rising among young recent college grads

[Anonymous]

Acc to the article young grads are entering the workforce without useful skills. A lot of them are used to getting accommodations for learning differences and then struggle in the workplace.



“The real problem is a mismatch between labor supply and demand. Government subsidies and public schools have funneled too many young people to credential mills, which churn out grads who lack the skills that employers demand. Many would be better off training in skilled trades, for which demand is enormous.

Colleges have added graduate programs in fields like urban planning, sustainability and fine arts to rake in more federal dollars. Students had been allowed to take out unlimited federal loans for graduate studies until last summer’s GOP tax bill capped borrowing at $200,000 for professional degrees (like medicine or law) and $100,000 for others.

One result: Young college grads enter a labor market that is saturated with heavily credentialed workers. But they have less work experience and are often less productive than their older counterparts. Many skated through college by relying on AI to do their work. Take ChatGPT away, and they struggle to function.

Some also struggle with executive functioning because of disability accommodations in high school and college that allowed them extra time to complete tests and assignments. More than 20% of undergrads at Harvard and Brown and 38% at Stanford have registered disabilities.

Employers are required by law to make accommodations for disabled workers, but that doesn’t mean they have to hire someone who can’t meet a deadline or doesn’t want to work on a weekend because she’s “cooked.” Or for that matter, someone who needs his hand held all the time—a common employer gripe about recent grads.”

https://www.wsj.com/opinion/why-unemployment-is-rising-among-young-college-grads-42d037da?st=3eeVwS&reflink=article_copyURL_share

[Anonymous]

Hmm, did not seem like the #1 reason why. Do you have a gripe OP about federally permitted access to the curriculum? How many people in the workforce get an assignment where the boss stays in the room, say's "you get 1 hour and not a minute more, go!" None. Ever.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
Acc to the article young grads are entering the workforce without useful skills. A lot of them are used to getting accommodations for learning differences and then struggle in the workplace.



“The real problem is a mismatch between labor supply and demand. Government subsidies and public schools have funneled too many young people to credential mills, which churn out grads who lack the skills that employers demand. Many would be better off training in skilled trades, for which demand is enormous.

Colleges have added graduate programs in fields like urban planning, sustainability and fine arts to rake in more federal dollars. Students had been allowed to take out unlimited federal loans for graduate studies until last summer’s GOP tax bill capped borrowing at $200,000 for professional degrees (like medicine or law) and $100,000 for others.

One result: Young college grads enter a labor market that is saturated with heavily credentialed workers. But they have less work experience and are often less productive than their older counterparts. Many skated through college by relying on AI to do their work. Take ChatGPT away, and they struggle to function.

Some also struggle with executive functioning because of disability accommodations in high school and college that allowed them extra time to complete tests and assignments. More than 20% of undergrads at Harvard and Brown and 38% at Stanford have registered disabilities.

Employers are required by law to make accommodations for disabled workers, but that doesn’t mean they have to hire someone who can’t meet a deadline or doesn’t want to work on a weekend because she’s “cooked.” Or for that matter, someone who needs his hand held all the time—a common employer gripe about recent grads.”

https://www.wsj.com/opinion/why-unemployment-is-rising-among-young-college-grads-42d037da?st=3eeVwS&reflink=article_copyURL_share

I don’t understand why some people think recent graduates shouldn’t get the same or similar accommodations in the workplace as they are entitled to get at university.

[Anonymous]

WSJ is a shill rag for the billionaire AI agenda.

[Anonymous]

I don't believe the WSJ.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hmm, did not seem like the #1 reason why. Do you have a gripe OP about federally permitted access to the curriculum? How many people in the workforce get an assignment where the boss stays in the room, say's "you get 1 hour and not a minute more, go!" None. Ever.

I have no gripe. Just sharing the article

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
Acc to the article young grads are entering the workforce without useful skills. A lot of them are used to getting accommodations for learning differences and then struggle in the workplace.



“The real problem is a mismatch between labor supply and demand. Government subsidies and public schools have funneled too many young people to credential mills, which churn out grads who lack the skills that employers demand. Many would be better off training in skilled trades, for which demand is enormous.

Colleges have added graduate programs in fields like urban planning, sustainability and fine arts to rake in more federal dollars. Students had been allowed to take out unlimited federal loans for graduate studies until last summer’s GOP tax bill capped borrowing at $200,000 for professional degrees (like medicine or law) and $100,000 for others.

One result: Young college grads enter a labor market that is saturated with heavily credentialed workers. But they have less work experience and are often less productive than their older counterparts. Many skated through college by relying on AI to do their work. Take ChatGPT away, and they struggle to function.

Some also struggle with executive functioning because of disability accommodations in high school and college that allowed them extra time to complete tests and assignments. More than 20% of undergrads at Harvard and Brown and 38% at Stanford have registered disabilities.

Employers are required by law to make accommodations for disabled workers, but that doesn’t mean they have to hire someone who can’t meet a deadline or doesn’t want to work on a weekend because she’s “cooked.” Or for that matter, someone who needs his hand held all the time—a common employer gripe about recent grads.”

https://www.wsj.com/opinion/why-unemployment-is-rising-among-young-college-grads-42d037da?st=3eeVwS&reflink=article_copyURL_share

I don’t understand why some people think recent graduates shouldn’t get the same or similar accommodations in the workplace as they are entitled to get at university.

Jesus Christ, are you serious?

[Anonymous]

BS. We are in a recession. People in the workforce are sitting tight, or snapping up positions if laid off. This leaves little room for new grads.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:WSJ is a shill rag for the billionaire AI agenda.

Ha, doubtful considering all the articles they have critical of AI. Nice try, though.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't believe the WSJ.

That’s ok, trolls and conspiracy theorists generally stick to their own dark corners of the internet where truth and facts won’t disturb them.

[Anonymous]

It's H1b visas - end those and we can employ college grads again

[Anonymous]

Outsourcing to India is potentially a bigger reason than AI.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hmm, did not seem like the #1 reason why. Do you have a gripe OP about federally permitted access to the curriculum?

How many people in the workforce get an assignment where the boss stays in the room, say's "you get 1 hour and not a minute more, go!" None. Ever.

Actually happens to government lawyers all the time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:BS. We are in a recession. People in the workforce are sitting tight, or snapping up positions if laid off. This leaves little room for new grads.

No we are not.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
Acc to the article young grads are entering the workforce without useful skills. A lot of them are used to getting accommodations for learning differences and then struggle in the workplace.



“The real problem is a mismatch between labor supply and demand. Government subsidies and public schools have funneled too many young people to credential mills, which churn out grads who lack the skills that employers demand. Many would be better off training in skilled trades, for which demand is enormous.

Colleges have added graduate programs in fields like urban planning, sustainability and fine arts to rake in more federal dollars. Students had been allowed to take out unlimited federal loans for graduate studies until last summer’s GOP tax bill capped borrowing at $200,000 for professional degrees (like medicine or law) and $100,000 for others.

One result: Young college grads enter a labor market that is saturated with heavily credentialed workers. But they have less work experience and are often less productive than their older counterparts. Many skated through college by relying on AI to do their work. Take ChatGPT away, and they struggle to function.

Some also struggle with executive functioning because of disability accommodations in high school and college that allowed them extra time to complete tests and assignments. More than 20% of undergrads at Harvard and Brown and 38% at Stanford have registered disabilities.

Employers are required by law to make accommodations for disabled workers, but that doesn’t mean they have to hire someone who can’t meet a deadline or doesn’t want to work on a weekend because she’s “cooked.” Or for that matter, someone who needs his hand held all the time—a common employer gripe about recent grads.”

https://www.wsj.com/opinion/why-unemployment-is-rising-among-young-college-grads-42d037da?st=3eeVwS&reflink=article_copyURL_share

I don’t understand why some people think recent graduates shouldn’t get the same or similar accommodations in the workplace as they are entitled to get at university.

Well we have been doing it since the ADA. I have been providing accommodations and implementing accommodations for decades.

Sign language interpreters, TTY, Franklin Covey classes, on and on and on