Comments on: A letter to the Ontario Minister of Training, Colleges and Universities http://www.universityaffairs.ca/career-sense/a-letter-to-the-ontario-minister-of-training-colleges-and-universities/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-letter-to-the-ontario-minister-of-training-colleges-and-universities A blog for academic job seekers - Career Sense helps academics on the job hunt Sun, 19 Dec 2010 00:05:47 +0000 hourly 1 By: Fritz http://www.universityaffairs.ca/career-sense/a-letter-to-the-ontario-minister-of-training-colleges-and-universities/comment-page-1/#comment-11478 Fritz Mon, 01 Nov 2010 23:07:35 +0000 http://www.universityaffairs.ca/career-sense/?p=26#comment-11478 Carolyn thank you for your posts, I would just like to add a few more key points surrounding your argument: - Most undergrads simply would accept any job to start paying off already massive debts, regardless of how irrelevant the job is to their field of study. - A fair number of the graduate students consist the very undergraduates who had little hope of getting a decent job with their undergraduate degree. - Little focus on multidisciplinary development programs on campuses leaves many graduates highly specialized and unaware of potential opportunities in related fields. - There is little to no incentive for student to independently pursue entrepreneurial initiatives in social development, start-ups, public policy or innovation and technology at the start up level. This leaves highly ambitious and skilled graduates at the mercy of corporates whose primary objectives of making more money often disregards many core values these students are thought in schools for almost two decades. Carolyn thank you for your posts, I would just like to add a few more key points surrounding your argument:

- Most undergrads simply would accept any job to start paying off already massive debts, regardless of how irrelevant the job is to their field of study.

- A fair number of the graduate students consist the very undergraduates who had little hope of getting a decent job with their undergraduate degree.

- Little focus on multidisciplinary development programs on campuses leaves many graduates highly specialized and unaware of potential opportunities in related fields.

- There is little to no incentive for student to independently pursue entrepreneurial initiatives in social development, start-ups, public policy or innovation and technology at the start up level. This leaves highly ambitious and skilled graduates at the mercy of corporates whose primary objectives of making more money often disregards many core values these students are thought in schools for almost two decades.

]]> By: Abdul-Rahim Ahmad http://www.universityaffairs.ca/career-sense/a-letter-to-the-ontario-minister-of-training-colleges-and-universities/comment-page-1/#comment-9 Abdul-Rahim Ahmad Tue, 10 Mar 2009 20:05:54 +0000 http://www.universityaffairs.ca/career-sense/?p=26#comment-9 Carolyn has raised a very important point. Career advising offices in various schools are doing a good job in guiding undergrad students. However, they have no clue about the needs of our grad students. Almost all grad students are on their own as far as preparation for job hunt in industry, government, and academia is concerned. Successful grads are usually those who are able to find a good mentor (career advisor) using one's own network. -- ahmad Carolyn has raised a very important point.

Career advising offices in various schools are doing a good job in guiding undergrad students. However, they have no clue about the needs of our grad students.

Almost all grad students are on their own as far as preparation for job hunt in industry, government, and academia is concerned. Successful grads are usually those who are able to find a good mentor (career advisor) using one’s own network.

– ahmad

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