In my short life (I'm 25) I've had several working experiences, being the most important one, singing for Venezuela's national choir. YAAAY! Nevertheless, what I majored in at university was Translation studies. "They go well together", I thought back then. Fast forward to 2018: It turns out, enterprises expect 10 million years of experience and moreover, it looks like they're not willing to teach you anything. They aren't either very much interested in hiring people that are not as specialized as they wish. And they want it cheap, too!
I know, you will say millennials want to have it all easy... But it's not that. We grew up in a culture, it means, from the start we were falsely advertised that we could achieve whatever we wanted. Right now that I'm facing all these job applications, I feel that I'm completely unqualified. And I'm sure it's not the case. Sure, I could be more suitable for some companies if I had studies more oriented to their fields, but surely I can do stuff. And today, I almost feel the urge to reassure myself that everything I have devoted all these years it's not unworthy. And I'll make something out of it. Universities, and I know it's not only the case of Venezuela, have to rethink their role in society as qualified-personnel-factories and companies have to stop thinking of applicants as numbers and fancy words.
The job market has specialized so much in the last 20 years, to say the least, and yet universities fail to provide the necessary knowledge to face the job market. When you think of the fact that in most countries, college studies are a burden to families and, besides, employers are very eager to underpay you because of your lack of experience... We have to change this system.
Don't be one of those bosses, BE HUMANE.
That's all, folks. Thanks for reading.
