Posted on 02/15/2023 2:29:08 PM PST by george76
More than half of recent grads ‘report emotional or mental health challenges’
A survey conducted by the Mary Christie Institute discovered that recent college graduates are not emotionally prepared for the workforce.
Specifically the survey found that more than half of these young professionals self-reported “emotional or mental health challenges.”
“Our findings show that once in the workplace, young people continue to struggle mentally and emotionally,” the think tank wrote.
The survey found that 43 percent of those individuals with mental health said they had anxiety while 31 percent reported having depression.
“Women reported worse mental health than men, with 68% of males self-reporting good or excellent mental health, compared to 45% of females,” the survey reported.
The College Fix reached out to the think tank for its reaction to the findings of the survey, what the causes and solutions of this issue are and if there is anything that colleges can do to better prepare students for the workforce.
The group has not responded to a request for comment sent in the past week. The Fix also reached out to the National Association of Colleges and Employers, a co-sponsor of the survey, to ask similar questions.
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Survey respondents also reported burnout to be an issue as they enter into the workforce.
Over half of surveyed individuals reported that they feel burnout at least once a week in their careers. The survey defined “burnout” as “a state of prolonged physical and psychological exhaustion, which is perceived as related to the person’s work.”
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Furthermore, almost 40 percent of respondents claimed that college is “not strongly perceived as preparing students emotionally for the workforce.”
These respondents believe that their time spent in college did not adequately prepare them to make the “transition” into the workforce.
The unique circumstances that many of these respondents faced – having to deal with the disruptions of COVID-19 on their education and a shift towards virtual learning – may have had a major impact on the concerning results of this survey, the think tank suggested.
A career coach and workforce expert told The Fix that the findings predict negative results for companies and the economy.
“These findings are a stark predictor of continued lack of engagement, low productivity and no loyalty which leads to negative impacts on companies and our economy,” Ken Coleman told The Fix in a media statement.
Coleman is an expert within Ramsey Solutions, a personal finance company run by Dave Ramsey, a popular money and life radio host.
“This generation has truly been victimized by the fear campaign of marketers, the media and politicians who have manipulated their grandparents and parents for decades,” Coleman told The Fix. “Add in normal doubts and insecurities that come with launching into adulthood and you have the ultimate cocktail of confusion.”
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Coleman suggested the confusion these young adults feel can often lead to tremendous anxiety about the present and how it will impact their future.
The report concluded that workplaces need to do more to support young individuals and that companies are not helping their racial minority employees enough.
“These findings clearly indicate that early career professionals want more support for their mental health,” the survey reported.
The authors wrote that “over half of young professionals indicate they would be interested in gatekeeper training to learn about how to help others if it were offered by their employer.”
“Even more importantly, we see from this data that workplace environments are not perceived as particularly welcoming or supportive of diverse employees, specifically BIPOC employees,” the think tank wrote. “Many among this population report not feeling part of the community or not having close colleagues; nor do they know where to turn for resources.”
I was a double major in philosophy and history. Junior year I was reading 300 to 600 pages a day. Tough, but I pushed through it. Didn’t make a dime of difference in my life, but it was an interesting time.
300 to 600 pages a day. That is amazing. I was never that fortunate to take courses like that. I did take a summer school course once and it required us to read just about all day every day. It was wonderful.
Was it Woody Allen who said something like “I took a speed reading course and read War and Peace in an hour. It was about Russia.”
“emotionally”? What “emotional” preparation does anybody need to get to work? You need money. There’s your precious emotions. Miss a meal or two and you’ll find you are ready to start working and getting paid.
Agreed—those are the hours they claim to study.
My wife years ago ended up getting to work later in the morning after years of working there.
Some other head guy saw her coming in at 9:30 am or whatever and stopped her and started telling her she needed to get in on time.
Her boss heard the guy and stepped out into the hallway.
“Excuse me - don’t tell her what time she needs to be here. You know nothing. When everyone else has gone at 5 pm she is the only one still here and will work as late as we need her to in order to get something out at the end of the day. If I ever here you talking to her again.....”
That’s very rare I’ve never seen that happen.
Bob Denver also had a radio show in Princeton WV before his death.
Zoomers are fixated on their mental health. They require therapists, safe spaces, prescription drugs and conformity. It’s the generation that put Suicide Ideation on the map. They can’t live with a roommate because of PTSD, anxiety and autism.
A lot of older professors that planned to never retire and starting to retire.
What these people need is a swift kick in the @ss.
Radio....
Guess we have to say “terrestrial radio” now and explain ourselves. Until recently we had to do that with “vinyl LP” until a retro fad started up.
I will tell young people what a printed book is and help them decipher the black symbols on the pages that baffle them.
Magazine cartoon of a kid getting a present: “Thanks for the book, grandpa. Where do I plug it in?”
Well, the higher-ups would work late, but she was a secretary for a legal group in a large company. She was the only secretary that would stay late. Finish things up with the lawyers and then run over to FedEx by 7:30pm or whenever it was.
A couple of times she had to do a couple of all-nighters.
all-nighters
That has many meanings
Well - she said she had to get big reports out by the deadline - that’s what she told me anyway!
Wink wink
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