Because these conceited kids coming out of college are not willing to start at the bottom and work their way up, like my generation had to do.
They want to immediately afford their new apartments, beemers, all their iGadgets, on top of their already high student loan debt.
I had two openings for mid level developers and ended up recalling a previous employee after interviewing about 6-7 candidates. Every person (all were under 30) I interviewed had some marketable skills but during the interviews I caught things that made me lose interest.
One showed up in shorts and a t-shirt.
They said things like, “I don’t like management breathing down my neck”, “my last boss sucked”, “can I work from home most of the time I like to set my own hours”, “I like to be handed a general idea and left alone with no meetings or other people bothering me”, and “if I come to the office do I have to wear business clothes”. Some had accents so think just flat could not understand them.
I won’t even get into what they thought they were to be compensated for as a 2-5 year experienced developer.
I had this very conversation with an intern this past spring. He was amazed that he was getting passed over for (IT) jobs. People who only had HS diplomas, plus experience, were getting hired full time over him ... and he had a college degree....
Putting my contempt in the happy box, I told him that I handled hiring all the time, and, "Rather than emphasizing your college degree, emphasize the experience you gained as an intern, as it will get you farther."
Fat chance, as arrogance at his level will always shine through. But, I thought that it was pretty good advice.
Too many businesses want you to have four year college degrees, which necessitates building a debt of $40 grand or more.
Many young people might be willing to start at the bottom, but they cannot afford to do so.
cll, you have to share first prize with poobear.
You got half of the right answer, poobear got the other half.
There is no mystery. It’s simple cause and effect.