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Post by Deleted on Jul 26, 2017 18:25:55 GMT
like him or loath him I find myself agreeing with a large percentage
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Post by The Drunken Communist on Jul 26, 2017 18:32:34 GMT
You need get on the finger clicking thread to see the state of Unis nowadays.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 26, 2017 19:06:53 GMT
You need get on the finger clicking thread to see the state of Unis nowadays. Didn't know it existed  |
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Post by StokieNath on Jul 26, 2017 19:20:01 GMT
I interviewed a Mathematics graduate from Bristol uni.
Cocky shit expected me to just give him the job.
They think the world owes them something for going.
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Post by cerebralstokie on Jul 26, 2017 19:23:02 GMT
There is some truth in what the man is saying. No doubt it is aspirational for youngsters to "go to University" but we also need to train electricians, car mechanics, plumbers, builders etc. and a perfectly good living is to be had for those trained in these trades. A good nurse does not necessarily have to go to University (though she/he does need to understand what she or he is doing and the reasons for it). When I did an exchange teaching year in the U.S. the wife of my exchange counterpart had a degree in physical education and had "majored in skipping". I think we are going down that road in some degree courses here.
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Post by Boothen on Jul 26, 2017 19:34:31 GMT
Not too long back we had a round of interviews for new graduates and one of the applicants had a Bsc(Hons) in Dance. I shit you not. How he thought that being able to do the Macarena would help him get a foothold in the field of science and engineering is beyond me.
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Post by StokieNath on Jul 26, 2017 19:46:11 GMT
Not too long back we had a round of interviews for new graduates and one of the applicants had a Bsc(Hons) in Dance. I shit you not. How he thought that being able to do the Macarena would help him get a foothold in the field of science and engineering is beyond me. I've had that before. Sitting in the interview room, I asked this young lady 'what qualifications have you got? She says "I have a 2:1 in Arabic studies". It was a pissing interview for a graduate software developer. Then you feel like shit for asking them to leave. |
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Post by bathstoke on Jul 26, 2017 19:49:01 GMT
You need get on the finger clicking thread to see the state of Unis nowadays. Most of which it seems you write. Which Uni did you go to... |
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Post by The Drunken Communist on Jul 26, 2017 19:52:58 GMT
You need get on the finger clicking thread to see the state of Unis nowadays. Most of which it seems you write. Which Uni did you go to... Real life. I went to the university of real life. These muppets obsessed with identity politics & other trivial shit should try to go there themselves sometime. It might help them to become worthwhile members of society when they graduate. |
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Post by bathstoke on Jul 26, 2017 19:53:36 GMT
I interviewed a Mathematics graduate from Bristol uni. Cocky shit expected me to just give him the job. They think the world owes them something for going. Mmm, That's Brizol Uni for you. Jemima Goldsmith & Sam Cam went there. It's an Oxbridge reject enclave 🎩 |
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Post by DunnetHeadMoonraker on Jul 26, 2017 20:12:05 GMT
Not too long back we had a round of interviews for new graduates and one of the applicants had a Bsc(Hons) in Dance. I shit you not. How he thought that being able to do the Macarena would help him get a foothold in the field of science and engineering is beyond me. I've had that before. Sitting in the interview room, I asked this young lady 'what qualifications have you got? She says "I have a 2:1 in Arabic studies". It was a pissing interview for a graduate software developer. Then you feel like shit for asking them to leave. Why were they selected for interview then ? Was it' political correctness ' by having to have a quota of black and minority ethnic people , lesbians/gays or male/female candidates ? |
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Post by StokieNath on Jul 26, 2017 20:20:49 GMT
I've had that before. Sitting in the interview room, I asked this young lady 'what qualifications have you got? She says "I have a 2:1 in Arabic studies". It was a pissing interview for a graduate software developer. Then you feel like shit for asking them to leave. Why were they selected for interview then ? Was it' political correctness ' by having to have a quota of black and minority ethnic people , lesbians/gays or male/female candidates ? Yeah. |
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Post by DunnetHeadMoonraker on Jul 26, 2017 20:38:24 GMT
When started at university in the mid 1960's only about 10% of 18 year olds went to university. These days I believe it is over 40% of young people go to university. Also, some universities offer sub degree level courses such as foundation degrees which are roughly equivalent to ordinary or pass degrees. The range of courses that can be studied to degree level has increased considerably over the years and now includes subjects such as Nursing , Golf Management , Sportswear Design , Childhood Studies and Physical Education.
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Post by Mendicant on Jul 26, 2017 20:38:56 GMT
Why were they selected for interview then ? Was it' political correctness ' by having to have a quota of black and minority ethnic people , lesbians/gays or male/female candidates ? Yeah. It's not yeah, it's "return true;"  |
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Post by manmarking on Jul 26, 2017 21:08:19 GMT
So this'll be Pat Connell, who has no experience of either university or hiring people, holding forth on universities and employability, ably supported on here by various people who've never been to university or been in charge of a recruitment drive either  Brains trust in full flow  |
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Post by manmarking on Jul 26, 2017 21:15:05 GMT
Most of which it seems you write. Which Uni did you go to... Real life. I went to the university of real life. These muppets obsessed with identity politics & other trivial shit should try to go there themselves sometime. It might help them to become worthwhile members of society when they graduate. Hasn't made you hugely employable outside the sphere of manual labour though, has it fella? Which is fine, but not everyone wants to do that |
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Post by manmarking on Jul 26, 2017 21:16:48 GMT
like him or loath him I find myself agreeing with a large percentage You would find yourself agreeing with it because it's unchallenging lowest common denominator drivel |
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Post by rat on Jul 26, 2017 21:27:10 GMT
It's Pat Condell MM. He's a failed comedian who now makes a living peddling right wing YouTube twoddle for loonies.
Bizarrely, Condell doesn't personally support the material that he writes. He's basically writing for an audience and exploiting the thirst for right wing YouTube material for folks like Fraiser who take his rants seriously.
He's been quoted as saying that he's a "reincarnation of Alf Garnett, redrawn for the 21st century." 1,000,000 YouTube views nets you about $1500 from Google, so he does OK with it.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 26, 2017 21:30:34 GMT
like him or loath him I find myself agreeing with a large percentage You would find yourself agreeing with it because it's unchallenging lowest common denominator drivel Sad prick |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 26, 2017 22:07:07 GMT
Not just about the Education though is it the people you meet there can influence your life in a big way.
This was certainly true for the daughter she did a structural design course but got her job through doing voluntary charity work designed to give her practical experience , got spotted for other talents and is now doing ok thank you very much in her own office in Liverpudle.
I'd say it also broadened her horizons as well as giving her a great friends base.
The guy made me smile so I like him just for the bullshit he spouts and I could see a little of Alf in him but no where near as much as there is in me or indeed as the wife calls me Victor Meldrew.
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Post by xchpotter on Jul 26, 2017 22:13:31 GMT
A university education system has become an industry in its own right. I had a choice to go but decided not to, but at the time most degrees were what could be considered academic and useful......now a degree in anything is possible and I just think it devalues the status of a proper degree. I used to be in awe of people when they told me they had a degree, but now I take little notice unless they qualify it by saying its in medicine, Astro physics etc.
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Post by rat on Jul 26, 2017 22:32:48 GMT
A university education system has become an industry in its own right. I had a choice to go but decided not to, but at the time most degrees were what could be considered academic and useful......now a degree in anything is possible and I just think it devalues the status of a proper degree. I used to be in awe of people when they told me they had a degree, but now I take little notice unless they qualify it by saying its in medicine, Astro physics etc. Bullshit. Absolute twaddle  Looks like you should have probably gone when you had the chance mate. |
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Post by metalhead on Jul 27, 2017 8:45:21 GMT
Not too long back we had a round of interviews for new graduates and one of the applicants had a Bsc(Hons) in Dance. I shit you not. How he thought that being able to do the Macarena would help him get a foothold in the field of science and engineering is beyond me. Seen the same thing. A few years back I did some work at a local school (Stoke-on-Trent based). Due to cuts, redundancies and various rotations in faculty, a woman with a degree in a Ceramics, was teaching maths. I remember spending an entire lunch trying to explain simultaneous equations to her, something she was due to teach Y11 students that afternoon. |
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Post by bathstoke on Jul 27, 2017 8:51:36 GMT
Not too long back we had a round of interviews for new graduates and one of the applicants had a Bsc(Hons) in Dance. I shit you not. How he thought that being able to do the Macarena would help him get a foothold in the field of science and engineering is beyond me. He... |
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Post by cooper67 on Jul 27, 2017 9:33:20 GMT
There is some truth in what the man is saying. No doubt it is aspirational for youngsters to "go to University" but we also need to train electricians, car mechanics, plumbers, builders etc. and a perfectly good living is to be had for those trained in these trades. A good nurse does not necessarily have to go to University (though she/he does need to understand what she or he is doing and the reasons for it). When I did an exchange teaching year in the U.S. the wife of my exchange counterpart had a degree in physical education and had "majored in skipping". I think we are going down that road in some degree courses here. Practically every nurse is trained on a degree course now. |
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Post by bigjohnritchie on Jul 28, 2017 7:13:27 GMT
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Post by mtrstudent on Jul 28, 2017 7:18:02 GMT
You need get on the finger clicking thread to see the state of Unis nowadays. You ever seen that happen at a university in real life? How many of the UK's 1.75 million undergrads have you ever seen doing it? Zero? Oh great, sounds like time to throw a tantrum about how unis are in a terrible state nowadays. |
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Post by mtrstudent on Jul 28, 2017 7:22:14 GMT
There is some truth in what the man is saying. No doubt it is aspirational for youngsters to "go to University" but we also need to train electricians, car mechanics, plumbers, builders etc. and a perfectly good living is to be had for those trained in these trades. A good nurse does not necessarily have to go to University (though she/he does need to understand what she or he is doing and the reasons for it). When I did an exchange teaching year in the U.S. the wife of my exchange counterpart had a degree in physical education and had "majored in skipping". I think we are going down that road in some degree courses here. Agreed. Loads of important skills are better taught by a tech college or apprenticeship or just bloody doing it. |
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Post by harryburrows on Jul 28, 2017 7:22:46 GMT
There is some truth in what the man is saying. No doubt it is aspirational for youngsters to "go to University" but we also need to train electricians, car mechanics, plumbers, builders etc. and a perfectly good living is to be had for those trained in these trades. A good nurse does not necessarily have to go to University (though she/he does need to understand what she or he is doing and the reasons for it). When I did an exchange teaching year in the U.S. the wife of my exchange counterpart had a degree in physical education and had "majored in skipping". I think we are going down that road in some degree courses here. Practically every nurse is trained on a degree course now. Practically every course is described as a degree course nowadays. |
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Post by Northy on Jul 28, 2017 7:49:23 GMT
Not too long back we had a round of interviews for new graduates and one of the applicants had a Bsc(Hons) in Dance. I shit you not. How he thought that being able to do the Macarena would help him get a foothold in the field of science and engineering is beyond me. I've had that before. Sitting in the interview room, I asked this young lady 'what qualifications have you got? She says "I have a 2:1 in Arabic studies". It was a pissing interview for a graduate software developer. Then you feel like shit for asking them to leave. How did she get to the interview stage, you're vetting process needs updating  |
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