Why graduates have a tough choice to make
Tuesday, October 13th, 2009A fresh, exciting and excited new graduate pops out of the academic machine all new and shiny and keen to get started in the great world of work. Except she can’t get a job where she can apply at least some of her creative thinking, utilising at least some of the things she has learned over the last 3 years.
So she decides to head off around the world for a year or two, miss most of the recession and come back when its all blown over and things are back to how they should be. another graduate sees the same picture and hunkers down in a crap job for crap money in a crap location. Which one has the upper hand an which one is more likely to end up with a great job further down the line?
One school of thought is that any job is good and once one door opens any number of opportunities will present themselves. The individual concerned has shown clear thinking in getting a head start on her contemporaries and is better placed.
The other says that showing a creative approach to a less favourable job market shows a willingness to bring original ideas to the table, a trait that is in demand. I know both these people and have thought both ‘difficult choice’ and ‘no brainer’ at different times. Any thoughts?
