Re:U.S. jobless rate hints at permanent structural change
by Qz on Sunday September 05, 2010 @10:30AM
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A friend of mine recently finished a 5 year architecture program, but for whatever reason her curriculum didn't include computer aided design (more traditional focus she said), but now she can't find a job because everyone wants people with CAD skills.
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Re:U.S. jobless rate hints at permanent structural change
by Stwerner on Sunday September 05, 2010 @11:35AM
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Wow, I wasn't really even thinking about recent graduates not knowing how to use the software particular to their industry.
I'm worried the article may be right, that there needs to be a massive re-training effort or there is going to be a whole generation of people spending the second half of their lives jobless or underemployed. I imagine the only thing keeping it from being a more pronounced effect year round is big corporation's typically slow adoption of new technology.