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More than half of graduates feel 'unprepared' for work

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University courses are NOT an apprenticeship for a particular job nor are they intended to provide directly applicable knowledge. The mind is being trained, you should end up with an ability to analyze and see what is required of you and then to go about applying yourself to the task. It does not provide you with the answers necessarily. The real problem is that undergraduates pursue a course which appeals to them without having thought out beforehand, how and in what field they might apply themselves afterwards. Hence the advantage of working before and during a course with an internship or similar arrangement.

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15 May 2012

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2:17 pm

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