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Originally Posted by Flyboy
I think you have misunderstood the posts on this.
I would have thought that if there is an increase in educated candidates for jobs, then skill, professionalism, loyalty and craftsmanship are not being hammered out of the workforce. How can these graduates get experience, if they refused the work in the first place, because thy don't have the experience?
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My point is:
The emphasis is on qualifications and not experience, I look at some of these engineers with degrees in their 20's and 30's and think how I was not that naive or lacking in engineering skills at the same age.
As an example, my manager really came up with a right corker. I didn't know if I should shed a tear or laugh. He was comparing my skills (HNC and C&G) to those of a Chartered engineer about 5-10 years younger with a masters degree, who has recently been promoted to a level higher than myself.
His quote went like'
'See, if I have a difficult engineering issue that needs thorough investigation by a competent engineer and a 100 page report I get you to do it. If however I need a 2 page report detailing why a connector has fallen off a cable I get xyz to do it'
I get the pat on the back, the manager even laughs about the incompetence of the chartered engineer with a masters degree. But I am really the butt of the joke, because the useless Chartered Master degree engineer gets the promotion.