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Thank you for sharing your experience and statistics. I think your point about the increased expectations being set for students today is an interesting one.

I can also appreciate you taking exception to the ‘most educated but least prepared’ statement, but the fact remains that perception is reality. Even if more students are securing internships, it doesn’t seem to be impacting how they are viewed by employers.

Corporate America is frustrated. I’ve met with many executives and their top two complaints about grads today are 1) their lack of professional skills (mostly around communication) and, 2) their entitled attitudes. Do I agree with the bad rap that college grads are getting? Not at all! In fact, I did over 20 corporate presentations last year alone, educating managers on this misunderstood generation and the value they bring to the workplace. BUT, the reality is that grads still need seek resources that will teach them how to ‘manage up’ and connect with the older generations in the workplace who currently hold the cards to them getting hired/promoted.

The good news is that individuals like yourself, myself and most importantly, the team here at Careerealism.com are committed to helping them.

I hope you’ll come back and contribute more. Your added perspective is just what we need!

Sincerely,

JT O’Donnell

My first reaction to this post, is that you offer great advice–particularly with respect to the spray-and-pray job search, the importance of finding a great mentor and the Cinderella syndrome. Love it.

That being said, I would like to quibble with the perception that Millennials are the “most educated but least prepared” generation to ever graduate from college. The author of the article (http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122455219391652725.html) did not make this assertion nor do I think it is true.

The demographics speak for themselves: it is true that there is a higher percentage of college graduates than ever before…and, consequently, millennials do face increased competition with one another.

But here’s another quiet sea change that is seldom discussed: students who graduate today are much more likely to have completed at least one professional internship than members of Generation X. From this standpoint, they are better prepared for a professional work environment.

When I received my college degree in the mid-90’s, I had finished two internships–the first one was REQUIRED as part of my coursework for a semester long program in Journalism; I landed the second because of the first. Most of my friends did not have internships; and most employers did not offer them. My internship experience was, in sum, a happy accident.

Fast-forward to 2008: 36% of all accepted offers for the Class of 2008 come from a common source–internships that led to a full-time job offer. (Data source: National Association of Colleges and Employers)

Bottom-line: It’s not that students are less prepared, it’s that the bar has been raised in terms of the experience that they are expected to have pre-graduation. For many students, the pressure to decide on a pre-professional course starts junior year–especially since employers are increasingly viewing internships as a test drive for the full-time job. (Many corporate employers are now making full-time offers exclusively to former interns, I expect this trend to continue in the current economy.)

Within this context, I think the request for additional support (within reason) is entirely reasonable. As students have said to me, “there is so much information out there, I just need to find a way to cut down on the noise and make it manageable so that I can figure out how to begin.”

I’ve actually posted my own thoughts on each of your tips in on my blog. Thought is was only fair for you to get some response from a real Gen Y-er! Read them here:

http://smallbutfearsomepixie.com/?p=107#comment-5