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"A significant proportion of IT and STEM graduate are unable to get work in their chosen industry, and proceed to waste years of education by going into other a
by Kurtz79 10y ago
"A significant proportion of IT and STEM graduate are unable to get work in their chosen industry, and proceed to waste years of education by going into other areas out of necessity."
Not contesting this statement, but is there some research or data supporting it ?
My very anecdotal experience is that the number of people that I know with a CS or STEM degree that have been unable to find work for more than a few weeks/months is basically zero.
- anjc 10y agoThere is. Not to be a dick but I'm rushing out...if you search for "STEM IT underemployment OR stagnation" and so on you'll find actual studies. Personally I know several people who had major trouble finding employment, from the most reputable college in my country. Some remained unemployed, some went into teaching, some moved into academia, some changed industries, most emigrated. Maybe things are getting better now. Anyway.. This article links to census data as I recall: http://archives.cjr.org/essay/it_doesnt_add_up.php http://archives.cjr.org/essay/it_doesnt_add_up.php This one's a little older but gives a good jumping off point for academic keywords for further searches: http://spectrum.ieee.org/at-work/education/the-stem-crisis-is-a-myth http://spectrum.ieee.org/at-work/education/the-stem-crisis-i...