This is obvious for all but the most obtuse. A university education does very little, if anything, to prepare someone for a career. After all, that's not the pu

This is obvious for all but the most obtuse. A university education does very little, if anything, to prepare someone for a career. After all, that's not the purpose of a university. Many big tech companies hire candidates straight out of school for very high salaries and signing bonuses simply because they need the raw intellectual material. These new grads are mostly useless in terms of what they are capable of contributing, and the company uses signing bonuses as golden handcuffs to keep them at the company long enough to make their sunk cost worth it. Take it from me, when I'm hiring people with little experience, I'm hiring them for the energy they possess. Are they passionate, curious, and good at working with others. Do I think they will fit in, and will they enjoy the kind of work they will be given. Then I place them on easy starter projects and they progress from there. That is essentially a de-facto apprenticeship. The only difference is that apprenticeships of old were a much more intimate relationship between the master and apprentice. Wouldn't that be nice! Our culture has really, drastically, moved away from intimacy on all levels.