How Good are the Grads?

The engineering students are certainly more dedicated and have a more solid educational basis the many of the financial 'wizards' that make millions and much higher bucks than engineers ... ... ... It is a sad world where people who make things get much less reward than those who make up things (including making up lies).

Hi Blogger,

Grades or diplomas never point out the level of knowledge and intellectual capabilities of anyone. In every workplace must test, evaluate, and judge those capabilities to establish proper value to the workplace we talk.

It's the same in business. Totally ignorant people, sometimes completely illiterate succeed and teached, diplomed, and experienced people fail. Everyone has particular capabilities but many don't know in what area. It's hard to find it. Same as where is the best wife? We make decisions and not the best in the most often.

A graduate must be teached in the specific working area, and develop its potentials.

Each hiring individual need to be best judge to screen who is valueable in this area of work, and according or refusing the work to the graduate. Judgement and decision direct us when we hire someone. So, just do it, Gil.

Me I date from a time when we did apprenticeships & studied for our qualifications part time & in evenings. We may be didn't achieve the degree qualification but we had a good grounding in 'real' engineering & a practical approach to design. I see too many complex solutions to simple design problems KISS was our mantra 'Keep It Simple Stupid!' If a college grad gets a job at the coal face for a few years then moves on to senior levels he has a chance to balance his superior technical know how with good engineering design practice & produce a great engineer. too often I see grads going straight into 'top jobs' & producing some real complex Design flops.

A graduate or a diploma holder(diplomate) will be use full only if he was trained for a specific job and they should select the appropriate candidate for it.If a man is good in maths he need not study engineering which should be taught to those with practical skills not calculating skills. The medical profession we have dentists,eye surgeons,cardiologist, neuro surgeon even veterenarian and dietician. Graduates need not waste time in studying all related subjects but not specialising in any.