This is a huge question mark.

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I beg to differ. that's is not a huge question mark.

this, my fren... is...


K. back to the real issue. Well the past few years technology been making us "limp" . And some sort of distracted. Look at around us, some of they r preoccupied (even in uni time) is playing online games, joining MLM. How many fractions really did utilised the power of connectivity to say... learn a few more skills to be put into their credentials and enhance their resume.
I had some trainees who are not motivated to learn, juz hoping for perks here n there (calculative claims) even though the were only in for few months. I even let them use the projector to watch Naruto*  during lunchtime to boost their morale n work/learn but in the end..  some of their effort are juz so so . So I guess it's not that they was not given chance lo.

Further back I have some xtrainees who complained of migrain every other day or juz find ways to not to work.

Ah.. those good ol days..

*i know some of you (my xtrainees.. lurking around this forum) already started to know who i am. hehe. emmm.. Hie?

QFT, infact the lack of tenderness to communicate in english in general is the reason behind all this. How many local universities students are able to fluently pass his/her message in english?So little of them. They can write, yes but speak?Well that is a whole different agenda. I remembered once, i had an american friend who came to visit me, most of my friends tend to back off or shy away rather than speak to him.

Another sad truth is that (in my experience, in my university) 80% of IT students in my batch, not only they lack communication skills, they lack the technical skills but they dont have the drive to learn things by themselves, they bought PC as a very expensive typewritter and gaming console, they scored 3.0+ CGPA and A for database subject, yet they no clue how to install mysql, let alone creat a complex database.

Yet, they have the guts to ask for a higher salary with the fact that they are almost skilless.

Most students lack the competitive edge that we need since we are sooooo comfortable in the situation we are in especially bumis (no pun intended since i am a bumi myself). We are so good at following till we dont have the drive to step up and take the lead.

I blame the lack of awareness to the vast knowledge available, I blame the lack of facilities available, i blame that most of graduates thinks they are too good yet not they know that they are clueless and i blame the lack of self motivation for all the unemployment issues.

I remembered not too long ago, a primary school kid (who is infact my little brother in-law) who is in fact a lazy bum sits in the bottom 3 class said he hates the smart kids because they tend to belagak abit and calls them "poyo". I told him, "you are a lazy bum and you got F for your exams and becasue of that they have the right to be proud of their achievements and show it. What have you got to show?You should be the "poyo", stupid." I said right in front of my father in-law.

The moral is, most of us are always envious about other's achievements yet we do nothing about ouselves.

Just my 12 cents

I believe it all boils down to the attitude of the graduate themselves.

For one thing, you can't blame on the education system, why? Because out of the 120k graduates who are jobless, there are many more with jobs. Most people would point to the fact that we only target towards A's in exams, but in fact it is targeting towards excellence.

With the right attitude and willingness, anyone can find a job. I guess it all depends on whether how choosy they choose to be. Do they want jobs that suit them or are they willing to step out of their own comfort zones to try out new horizons?

Why attitude? Because of their attitude in Uni was that of lack-lustre, copy off friends and lacking in initiative, they have no one else to blame but themselves. It doesn't matter which prestigious uni they can come from, as long as they have bad attitudes, they complain at the very sight of not being able to get a job.

A few examples, a uni graduate, comes out with no clue on how to write a CV. So they search online and find a couple of examples or even yet get a program to write out the whole CV for them. Then they send out their resumes straight to various companies. They don't get a reply or no answer, then they come and b**** about it in the forums. What I see is lack of research as well, did they reviewed back on their resumes and cover letters? Did they ask for opinions from other people on the content? Did they get someone to proof read their documents? Did they call back the companies and ask for feedback?

The reason why I am banging on attitude, try reading the posts here in this forum. I hardly encounter any type of posts asking questions based on their hard work, rather instead I see so many types of questions being asked without proper research done. That is the kind of attitude here, waiting for people to drop food on their plate without even trying to sing for their supper.