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Career Funnel Is
Upside Down
Sam Welch
There’s some recent research focused on a trend
called “career funneling”
that really
sparked my interest. The research started with the understandingthat
graduates
are “funneling” into the same consulting, finance and
tech fields. But why?
According to Amy J. Binder, professor of sociology at
University of California at San Diego,
a lot of the blame rests with the colleges and
universities.
And, as a director of a career center….I agree with her!
At elite institutions across the nation, students go to
career centers to be helped through
the process of evaluating and understanding their ideal
career path. Oftentimes they’re also a place to connect with folks from
various industries to learn about careers and jobs.
But, Professor Binder argues, what many colleges are
doing is bringing the same types of recruiters again and again, fostering a
self-fulfilling prophecy of like-begetting-like.
What’s more, she points out, the most sophisticated firms
create a perception
of being the most highly coveted and prestigious, thus
attracting the best talent.
While I agree with much of what she points out, I think
very little of the blame for this rests
with the companies that are doing the recruiting.
These companies are doing what they should—using every means possible to
attract the best talent. Having recently come from one of
“those companies,” this is exactly what I would expect
from my talent team.
If we wanted to win in the market, I wanted the best
talent!
The real issue is, I believe, two-fold: 1) colleges
need to do a much better job of exposing students to a real breadth of career
choices, and 2) students need to be more well-informed
about who they are at their core, and where this might
take them from a career perspective.
It’s incumbent on us to help students remove their
blinders, and expose them to the world
of possibilities in career choices. We need to turn
the career funnel upside down.
So how do we fix this trend? As I’ve said before,
it starts with the student knowing themselves,
and knowing what they want. Both students and
career centers need to focus
on the individual’s pursuit of their passion.
A “prestigious” job is not necessarily the job that will
make you happy.
And, a 30 year career has taught me that “prestige” is
very much in the eye of the beholder.
But, beyond that, a large part of this rests with career
centers.
It’s our job to help a robust and diverse group of
employers all portray themselves
as “prestigious”....for the right student. We need
to expose students to a breadth of opportunities, and help these employers
position themselves with students
who may be uniquely happy with that specific career choice.
As these employers know, it’s in their best
interest to hire the employee that aligns
with their mission, vision and values, and who will be
truly passionate about what they do.
To help students find their future, we can’t allow them
to follow the trend towards funneled jobs. Speaking from experience,
being truly happy in the right job is a lot more impressive
than
being miserable in the job that everyone thinks is “cool.”
We need to
turn this career funnel upside down.
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/career-funnel-upside-down-sam-welch?trk=pulse-det-nav_art
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