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Dave H
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From what I've experienced, simple things like spelling and grammar are not taught these days. At work we now get all applicants to write about their journey to our offices as part of their interview, to check on their basic skills of writing and spelling. I recon that our toilet cleaner could write a more coherent and syntactically correct description than most of the applicants we get! :x
We were discussing in the pub, the other lunchtime that we might move our minimum academic requirements up from top Honours Degrees to PHD, as at least PHD students have to be able to write papers! We ‘lower the bar' of expectation for new graduates, but we've still not been able to take one on for more than 4 years, despite the universities sending us their best students! (We have 70+ people working on my floor of the office and only one is aged under 34)
PS. This is no comment about anyone in particular - we all have our own problems (I'm name-blind) - but I just cannot see how anyone can achieve a degree without basic writing skills.
PPS. hrock and I have discussed this in the past on this forum.
We were discussing in the pub, the other lunchtime that we might move our minimum academic requirements up from top Honours Degrees to PHD, as at least PHD students have to be able to write papers! We ‘lower the bar' of expectation for new graduates, but we've still not been able to take one on for more than 4 years, despite the universities sending us their best students! (We have 70+ people working on my floor of the office and only one is aged under 34)
PS. This is no comment about anyone in particular - we all have our own problems (I'm name-blind) - but I just cannot see how anyone can achieve a degree without basic writing skills.
PPS. hrock and I have discussed this in the past on this forum.