Employers and career experts see a growing problem in American society--a(n) (67) of college graduates, many burdened with tuition-loan(学费贷款) debt, (68) into the work world with a degree that doesn’t mean much (69) The problem isn’t just a soft job market--it’s a(n) (70) of graduates. In 1973, a bachelor’s degree was more of a rarity, (71) just 47% of high school graduates went on to college. By October 2008, that number had (72) to nearly 70%. For many Americans today, a trip through college is considered as (73) of a birthright as a driver’s license. Employers stress that a basic degree (74) essential, carefully tiptoeing around the idea that its (75) has decreased. But they admit that the degree alone is not enough; now they (76) work experience as a way to make yourself (77) . Daniel Pink, an author on motivation (78) the workplace, agrees that the bachelor’s degree "is necessary, but it’s just not (79) ," at times doing little more than verifying "that you can more or less show up on time and (80) with it." The author of A Whole New Mind: Why Right Brainers Will Rule the Future says companies want (81) . They’re looking for people who can do (82) that can’t be outsourced(工程外包), he says, and graduates who "don’t (83) a lot of hand-holding." For now, graduates can steer their careers (84) job growth is strong--education, health care and nonprofit programs (85) Teach for America, says Trudy Steinfeld, a career counselor at New York University. "Every college degree is not cookie cutter. It’s what you have done during that degree to (86) yourself." |