From careers fairs to campus boot camps: a new model for graduate readiness
From careers fairs to campus boot camps: a new model for graduate readiness
Writing recently about reimagining university, fully integrated work-based learning will be challenging to deliver particularly at short notice. That said there is perhaps a more achievable halfway house in the form of “boot camps.” Let’s face it. The process by which graduates find jobs has not moved on much from when I was at university, now thirty years ago, perhaps except for online events and interviews. Students pitch up to university careers fairs, which, if we are honest with ourselves, may make a nominal sum in terms of revenue for the career services within the university but are not fit for the demands of today’s job market.
For decades, the model has been static: employers arrive with glossy brochures, collect CVs, and perhaps run a short seminar before disappearing again. Students may gain some networking contacts, but few leave with concrete skills, meaningful experience, or a clear path to employment. In a graduate labour market transformed by artificial intelligence (AI), automation, and the disappearance of many entry-level roles, this is not enough.
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