The job market is full of careers for college graduates to get right into the thick of it…right? Wrong.
As graduation gets closer, it is time to start applying for full time positions–putting our respective degrees to use.
However, this has become increasingly difficult as positions marked as “entry level” require multiple years of experience. From three years, to five years, to even seven years of experience are needed for some positions–how are graduates meant to find an entry level job?
The point of entry level positions are to give a starting point to those just starting out within their career of choice. These positions exist at the start of the timeline, then move towards experienced workers and senior workers.
There is simply no logical reason for an entry level position to require years of experience. The only reason for this is so companies can get an experienced worker whilst paying them the salary of an entry level worker.
If a company needed an employee with experience–that’s fine! List your position under the “experienced” positions and move on your way. Otherwise, putting these jobs in the space for entry level is a slap in the face to those looking for work.
It is disheartening for new workers to be unable to find a career due to the level of experience needed. Positions listed as ‘entry level’ should be solely for workers who are starting out–no experience necessary.
How do we expect the workforce to grow, and for students to find jobs, when they cannot even find a starting position in their major?
If entry level positions require five to seven years of experience–what does this mean for positions higher up? How much experience is required for them?
If companies are so desperate to find workers whilst playing the “no one wants to work” narrative on a record–they should look to their own guidelines.
Perhaps, people do want to work but the requirements needed are simply illogical for the positions at hand.
Entry level should stay at that–a point of entry for workers to get some experience in their job of choice. Adding multiple layers of skills and years of experience needed will only harm both the company and the applicants.