In
2014, the unemployment rate is 4.424% in comparison with the total labor force.
On the other hand, the total of student face unemployment faces 20.75% in the
total. Every year, thousands of student graduate from many universities, colleges
in Vietnam. However, they still find it’s hard to find a job because they can’t
meet the requirement from recruiters.
Most
of students are lacking practicing skills because Vietnam’s education system
just focuses on pure theories without real knowledge. Moreover, students at
colleges usually take from 24 to 30 credits each semester, so they don’t have
enough time to research or learn more in that field. Almost students just learn
because of score, or they want to pass the classes. Those are the reasons why
Vietnamese students learn a lot, but they can’t use their knowledge in reality
when they have real jobs. Moreover, in classes professors or instructors give
lecture about the theories in books, there are not many real examples to
illustrate. In addition, contents of books are also theories. Books don’t
include example from the reality, so it’s very boring for students to read and
remember. On the other hand, these books are out of date. For instance, I
learned last semester in 2012, but the books for that semester were published in
2004. I remember one time I had a conversation with one of my professors. He
asked me many questions about Vietnam trade, Vietnam’s economy. Most of those
questions I can’t have good answers, even though I got my bachelor in Business
Administration, and my GPA is not bad. Another story about my classmate, the
recruiter was impressive with my friend’s resume because her GPA is excellent. However,
she failed in the interview because she didn’t know how to solve a situation
that recruiter asked her. After applying to many companies, and having many
interviews, she got a job but not in her major. This story is very common in
Vietnam, there are a lot of students have jobs different from their majors.
One
more reason for lacking skills of students is they are passive in learning and
working. Because of the culture, parents take care of their kids so much; they don’t
allow their children to have part-time job when they are at school. Most of
parents in Vietnam want their children to focus on school when they are
student. However, this is not a good idea because these students don’t have any
experience from working. There is nothing to show on their resume besides
learning. Thus, students can’t meet the requirements from recruiters, although
they finished four years at university.
There
are two solutions to improve practical skills for students. First of all, we
should improve our education system. The undergraduate programs should be
reduced to 15 to 18 credits per semester. Moreover, students shouldn’t learn
theories purely, they should be taught about real situations, case study. The books
should be more up date frequently, and the lecture should include more examples
to help student remember better. Almost professors and instructors in Vietnam
work for companies, or own their businesses, so they will have a lot of real stories
to share with students. By these ways, students learn actively, and up date the
knowledge better. Secondly, parents should encourage their children have
part-time job when they are student. These part-time jobs can help student earn
experience; know how to deal with real situations, and it can help their resume
be better when applying for a full time job.
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