JOB, JOB AND JOB
March 22, 2008
Getting a job is identical to having secure life. It is the needs that we must fulfill. As Abraham Maslow had formulated the “Five Hierarchies of Human’s Needs”:
1.Needs for Survival
2.Needs for Security
3.Needs for Social Acceptance
4.Needs for Self-esteem
5.Needs for Self-actualization,
having a job belongs to the second hierarchy after fulfilling the needs for survival. Having a job is a way to guarantee our making ends meet.
In reality, to get a job is not just an easy business. It involves a lot of efforts, be it from the individuals who need the job of the government. Yes, providing a job for the citizens is government’s obligation. However, governments of some countries still find it difficult to do so because of some factors.
One of the factors causing the failure is the missing link between the system and curriculum of education and the qualification needed by the job. This brings about the high rate of educated unemployment. The graduates, on one hand, have completed their education and expect that with it they can enter the job market easily. On the other hand, the skill they get from their education does not match with the needs in the job market.
Another factor is the low sense of sensitivity of government in the matter. When such a condition is going on, government is likely lack of sense of urgency to provide solution. Or government does not have idea of what solution they can offer to cope with the problem. Government does not think that updating the paradigm of education is urgent. If providing education used to be the tool to combat illiteracy, doing so now is to prepare citizens to be ready with global era.
The private sectors actually have notified that for the sake of being abreast with the rapid change in science and technology, the IT savvy graduates are much in demand. The education institutions, however, still can not produce such graduates since the facilities to support so is inadequate. As the result, the graduates who are seeking a job are those who actually are not well-prepared.
The other factor is society’s character of being dependent. The society resorts their life merely to government. It brings about low creativity or curiosity in society to develop their selves. People tend to take easy majors which require easy effort to graduate. In addition, when applying for a job, they prefer the job requiring clerical skill to the one requiring tech-skill.
Realizing such a matter, as a graduate with mediocre skill, we do not need to be down-hearted being unable to get a job in the formal field. We still can create a job in informal field. Moreover, if we create a job for ourselves, at the same time we can open job opportunity for others. It’s more honorable than just being educated jobless persons.
posted by mcDamas @ 9:49 AM,
