Article link: http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/pbo-jobs-1.3317890
About 40 per cent of recent university grads between the age of 24 and 35 are overqualified for their job, the PBO warns. However, the picture among college grads, meanwhile, was slightly better. The report found college graduates have fared better in recent years. Does this trend mean that people should not go to university instead of going to college? In my opinion, of course not.
With the development of economy and standard of living, more and more people are aware of pursuing high-level diplomas. Based on my research, the percentage of university grads in Canada increases rapidly from 19th to 20th, resulting in fierce competition for jobs.
Source: HRSDC calculations based on Statistics Canada. Table 282-0004 – Labour force survey estimates (LFS), by educational attainment, sex and age group, annual (persons unless otherwise noted), CANSIM (database)
However, the high-salary jobs are limited and required few employees and therefore the rest of the university grads are seeking other jobs. In this case, jobs that can be done by people own lower diplomas are now undertaken by the graduates. But it does not mean that university grads are overqualified for their jobs, actually it indicates that the improvement of society and high standard of living.
I also want to say that he person who wrote this news has a misunderstanding towards the purpose of going to university. Throughout this news, all of the words indicate that people who go to university must find a “high-level ” job. However, the university is actually intended for academic research, not job training. Through these four years in university, people can learn knowledges, meet friends, know professors, enjoy their lives instead of only getting a job. Going to university is not the only way even the best way to get a job, but it must be the most stable and correct way to live better in the future.