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engineer shortage
I work for an airplane company, and they're nervous because the number of kids graduating college with engineering degrees is dropping like crazy. So I'm on a team to come up with ideas on how to get more kids, especially middle/high school students, to want to be engineers.
Now, I know some people are just terrible at math and science and that's okay, but others are great at it and STILL don't want to go into engineering and we can't figure out why. Any ideas about what drives kids away? Engineering is also mostly male... any idea how we can convince girls that it's a good idea, too? If you're okay at math but don't want to be an engineer, can you tell me why?
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I'm surprised that the engineering degrees are dropping like crazy, because at my school, a vast majority of kids want to go into engineering.
I don't think that there will be a large spike on degrees in the next 5 years, because I know of a lot of kids that are going to go into engineering.
I wouldn't get too worried about it.
I am in advanced math at my school and I don't want to go into engineering simply because I'd like a more social job, like as a psychologist, a lawyer, diplomat, or politician.
I don't think that many people are becoming engineers right now because lots of kids are more social nowadays and want to pursue a career into jobs that make more money, like a professional athlete, singer, or actor/actress. Lots of kids need to get a reality check, however, that the chances of getting those kinds of jobs are very slim...
Personally, I don't really want to go into engineering because my dad is a civil engineer and I could never learn advanced calculus or algebra. I also find that his job is quite boring, to me anyways, and I like to get out and socialize with people.
I think that's why there's such a large spike in engineering degrees - kids are seeking the easy way out because, let's face it, for most people, engineering is very complex and mind boggling.
I don't know how you do it... :S
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