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Menial jobs await many graduates
1 a) What has happened to the writer of the letter 'Too well trained for a job'?
b) Does this prove that extra training is a waste of time? Explain
your answer.
c) Why is it possible to be 'overqualified' for a job?
2 The article 'Menial jobs await many graduates' suggests that people
are being appointed to do jobs for which they are overqualified.
a) Why is this happening?
b) What sort of employee does the service sector want, according to
this article?
c) Are these attributes achieved by training or education? Explain
your answer carefully.
3 a) Imagine you are a job centre manager. Map out a plan of action for
Mr Davey.
b) In a group, compare your ideas. What common ideas do you have in
your plan?
c) What else would you need to know about Mr Davey before you could
draw up a complete plan for him?