An interesting report on the website of 'Geographical' magazine.
Apparently the majority of business leaders feel that geography is a useful subject to study...
The survey of 200 business leaders, drawn from the public and private sector, showed that 80 per cent believe most graduates have not been trained in the skills they need to succeed in the world of work.
The skills the business people said they were looking for in new employees included critical thinking, advanced analytical skills, the ability to interpret complex data and advanced technology skills.
‘I believe geography graduates have these skills,’ said Richard Waite, managing director of ESRI UK, the GIS software company who commissioned the survey. ‘They’re taught to think rationally and clearly, and to analyse geographical data, which by its nature is fairly complex.’
‘And now the geography graduates we’re seeing at ESRI are coming with technology skills bolted on too, because it’s becoming part of the geographic world,’ adds Waite. ‘Together it means geography is giving graduates skills which are universally applicable and, this survey is saying, are universally in demand,’ added Waite.
Read the full article, and remember to tell your students this important information !!
Apparently the majority of business leaders feel that geography is a useful subject to study...
The survey of 200 business leaders, drawn from the public and private sector, showed that 80 per cent believe most graduates have not been trained in the skills they need to succeed in the world of work.
The skills the business people said they were looking for in new employees included critical thinking, advanced analytical skills, the ability to interpret complex data and advanced technology skills.
‘I believe geography graduates have these skills,’ said Richard Waite, managing director of ESRI UK, the GIS software company who commissioned the survey. ‘They’re taught to think rationally and clearly, and to analyse geographical data, which by its nature is fairly complex.’
‘And now the geography graduates we’re seeing at ESRI are coming with technology skills bolted on too, because it’s becoming part of the geographic world,’ adds Waite. ‘Together it means geography is giving graduates skills which are universally applicable and, this survey is saying, are universally in demand,’ added Waite.
Read the full article, and remember to tell your students this important information !!
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