Stop Demanding Work-Ready Graduates and Start Building Employable Contributors
Sénamé Agbossou The Factory at the Wrong Address Imagine a car manufacturer blaming steel mills because the steel "isn't car-ready." "Why aren't you sending us doors and engines?" they demand. "All you give us is raw metal. Don't you understand what we need?" The steel mill executives would stare in disbelief. "We make steel. You make cars. That's... how manufacturing works." Absurd, right? Yet this is exactly what we do with talent. We expect universities to deliver fully-formed employees: people who can navigate our specific systems, use our proprietary tools, meet our unique standards. When they send us smart, educated…
