I haven't read the whole article, but I wonder whether the "positive attitude" nonsense that is force fed into practically everyone in this culture has led these students believe that it is "expected" that they will say that they have perfect resumes and expect to have job within three months because they; that a (delusionally) hyper-positive attitude has now become required of anyone who hopes to navigate this landscape successfully. Some of them will have bought into this, and some will just be "going through the motions," but the researchers may not have gotten to the bottom of the matter due to social expectations of which they underestimated.
Chris -- Christopher D. Green Department of Psychology York University Toronto, ON M3J 1P3 Canada 416-736-2100 ex. 66164 [email protected] http://www.yorku.ca/christo/ ========================== [email protected] wrote: > > > > > One of my colleagues in the department posted the following article > from the NY Times. I thought it might interest some of you given that > the topic has come a number of times on TIPS. > > > > Miguel > > > > ----------- > > > > "The Why-Worry Generation", > http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/30/magazine/30fob-wwln-t.html > > > > From the article: > > > > "Not only do they believe these perfect jobs exist, but today’s recent > graduates also think they’re good enough to get them. “They see > themselves as really well prepared and supremely good candidates for > the job market,” says Edwin Koc, director of research for the National > Association of Colleges and Employers. “Over 90 percent think they > have a perfect résumé. The percentage who think they will have a job > in hand three months after graduation is now 57 percent. They’re still > supremely confident in themselves.” > > > > Toward the end of the article, the author writes: > > > > "Maybe chronic unease has simply raised this generation’s tolerance > level for stress, leaving it uniquely well equipped to deal with > uncertainty. Or maybe having a bulked-up ego really does serve as a > buffer to adversity. Just like the self-esteem gurus always said that > it would. > > > --- > > You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > > To unsubscribe click here: > http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13132.a868d710aa4ef67a68807ce4fe8bd0da&n=T&l=tips&o=2966 > > <http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13132.a868d710aa4ef67a68807ce4fe8bd0da&n=T&l=tips&o=2966> > > (It may be necessary to cut and paste the above URL if the line is broken) > > or send a blank email to > leave-2966-13132.a868d710aa4ef67a68807ce4fe8bd...@fsulist.frostburg.edu > <mailto:leave-2966-13132.a868d710aa4ef67a68807ce4fe8bd...@fsulist.frostburg.edu> > --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=2968 or send a blank email to leave-2968-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
