On Fri, 20 Feb 1998, Richardson_D wrote:
> Stereotype turns students off of high-paying careers, says USA Today
> (Feb. 16, page 1B). Students of all ages, although weaned on computers,
> perceive tech jobs to be for introverts, geeks, and geniuses who can
> hack into the CIA but rarely wear socks that match. Meanwhile, 200,000
> tech jobs wait vacant in a field that pays college graduates upward of
> $50,000 a year. Employment will swell from 1.5 million to 2.6 million
> by 2006, yet the number of students earning bachelor's degrees in
> computer science and electrical engineering has fallen more than 40
> percent since the 1980s. That defies the law of supply and demand, and
> it has persisted for 17 years. The best explanation the experts can
> muster is the "nerd image." ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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So much for the experts. An interesting phenomenon but I can't buy the
proffered reason. Does anyone have a better idea?
valis
