If you have a drop of common sense, you already know the answer to why hiring managers might be less than enthusiastic about applicants who’ve recently graduated from college—more trouble than they are worth, even if they have a degree in something useful. The campus culture hasn’t just bilked them for a small fortune; it has kneaded their brains like dough, as the survey results will explain.
The main reasons for this are lack of preparation, a so-so work ethic, and a sense of entitlement among the grads, according to the survey.
“24% of hiring managers believe recent college graduates are unprepared for the workforce, while 33% cite a lack of work ethic, and 29% view them as entitled,” the survey found.
“Additionally, 27% feel recent graduates are easily offended, and 25% say they don’t respond well to feedback.”
Let me translate. They are prissy little punks, and I am so glad I am not working in any position where I would need to hire, train, and then deal with them. Say what you will about Baby Boomers, they were willing to work.
Jake Gomez, head of vertical strategy for ManpowerGroup, told The College Fix that recent grads face some measure of uncertainty and struggle.
The main hurdles the 2025 graduating class face are hiring uncertainty surrounding the tariff war, artificial intelligence, automation taking over entry level positions, and “degrees [that] have not kept pace with the changing landscape,” Gomez said in an email interview.
“This creates a mismatch, compounded by the increase in former college graduates still in the job search,” he said.
I hear there may be some openings at the illegal pot farm in Camarillo, California. Unless Cali Dems get past their TDS to admit the farm working illegals and illegally working children (also illegal) were not following state regs for weed plantations, which probably means skipping out on all the taxes the State demands as tribute to permit them to exist”legally,” with illegal workers – at least until ICE shows up.
Illegals, by the way, don’t seem to suffer from that same yoke, but I bet many good-paying jobs in agriculture, manufacturing, and landscaping are opening up. The employers will have to pay you the state minimum wage, which they won’t like, so you’d better be on your best behavior. Or, you could learn a trade in 18-24 months and make real money quickly, but there’s a catch. You’re going to have to show up and put in the work.
And the people hiring for those jobs probably don’t want your whiny ass either.
Consider contacting the college to request a refund, and let us know how that goes.
