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   larryg

   September 12, 2014

   If you have a degree in business – it can be as valuable as a stem degree.

   but we’re misunderstanding the STEM thing anyhow as there are not that many jobs for pure STEM anyhow.

   but what employers want is people who are capable of using STEM type analysis skills – that may even be applied in a business environment.

   It’s the ability to solve a real world problem by using your ability to read and do math to analyze a real-world problem and then articulate a solution.

   What employers want these days is people that already have these kinds of skills – and don’t have to be “trained” or.. are not “trainable” because they lack the basics – for instance – being able to read and comprehend a technical manual to configure a computer network to your particular business.

   A good example would be the ability to understand how core academics work in k-3 and being able to design a computer system that integrates with the manual processes to automate more of it.

   You don’t need to be a rocket scientist to do that – but you do need superior reading, writing and math skills and the ability to use them towards solving significant meaty problems….

   next time you are in a store and you see a stocker with one of those electronic gizmos (I don’t even know the name) – but that gizmo is a computer with a database and many have wi-fi connections so they can scan an item – call up it’s price then create the sticker that goes on the shelf.

   my point? someone designed and built that system – because Walmart wanted something that worked that way – the persons who created that gizmo were not rocket scientists but they had to thoroughly understand WalMarts business logistics – and computer devices.. wi-fi, optical scanners, etc… and chances are – that the folks who did it had college degrees but not pure STEM.

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