THE SELF
Falling Short
On Values.
Why graduates need to cultivate a new set of
principles away from greed and self preservation
BY SACHIN NANDHA (Ph.D)
Founder of The WeComeOne Group
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W
hy is it that many news for graduates too.
graduate recruiters we
have spoken to feel Some fi rms have began to
that graduates lack any sense of implement a “no graduate”
loyalty and belonging to their policy. Others have tightened
fi rm? This was especially true their belts. Firms like Barclays
in the much devastated fi nancial and Microsoft now only offer
sector where a few larger banks graduates unpaid internships. At
had a 2:1 ratio of graduate staff no point should it be suggested
turnover within 3 years. That is to that this chronic epidemic of
say that 1 in every 2 they recruit “earning as much as you can, as
and train, leave within three years. fast as you can” culture is only
Most of these graduates simply caught by graduates. Our entire
leave for a better wage. That culture has been propagating
is simply unsustainable for any such values for the last two
fi rm. This is not only devastating decades. The time however has
for the fi rms, but ironically bad come to fi nd a cure.
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HPD Sept ‘09 - Feb ‘10