2008 Woodie Awards
Will Frostburg's Graduates have a job?
Michael Weaver
Issue date: 5/3/06 Section: News
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With the end of the year approaching fast, many students find themselves wondering about the job market and what opportunities it may provide. What to do about jobs being outsourced to foreign countries is an issue has become increasingly controversial in recent years especially in places where job opportunities are scarce.
Many, especially those who consider themselves champions of the free market, are firm in their stance that outsourcing is a natural and productive function of international capitalism.
"Outsourcing actually brings far more benefits than costs, both now and in the long run" writes Daniel W. Drezner in an article published by the Council on Foreign Relations. "If its critics succeed in provoking a new wave of American protectionism, the consequences will be disastrous -- for the U.S. economy and for the American workers they claim to defend."
According to a study as printed in an article by Andrea Koncz in the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE), "Overall, more than 60 percent of the employers responding to the survey said they will hire more new college graduates in 2005-06 than they hired in 2004-05, while 22.5 percent reported plans to maintain hiring at last year's levels." Many supporters of outsourcing cite examples like these which seem to indicate there is still a strong demand for skilled labor, including-and often especially, new college graduates.
But the debate is also garnering attention from FSU students as well who wonder what outsourcing will mean for them once they attempt enter the work force.
"Businesses outsource because it's cheaper to have another country do certain jobs, and sometimes there's an actual product to ship back to the U.S." said FSU student Morgan Webber. "Those types of jobs that are being shipped out of the U.S are normally those that are of physical labor, and/or don't require that much training."
Webber said that there should be some restrictions on outsourcing, but in general they aren't a real danger to the American economy.
Many, especially those who consider themselves champions of the free market, are firm in their stance that outsourcing is a natural and productive function of international capitalism.
"Outsourcing actually brings far more benefits than costs, both now and in the long run" writes Daniel W. Drezner in an article published by the Council on Foreign Relations. "If its critics succeed in provoking a new wave of American protectionism, the consequences will be disastrous -- for the U.S. economy and for the American workers they claim to defend."
According to a study as printed in an article by Andrea Koncz in the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE), "Overall, more than 60 percent of the employers responding to the survey said they will hire more new college graduates in 2005-06 than they hired in 2004-05, while 22.5 percent reported plans to maintain hiring at last year's levels." Many supporters of outsourcing cite examples like these which seem to indicate there is still a strong demand for skilled labor, including-and often especially, new college graduates.
But the debate is also garnering attention from FSU students as well who wonder what outsourcing will mean for them once they attempt enter the work force.
"Businesses outsource because it's cheaper to have another country do certain jobs, and sometimes there's an actual product to ship back to the U.S." said FSU student Morgan Webber. "Those types of jobs that are being shipped out of the U.S are normally those that are of physical labor, and/or don't require that much training."
Webber said that there should be some restrictions on outsourcing, but in general they aren't a real danger to the American economy.
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