Now I know why our Australian trained junior "Software Engineers" are so dumb. According to academics, "...students in postgraduate IT courses were unsure how to use a computer or a USB drive."

Source:
https://abc.net.au/news/2019-05-06/...

Excuse me what

"Academics have shared stories of foreign students using phone apps to translate university lectures and students in postgraduate IT courses who were unsure how to use a computer or a USB drive."

i would like to hear a story how it happens that a student enrolls in an IT course and doesn't know how to use a Computer.

@heyheni

Student has $$$
University wants $$$ because the government has cut its funding
University admits student and gets $$$
End of story

So... my lack of a degree might actually be worth something now 😎😂

@C0D4

That, or having studied in a country where universities are free and thus, admit people who know how to use a USB drive

Bullshit. I live and studied in Australia.

- None of my fellow student doesnt know how to use PC/USB. I dont know anyone who can't speak english either.

- The standard english test was 7. too high. If you get 7 your english is pretty good. Totally make sense to lower to 5.5.

- Those has low english test scores are required to go through an english class of 3 months. Also, "computer 101" is a required unit of study.
My wife got 5.5 and had to take the english class. She graduated and works for Deloitte, whats wrong with that?

@nam17887
Your argument is flawed. I have hired It graduates who didn't know how a computer worked. One of them wrote remarks in source codes in Chinese and after we fired him I had to use Google translator to read them.

Did you know "programmer" is officially a mid range career? IQ wise I mean.
You could be below average and be a good "programmer"

You are welcome.

@FuckJava Then learn how to hire better.

@nam17887
I have. No more hiring IT professionals onshore