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In my mind this is screaming for apprenticeship programs like in Germany.[1][2] Companies need a more streamlined process to get employers early in their career so employees have the necessary training and then get promoted within. All the while employees get paid to learn and work.

This one-size-fits-all 4-year college track that every U.S. citizen is being pushed through is failing miserably.

[1] https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2014/10/why-ger...

[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apprenticeship#Germany

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Even for people who go to college, more work experience is a huge plus. Waterloo's coop system (4 months of school, 4 months of internship, repeated) provides a great mix of practical experience and academics. It would be great if all majors could have an experience like that.

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I know of an employer that has an apprenticeship program. They hire probably 20 or 30 master graduates in to it every semester. It's used as a holding pen for foreign student graduates on OPT while the company gets them an H1B visa. The apprenticeships require a masters degree but the work doesn't. This essentially guarantees they don't get any applicants that are citizens and also helps avoid the h1b dependent designation.

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I suspect internships are filling that void. My company (and quite a few others) only offer internships to juniors to increase the new hire pipeline.

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