[Hallicrafters] Nobody wants to be a "technician" anymore

[Roger (K8RI)]

Bill Gerhold wrote:
> As a 58 year old EE educated in power generation and power delivery, I am
> astounded by the lack of young people getting into this field.  Every year I
> interview at least 12 people coming out of college who know absolutely
> nothing about power but know almost all there is to know about computers and
>   
They may appear to know a lot about computers but usually have knowledge 
in a very narrow area. 
While in college I worked with a computing challenge/contest every 
year.  Not once did the local "computer geniuses" do well.  The contests 
assumed you already knew how to program. The challenge was solving a 
problem with the computer, BUT you had to know how to solve the problem 
and then program it.  The winners were invariably some kids (they worked 
in teams of 3 or 4) who were only average with computers, but good at 
problem solving.
> programming languages.  Nothing about vectors, how a generator works,
> magnetic induction etc.
>   
Sounds like they were interviewing in the wrong field.
> It's a shame.  Few are going into power in our universities.  I am up to my
> eyebrows in the "Intern", "Quick Learner, Hard Worker" types who don't know
> the difference between a Philips and pan head screw.  Then there is the
> intern who doesn't know the difference between an OCB and PCB.
>
> I guess I'm just getting too old.
>
>   
We all are. <sigh>
73
Roger (K8RI)
> K2WH
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