It is increasingly popular today that some individuals opt to take a period of time off to apply for a job or go somewhere before pursing tertiary education. My own view on this matter is that it has more drawbacks than benefits which also show some merits.
Regarding the plus points, people can doubtlessly gain a considerable number of key skills and practical knowledge from this trend which are crucial for them when they officially work. Several skills like budgeting, decision-making, leading a team and persuading customers will be gradually developed through working and traveling process. For instance, when a graduate works as a full-time accountant for a company before joining universities, he will be more likely to know how to calculate and manage the amount of money for specific activities so that it will not go bankrupt. Therefore, his experience on money-management will be a distinct advantage for him to best other interviewees when he finds another job after graduating from university.
Nevertheless, to my way of thinking, minus points overshadow the above points. First, people will stand to suffer from loneliness and have to solve every problem which, I believe, are difficult to some people. In particular, if they have their valuables stolen during a trip, females will find it hard to stay calm to call the police themselves. Or whenever they have something to confide to, there is nobody beside them to listen to. Second, individuals also have to spend more money on plane tickets, amenities, reservation in a hotel and personal items as they are independent on finance once they decide to take a gap time. Thus, it probably will be a huge challenge for poor graduates to do this. Finally, people will possibly be mentally hurted and not feel motivated when they meet failures and see their peers happily work a high-paid job after leaving college whereas they are sometimes not sure about their future. This could lead to their poor performances at work and easily quitting what they are doing.
As has been noted, I still insist that the weaknesses of this tendency outweigh the strengths due to those reasons.
It is
increasingly
popular
today
that
some
individuals opt to take a period of time off to apply for a job or go somewhere
before
pursing tertiary education. My
own
view on this matter is that it has more drawbacks than benefits which
also
show
some
merits.
Regarding the plus points,
people
can
doubtlessly
gain a considerable number of key
skills
and practical knowledge from this trend which are crucial for them when they
officially
work
. Several
skills
like budgeting, decision-making, leading a team and persuading customers will be
gradually
developed through working and traveling process.
For instance
, when a graduate works as a full-time accountant for a
company
before
joining universities, he will be more likely to know how to calculate and manage the amount of money for specific activities
so
that it will not go bankrupt.
Therefore
, his experience on money-management will be a distinct advantage for him
to best
other interviewees when he finds another job after graduating from university.
Nevertheless
, to my way of thinking, minus points overshadow the above points.
First
,
people
will stand to suffer from loneliness and
have to
solve every problem which, I believe, are difficult to
some
people
.
In particular
, if they have their valuables stolen during a trip, females will find it
hard
to stay calm to call the police themselves. Or whenever they have something to confide to, there is nobody beside them to listen to. Second, individuals
also
have to
spend more money on
plane
tickets, amenities, reservation in a hotel and personal items as they are independent on finance once they decide to take a gap time.
Thus
, it
probably
will be a huge challenge for poor graduates to do this.
Finally
,
people
will
possibly
be mentally
hurted
and not feel motivated when they
meet
failures and
see
their peers
happily
work
a high-paid job after leaving college whereas they are
sometimes
not sure about their future. This could lead to their poor performances at
work
and
easily
quitting what they are doing.
As has
been noted
, I
still
insist that the weaknesses of this tendency outweigh the strengths due to those reasons.