It has been found that job prospects for college graduates have never

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It has been found that job prospects for college graduates have never been better. The trend is likely to continue over the next decade. A recent survey found that most employers simply did not know that the number of students graduating would drop by 25 percent over the past ten years, and had not anticipated or planned for this trend. Most employers were not aware that, although the supply of graduates currently meets demand, this situation could change. The same survey revealed that the number of undergraduates choosing to study subjects in high demand, like mathematics and engineering, has dropped substantially. This trend is likely to continue over the next decade.

Which one of the following can properly be concluded from the passage above?

(A) Soon, more graduates are likely to be competing for fewer jobs.

(B) Soon, there is likely to be a shortage of graduates to fill certain vacancies.

(C) Employers are aware of changing trends in subjects studied by undergraduates.

(D) Soon, fewer graduates are likely to be competing for fewer available jobs.

(E) Employers who are well-informed about future trends have anticipated and planned for them.

yashikaaggarwal · Answer

It has been found that job prospects for college graduates have never been better. The trend is likely to continue over the next decade. A recent survey found that most employers simply did not know that the number of students graduating would drop by 25 percent over the past ten years, and had not anticipated or planned for this trend. Most employers were not aware that, although the supply of graduates currently meets demand, this situation could change. The same survey revealed that the number of undergraduates choosing to study subjects in high demand, like mathematics and engineering, has dropped substantially. This trend is likely to continue over the next decade.

Which one of the following can properly be concluded from the passage above?

(A)   Soon, more graduates are likely to be competing for fewer jobs.    ( Can't be determined from passage above)

(B)   Soon, there is likely to be a shortage of graduates to fill certain vacancies. ( Could be the result)

(C)   Employers are aware of changing trends in subjects studied by undergraduates.   ( Not drawing any conclusion)

(D)   Soon, fewer graduates are likely to be competing for fewer available jobs.  (can't determine)

(E)   Employers who are well-informed about future trends have anticipated and planned for them.  (not given, pure speculation)

IOC is B

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exc4libur · Answer

argument
= strong job market for grads, trend likely continues
= past grads fell by 25%
= most emps didn't know or planned for this
= grads choosing high demand subjects also fell
= supply grads currently meets demand
= this trend will continue

infer/con
ans (B) grads in high demand subjects fell, trend will continue, thus safe to assume, there will be a shortage of grads for certain vacancies.

ArunSharma12 · Answer

It has been found that job prospects for college graduates have never been better. The trend is likely to continue over the next decade. A recent survey found that most employers simply did not know that the number of students graduating would drop by 25 percent over the past ten years, and had not anticipated or planned for this trend. Most employers were not aware that, although the supply of graduates currently meets demand, this situation could change. The same survey revealed that the number of undergraduates choosing to study subjects in high demand, like mathematics and engineering, has dropped substantially. This trend is likely to continue over the next decade.

Which one of the following can properly be concluded from the passage above?

(A) Soon, more graduates are likely to be competing for fewer jobs. 
 there is no indication that demand is going to be impacted. Number of jobs will likely stay the same

(B) Soon, there is likely to be a shortage of graduates to fill certain vacancies. 
 This correctly describes the shortage in supply as indicated in the passage.

(C) Employers are aware of changing trends in subjects studied by undergraduates. 
 As per the passage, employers are not aware of this changing trend

(D) Soon, fewer graduates are likely to be competing for fewer available jobs.
 there is no indication that demand is going to be impacted. Number of jobs will likely stay the same, but the number of students graduating will decrease

(E) Employers who are well-informed about future trends have anticipated and planned for them.
 There is nothing mentioned in the passage about the planning done the companies

NutHead · Answer

The answer should be B
A) Soon, more graduates are likely to be competing for fewer jobs. : No. of Jobs are not changing in near future so this is wrong.

(B) Soon, there is likely to be a shortage of graduates to fill certain vacancies.
--> red part indicates that currently the demand is met but soon it will be changed.

(C) Employers are aware of changing trends in subjects studied by undergraduates. Opposite of this is mentioned in phrase.

(D) Soon, fewer graduates are likely to be competing for fewer available jobs. : Available jobs are not changing , it is the no. of graduates that are changing.

(E) Employers who are well-informed about future trends have anticipated and planned for them. No data to back this up.

randomavoidplease · Answer

Hi,

The answer to this question is B.

h31337u · Answer

It has been found that job prospects for college graduates have never been better. The trend is likely to continue over the next decade. A recent survey found that most employers simply did not know that t he number of students graduating would drop by 25 percent  over the past ten years, and had not anticipated or planned for this trend. Most employers were not aware that, although the  supply of graduates currently meets demand, this situation could change.  The same survey revealed that the  number of undergraduates choosing to study subjects in high demand, like mathematics and engineering, has dropped substantially.  This trend is likely to continue over the next decade.

Which one of the following can properly be concluded from the passage above?

(A) Soon, more graduates are likely to be competing for fewer jobs.
--> the number of jobs was not mentioned.

(B) Soon, there is likely to be a shortage of graduates to fill certain vacancies.
--> red part indicates that currently the demand is met but soon it will be changed. 
 
(C) Employers are aware of changing trends in subjects studied by undergraduates.
--> employers were not aware.

(D) Soon, fewer graduates are likely to be competing for fewer available jobs.
--> fewer job was not mentioned

(E) Employers who are well-informed about future trends have anticipated and planned for them.
--> did not mention.

IMO, the answer is "B"

StevenA · Answer

Key points from the passage:
- Job prospects for NCG have never been better, which will continue over the next decade
- Most employers did not know and did not plan that the number of students graduating would drop by 25% over the past 10 years
- Number of undergraduates choosing to study subjects in high demand has dropped substantially. This trend is likely to continue over the next decade.

(A) Soon, more graduates are likely to be competing for fewer jobs. --> Opposite of the passage. Lesser graduates are expected

(B) Soon, there is likely to be a shortage of graduates to fill certain vacancies. --> Correct

(C) Employers are aware of changing trends in subjects studied by undergraduates.--> Opposite of the passage. Employers did not aware

(D) Soon, fewer graduates are likely to be competing for fewer available jobs.--> Opposite of the passage. No change on jobs availability as per passage

(E) Employers who are well-informed about future trends have anticipated and planned for them.--> Opposite of the passage

Pankaj0901 · Answer

How can we double down on Option B despite no clear information on the SUPPLY trend in the future. The passage doesn't state that the SUPPLY will surely decrease or increase. Currently, the demand meets supply. In the future, DEMAND will be low, as number of students graduating will be low. But, the Supply can A) remain constant, B) increase further, or C) decrease more than the decrease in DEMAND. In all these 3 cases, SUPPLY will NOT match with DEMAND. But, in case of C) SUPPLY decreases more than the decrease in DEMAND, the option B will not hold. How can we infer option B?

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Most employers were not aware that, although the supply of graduates currently meets demand, this situation could change.

AndrewN - Request you to please enlighten.

AndrewN  - Request you to please enlighten.

AndrewN · Answer

Note what the passage tells us,  Pankaj0901 , regarding current and expected  trends :

Job prospects for college graduates have never been better (line one)   Most employers were unaware that the number of students graduating from college would decline (sentence three)   The number of undergraduates pursuing in-demand degrees has dropped substantially (line five)

If fewer students continue to graduate and fewer of these graduates hold degrees that employers want or require, then it is quite conceivable that in the near future,  there is likely to be a shortage of graduates to fill certain vacancies , particularly if the employers continue not to anticipate or plan for these trends (line three). Note that in an inference question, we need not find an answer that  must  be true, just one that fits the logical map of the passage. No other answer choice can be justified, at least in my view.

Perhaps the question makes more sense now. Thank you for thinking to ask.

- Andrew

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