With which of the following statements is the author most likely to agree ........

English Language (IBPS PO) Reading comprehension (P)

Direction: Read the given passage carefully and answer the questions that follow. Certain words are printed in bold to help you locate them while answering some of these.

Advice about the art of interview preparation and how to craft the perfect CV isn’t enough to put every student on a path to a career they want. About one in three graduates end up being “mismatched” to the jobs they find after leaving university, research by Universities UK suggests. These mismatched graduates face poorer prospects and lower earnings than their peers who embark on careers that are a better fit for the knowledge and skills they have acquired through three or four years of study. It suggests that traditional careers advice isn’t working. The problem isn’t necessarily that too many students are taking the wrong course. There is little evidence that graduates are studying the “wrong” subjects, according to the UUK research, since most are on courses that offer subject knowledge and employability skills that are very much in demand. Instead, students need better careers advice that will help them define their skills and attributes – and understand how these match different career options. Students also need help finding out which skills they’ll need to break into certain industries – particularly in sectors that aren’t good at diversifying their recruitment, or when they have no family or social network of contacts to call on for help and advice. Politicians complain of a skills gap, but graduates face an “experience gap” – with many employers preferring to recruit young people who have spent a couple of years in the workplace rather

than raw recruitments from university. To help graduates find the right jobs for them, lots of universities are experimenting with new ways to make their careers advice more accessible and meaningful.

At the University of Kent, students can use an online Careers Explorer service to match their skills to career options, and a work-study scheme that provides bursaries for work experience. Students at the University of Dundee can take employability modules in parallel with their academic work, including online and personal career planning sessions.

With which of the following statements is the author most likely to agree?

Most of the students often enrol in courses that do not offer subject knowledge and employability skills that are in demand.

The initiatives being taken by the Universities to provide accessible career options may not be successful.

The traditional careers advice would work if they are directed towards skill development rather than imparting theoretical knowledge.

The employers have a tendency to recruit recruits from Universities as they can be hired at significantly low remunerations.

Students require help in finding the skills required to get into employment sectors at a time when they do not have access to good careers advice through their family and peers.

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Explanation:

The author of the passage supports the university graduates need to be provided professional advice with respect to the career they must opt for. This would save them from making unsuitable career choices. According to the passage, "Students also need help finding out which skills they’ll need to break into certain industries – particularly in sectors that aren’t good at diversifying their recruitment, or when they have no

family or social network of contacts to call on for help and advice."

Thus, option 5 is the most suitable answer.