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The goal of education is to prepare students to become self sufficient, productive and contributing members of society.
NO one teach how to successfully go about finding a job, applying for a job, building a resume and cover letter, the interview process, and understanding and negotiating employment contracts.
They should be taught in schools and universities. I took a course in my university and it was called Career Development. Taught CV/ Resume writing, job searching, interview skills, everything you need to know about job searching and how to land the job.
You dont need to teach it as a subject. What's more important is to develop the younger generations value system. Instill into them self belief which can be achieved through various exercises(mental as well as physical), develop their social skills, help them develop an individual thought process (out of the box thinking) and many more things.
The question raised by you does not have a single step answer.
Sure, this should be taught at schools and universities. and some schools are doing very well.
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