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I think with a college degree, specifics are important. Someone with a bachelor of arts degree will probably have a harder time finding a job then someone who graduated with some sort of business finance degree. If you don't have a specific destination in mind when in college, then yeah, it is less then useless.
This is true. This is the college graduate's recession. This recession has basically made every high school guidance counselor my generation had growing up into big fat liars. The smartest thing to do right now is go to trade school and learn a trade. Trades cannot be offshored and they are in high demand right now so finding a job is fairly easy. Yes, its hard work and its messy, far different from the posh office job you were promised growing up, but its the best way to have a secure financial future in America.
I graduated in December 2007 with an IT degree that I am not using and more than likely will never use again. If I had known about the recession back in 2005, I would have skipped college entirely. Wasn't worth the time, money, and effort.
There really aren't any statistics to back that up. IT isn't a field that really has many issues overall. You can find specific examples in any field.
I don't disagree however that a trade is a bad idea for people who are going to be going to a lower tier school. If you are a kid who can get into a top 100 University your earnings and employment are still going to be much better off than not going to college.
Lets not act like a trade is a certain way to get a job either. The housing bust showed that.
I think with a college degree, specifics are important. Someone with a bachelor of arts degree will probably have a harder time finding a job then someone who graduated with some sort of business finance degree. If you don't have a specific destination in mind when in college, then yeah, it is less then useless.
That wasn't the case five years ago but you are probably correct now. Disagree that you have to have destination in mind when you start. I knew plenty of kids who were brilliant but changed majors various times. When you have those sort of smarts you are going to be successful in whatever you decide on.
There really aren't any statistics to back that up.
CNN Money did a report and said there were more unemployed college grads compared to unemployed high school dropouts. I don't know where they got all of those numbers, but then again I don't know where the government gets all those numbers telling the percentage of unemployed people across the country.
CNN Money did a report and said there were more unemployed college grads compared to unemployed high school dropouts. I don't know where they got all of those numbers, but then again I don't know where the government gets all those numbers telling the percentage of unemployed people across the country.
The accuracy of the reports are questionable, but the numbers are gathered from unemployment offices, paychex, adp, etc and irs.
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