[verobeach]

Originally Posted by Chrome Microphone

^^^ That's sad! Why? So they'd throw out an applicant from Univ. of FL but look into someone from some state school in NY just because it isnt Florida? That's completely ridiculous! Maybe the hiring manager is biased or something.

I believe I said retail. See?? Maybe that's the problem... Florida-educated applicants can't read.

[Chrome Microphone]

Ohhhhhhh, OK. I just skimmed it at first. I see what you mean. If I were from the Northeast (as I am sure you are), there would have been no confusion whatsoever.

[DailyJournalist]

Florida has a reputation for lack of employment opportunities and low wages. This reputation alone scares away many young professionals and Florida graduates from establishing in Florida. Florida will continue to attract low-wage unskilled workers and retirees, but will suffer greatly from brain drain as many young professionals will choose more established locales to begin their careers. Many young people, especially here in the Northeast have a very unfavorable view of Florida (careerwise). Florida is a spring break location to them, nothing more.

[TANaples]

Originally Posted by DailyJournalist

Florida has a reputation for lack of employment opportunities and low wages. This reputation alone scares away many young professionals and Florida graduates from establishing in Florida. Florida will continue to attract low-wage unskilled workers and retirees, but will suffer greatly from brain drain as many young professionals will choose more established locales to begin their careers. Many young people, especially here in the Northeast have a very unfavorable view of Florida (careerwise). Florida is a spring break location to them, nothing more.

When my husband first came here for his job almost 5 years ago, our daughter was still in college. I stayed in NY so she could continue to go to school in NY. Some people said to us why didn't we all just move here and she transfer to college in Florida. As you say, Florida has a reputation up North. As far as colleges go, they have a "party and beach" reputation in the NE. Since my daughter never intended to live and work in Florida, it would have been a very, very bad point on her resume in going to college in Florida and then trying to get a teaching job in NY. That is a fact. She didn't make the college of her choice in NY out of HS, but went for 2 years in Maine. The school in NY accepted her as a transfer from Maine. Would they from Florida? I doubt that very much. As it was, she still had to go an extra year because the standards for an education degree in NY were even stricker than Maine.

The only thing I can say from my own experience in looking for jobs in Florida is that my education and experience in NY has been nothing but a plus. It is one of the first things that they mention.

[kevinkagy]

I think there will always be people moving from the Northern U.S. and immigrants from around the world. Although Florida may not grow as fast previous decades, it's definitely not going to lose people, and that's a good thing. We don't always have to be growing at lightyear speed. Florida's economy isn't just tourism though, you've got a big space industry along the Space Coast, you've got a bunch of major universities, three major port cities, lots of banking and finances, and of course, agriculture.

[kevinkagy]

Originally Posted by verobeach

Sadly this is true. My son comes down here to compete for business (sales) and they always pick him over a Florida-based company. And I know of a retail chain here in Florida that throws out the apps from Floridian-educated applicants.

What?! That's completely ridiculous! We have a bunch of top-ranked universities in Florida. I don't care what misconceptions people have up North about our schools, but we have plenty of very good univerisites here in Florida, with alumni that go on to succeed and make names of themselves. We're not a state of 19 million idiots, my god, who makes up this stuff!

[TANaples]

Originally Posted by kevinkagy

What?! That's completely ridiculous! We have a bunch of top-ranked universities in Florida. I don't care what misconceptions people have up North about our schools, but we have plenty of very good univerisites here in Florida, with alumni that go on to succeed and make names of themselves. We're not a state of 19 million idiots, my god, who makes up this stuff!

working in the tech department in the software firm, where my husband works, is a Florida educated person. They are from all over the country, except Florida. When they have openings, the company posts on national online boards, not locally.

I work for the school district. I have met very few teachers here who are Florida educated. The vast majority are from out of state. In fact last year there was a program called, "Home Grown Teachers", where a Florida retail chain was giving scholarships to apparently address this situation.

We aren't making this up.

[LewLew]

Originally Posted by kevinkagy

What?! That's completely ridiculous! We have a bunch of top-ranked universities in Florida. I don't care what misconceptions people have up North about our schools, but we have plenty of very good univerisites here in Florida, with alumni that go on to succeed and make names of themselves. We're not a state of 19 million idiots, my god, who makes up this stuff!

I think people might be referring to the public education system through high school, not universities.

[FLBob]

What I find interesting is that in one breath it's stated as an indisputable fact that education in Florida is bad and that people educated here aren't worth hiring. Then in the next statement we are informed that all the teachers are from elsewhere. Places that have excellent schools creating first rate professionals. Am I the only one that sees the irony here?

[RiWrites]

No you're not the only one. If the education is so bad here maybe it is the teachers from other states who are the problem. They obviously have no clue about educating anyone.

The comment that all universities in Florida are beach and party type is ridiculous. There are some very excellent universities here and it shows how uninformed some people are.