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I worked a lot in college because I was told that you need work experience to get hired before graduation. I worked all 4 years I attended college. I co oped my last semester (which was a pain). I interned 2 summers. I had a ton of experience. I would have preferred to have not worked, but I listened to articles telling me how I have to get years of experience in before I graduated.
I was talking to my friend who is taking 5 years to get a plain cs degree (I got the same cs degree and a econ degree in 4 years) who has never worked. He was pretty confident he'll find a good job by the time he graduates next May. He's never worked!!! Is this just wishful thinking on his part?
Or did I just waste years of my life listening to "experts" tell me how a modern student needs experience?
Or did I just waste years of my life listening to "experts" tell me how a modern student needs experience?
yes, you did... you should have spent your efforts planning things out for yourself first.
If what you decided correlated with your "experts" then great, if not, it's your life... do what you want with it. Don't just "listen" to people, think for yourself based on the input other people can provide
So what if your friend gets a job and is successful? What he does has no correlation to your own success
If I saw your resume and your friend's side by side - I would hire you. You have shown initiative and having worked "in the real world" I would think you have a basic understanding of how to conduct yourself in a business environment.
yes, you did... you should have spent your efforts planning things out for yourself first.
If what you decided correlated with your "experts" then great, if not, it's your life... do what you want with it. Don't just "listen" to people, think for yourself based on the input other people can provide
So what if your friend gets a job and is successful? What he does has no correlation to your own success
he spent his summers in college playing video games. I had to get up by 7 am to go to work because "internships are important". I'm more or less convinced being as lazy as possible is the way to succeed in life.
he spent his summers in college playing video games. I had to get up by 7 am to go to work because "internships are important". I'm more or less convinced being as lazy as possible is the way to succeed in life.
no internships help develop skills and networking. if he got them some other way, then he has them as well
internships aren't important in themselves, it's what you get out of them that is
Ultimately there is allot about society that makes no sense. For example people go to college and get a degree, pay crazy money for it and find out they are useless in the work environment because they have no skills. By the time they get the skills they need to make a living they forget what they learned in college, leaving their degree one line on their resume and debt....
well, 10 years after graduation they want you to have a 4 degree. What it's in, plays less role unless you need licenses which have credit requirements. A BS in STEM is a BS in STEM, more valuable then a history or English lit. degree.
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