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Unfortunately, there are so many college degrees out there, you have to get one just to get your resume looked at. Because everyone you are competing with has one too.
Get a bachelors no matter what. At the very least you have to have some kind of post-highschool certificate or training.
I think a more accurate report would be "an abundance of college graduates with worthless degrees". There are less and less math and science grads but more and more social work and english degrees. The sad part is it takes just as much money to get either degree yet people go for the one that pays peanuts.
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"Cognitive skills and self direction" were mentioned in the article.......Hmmmm.....
Anyway....being entrenched in the manufacturing industry for 25+ years, along with a B.Sc......
Fairly basic prerequisites for my field.
I s'pose just getting a business degree with a finance major prob'ly won't cut it any more.
I knew quite a few "kids" that worked at Rite-Aid, Jiffy Lube, etc. straight out of college. My best friend graduated with a chemical engineering degree and sold vacuum cleaners door to door for a while.
If the only work experience that you have coming out of college is flippin' burgers.....well, don't expect much. That's a glittering generalization though, as some of the youngsters are quite sharp and can pick up a good gig.
Go to college, study what you love.
The key is using the time in college wisely by doing internships so you can have a leg on the competition. Employers want to see work experience and burger flipper isn't too marketable.
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Unfortunately, there are so many college degrees out there, you have to get one just to get your resume looked at. Because everyone you are competing with has one too.
Get a bachelors no matter what. At the very least you have to have some kind of post-highschool certificate or training.
I agree. I was not even looked at seriously in the job market until I obtained my bachelors degree. I do agree that it helps tremedously if the bachelors is actually in something that is marketable versus sociology. Internships are a must as well.
A guy with a PhD in History (or Sociology or English), 3.8 GPA from an Ivy League School?
or
A guy with a BS in Electrical Engineering, 2.9 GPA, from a state school?
The Engineer would be my guess. A PhD in History/Sociology/English could pretty much only get a job in teaching at a college. A PhD would probably restrict him to these jobs much more than an Engineer would be restricted to only Engineering jobs.
Bottom line is that more people would consider a PhD "overqualified" than would consider somebody with a B.Sc likewise "overqualified." That to me means more employable.
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