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Experts see a growing problem in American society - an abundance of college graduates (http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/20091209/us_time/08599194608800;_ylt=AmzTHFCASRblz6l52Mm_vW8DW7oF - broken link)
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College Degrees More Expensive, Worth Less in Job Market
Employers and career experts see a growing problem in American society - an abundance of college graduates, many burdened with tuition-loan debt, heading into the work world with a degree that doesn't mean much anymore.
"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.
On the other hand, Go to college, study something that is useful.
You can always study what you want on your own time.
I was always amazed how many people, mainly young ones, chose to study majors, that couldn't be utilised in the job market, or in rather limited way, at least. I've met a quite few of them to realise this sooner or later. After lesson had been earned, they went back to school for something useful (for a change!). However, going back to school means lot of time and money to be spent again...
What did you earn your Masters Degree in? What school did you attend?
Business and a state school in California. I didn't have much to choose from. Either a state school or a Catholic university or an off label school (read diploma mill).
I was always amazed how many people, mainly young ones, chose to study majors, that couldn't be utilised in the job market, or in rather limited way, at least. I've met a quite few of them to realise this sooner or later. After lesson had been earned, they went back to school for something useful (for a change!). However, going back to school means lot of time and money to be spent again...
I think some young people don't have the maturity to pick a useful major that will get them a job upon graduation. Then when you are young, you easily buy into the B.S. that colleges try to sell you about a job being high demand. They just want money. I went to college at 17 and was told by my university that elementary education was a high demand career and that I would be guaranteed a job upon graduation. Well, upon graduation I had to fill out 300 applications just to get a job. This was before the recession started. Now, I am unemployed and finding it difficult just to sub. I am also going back to school for speech pathology.
If I could do it over again, I would have worked for two years after graduation from high school. I would have allowed myself to explore the working world for two years so I could have gotten experience and maturity.
The key when going to college is applying for some internship(paid or non-paid). Before you graduate, make sure you have worked as an intern or be part of the co-operate education program. This will help considerably once you graduate.
Wasn't this a problem in the 1970s as well? Too many educated people..?
(maybe I am watching too many episodes of All In the Family...).
I don't know why 'colleges' can't be held somewhat accountable for graduating all these people with false hopes.
The main one is the teaching is in need hoax. I was a victim of this in 1989...
So many kids graduate and think they are going to get teaching jobs. I just saw ANOTHER article online today about it.
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I am also going back to school for speech pathology. 
