Just finished getting a degree? Too bad, you're screwed!

[Meresgi]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/38364681..._a_crossroads/

“It’s a personal thing for a couple of us and a bit prideful, but the idea we just spent five years — and a hundred thousand dollars for some of us — obtaining two degrees, to go ahead and wipe that right back off our resume in hopes of getting a $12-an-hour job at Starbucks would really be depressing,” he said.

he Millennials, broadly defined as those born in the 1980s and '90s, are the first generation of American workers since World War II who have cloudier prospects than the generations that preceded them.

Seeing a lot of this in my area. Either I'm too overqualified for a job, even though that makes no sense to me (Fuck i'll flip the goddamn burgers, just give me a paycheck), or I'm competing against 40 something year old people for an entry level job. Why you would hire someone who will retire in 15 years instead of someone who can give you a good 40 years is beyond me.

[Mayareira]

Always think beyond college. Degree is awesome, but you've got to build on top of it.

[Klutz]

I'm medical, so it's all good. Always gonna be old people with asses that need wiping.

[Meresgi]

Always think beyond college. Degree is awesome, but you've got to build on top of it.

The sad thing is, most of the time there's nothing to even try to build up beyond it. Medical field is booming right now, but when you've already done 2-3yrs of a degree, to find out that suddenly in the past 6months the job market for that went to shit it gets on your nerves lol.


I can't even snag a free internship right now, it's pretty annoying. The companies are requiring you to have experience to intern in some places ._.

[Stumblingdrunk]

is no one hiring people to make threads about old news anymore?

[Vuitton]

Having a degree is for those who apply for jobs that require degrees to apply, gets your foot in the door, narrows your competition down, etc, etc, blah blah blah.

[Meresgi]

is no one hiring people to make threads about old news anymore?

Simpsons did it?

[Thoronas]

I got a degree, looked at the job market then immediately went back to school part time for tech training while working during the day. Welcome to the future where you will probably have to go back to school more than once.

[sephir]

I'm in this boat. I'm going into my fourth year at University and the internship I was supposed to have this last summer completely fell apart.


Basically I'm screwed when I graduate because the job market for my degree is GONE GONE GONE. It will take at least 2-3 years before it can even hope to start a comeback...

[Meresgi]

I got a degree, looked at the job market then immediately went back to school part time for tech training while working during the day. Welcome to the future where you will probably have to go back to school more than once.

Yeeeah. I came out with a graphic arts degree, looked at the job market, tried to get a job for 6months and said screw it, and went back in. Loans don't come due if i'm still in college and I can't pay them while not in college anyways. mmmm vicious cycle.

[kuronosan]

Thank God I'm in the Medical field.

[RKenshin]

Why you would hire someone who will retire in 15 years instead of someone who can give you a good 40 years is beyond me.

The idea is to hire the guy with more experience, get to spend less money on training, and then 'lay them off' 5 years before they retire. Usually how it works.

[Lovian]

I got a degree, looked at the job market then immediately went back to school part time for tech training while working during the day. Welcome to the future where you will probably have to go back to school more than once.

This is so very true, I got my degree in Genetics then went back and got a post grad in Information Technology. Did work for a few years was made redundant and ended up going to get vender certification MCSA etc... didn't help much so moved countries :D

Now in Ontario looking for IT work as i just received my Permanent Resident card and SIN.

[Kiro]

Degree =/= making yourself valuable.

[Kayos]

If you hate people but like math, become an accountant. They are always in demand.

[kyod]

I am a recent-grad, and received my first job offer a month after graduation. I started my serious job search in February. You really need to look outside the box. You have an accounting a degree? One of the Big 4 (or is it Big 3 now?) might not be in the cards. Consider smaller companies in industries people might not look at. A marketing degree? Try to see if local restaurants need some more marketing. Even if this isn't where you want to be, it gets you real world experience you can use to apply for those jobs needing 1-2 years experience.

Additionally, if you didn't do internships during college, you really, really set yourself up for failure. The only reason I got my job (and others I know who graduated) were because we interned in college. Graduating with a degree and no internship experience means absolutely nothing today.

Prior to popular belief, employers are less likely to hire those 25-40 y/o unemployed individuals for entry level positions. My boss passed up people with master's degrees for me. She knew those people would leave the position the second something better came up and that it would be harder dealing with someone who is used to having a higher position.

Forum search for Resume/Interview tips, since a lot of good advice is in threads here. If your resume isn't top notch or sticks out (in a good way), you will get passed up.

[Heavencloud]

I'm medical, so it's all good. Always gonna be old people with asses that need wiping.

Same here! Reaaaally glad I'm doing well enough in college to be competitive for MD programs and still have tons of backup options if for whatever reason I can't get in to an MD med school (DO, DDS, PA, etc etc...).

I feel sorry for anyone who graduates with a Bachelor's of Arts right now, my brother has a social science type BA degree and he's just trying to get ANY work. Like he wants to take a <$15/h job... what a waste of a "degree."

[Bluefrostie]

There was a guy in my last semester's class (he was in his early 60s) who constantly announced that we "college-age students are all lazy" and that since he was able to find jobs after high school, we should be able to with no excuses.

I also read an article about this in Cosmo magazine yesterday. Very good read; a similar article that basically stated that many of us have too much education and not enough experience for the jobs that we want.

[wagon]

I'm medical, so it's all good. Always gonna be old people with asses that need wiping.

I have seen people who switch over to nursing from finance in their 40s because they can't find a job. From all the gore infection/disease stories that I hear from my nursing friends, it isn't for everyone. People in our age group, 18-29, have the worst unemployment rate, in excess of 15% I believe.

[SephYuyX]

100k? lol, It cost me around 35k for two degrees, and a few MS certifications.