Please stop demanding regular and bachelor's degrees for the jobs!

Job requirements are just wish lists for a company

 

You'd be surprised to know how much some specialized technicians with vocational training can earn, even without a degree.

As the number of people with degrees increases, their worth decreases: it's a simple supply and demand type of thing, coupled with the fact that monkey jobs are no longer needed in the developed world. When my uncle got his first job as a bank clerk with a high-school diploma in 1984, he was getting the same money (adjusted for inflation, obviously) that I got at my first job, which required a master's degree.

Then again, there is always the self-employed way, but you have to be willing to put in the time, effort and the skills.

 

Wagie, Wagie, get in cagie.

Horrifying reality aside, I remember reading an ad (hopefully a fake one) for an internship with a requirement of 2 years + a bachelors degree.

 

University degrees were not uncommon in 2008.

And are you really shocked that they want accountants, programmers and NUCLEAR PLANT OPERATORS to have advanced degrees?

 

I work myself, and to get ahead, even I need to get a masters. Go figure!?

Currently doing an online Masters in Pysch and there are students from all over the world attending.

Another issue of course is the quality of the degree you're you're getting. A lot of people (possibly myself to be included) have pretty low passes and not from the best institutions.

Just because someone has a few Msc's doesn't necessarily mean they are intelligent, or knowledgable...

Life skills and EQ are extremely important too!

 

Please elaborate. Would love to hear more...

 

Great spiel brother. Great spiel.

Here's another, simpler way of saying it: it's all about the exchange of energy.

 

I was about to say something along those lines. 90 percent of people who go through college are only able to do so buy taking student loans which is another way of saying "government funded" by most likely money they just printed up from thier ass and boom right out of high school you are in debt.

Its degree inflation by literal inflation. It's so fucking gross really.

 

I think your main problem is porn.

 

None, of those things really need degrees for, if you are willing to learn them by yourself, get to know each in 20 hours, then make some aditional learnings then apply to a job with them as requirements anyway, if they refuse, freelancing and then reapplying and tell on the interview what you do will get you a job, if they fear the competition possibilities, honestly you'll have to improvise

 

Totally understand you, I finished high school years ago and decided to go to university to get a degree, the course is so hard it's been now 4 years I have been into it(it's a 2,5 years course), I have lagged because I get unmotivated by knowing I have no experience in what I'm studying as I haven't had an opportunity for work, and if I do manage to finish there will be 1000 that did already too and many with better skills at it than me, I truly don't know what to do, it's like I'm in the end of a road.

 

What a degree does is it shows an employer that you have self-discipline, persistence, can think critically and can take on-board critical feedback. I went back to school and for me to graduate I need those skills. It's been a learning experience and at times quite painful. I don't think you realise how hard studying for a degree is until you do one, I know I sure didn't.

Having said that I don't think everyone can go to university. For some, it's a financial issue and for some, they don't possess the skill that is required for university. So there should be work and career options for those who don't go. I would add that you don't need to go to university to get those skills but they are properly put to test when you do study. I, of course, am talking about my own experience at my university. I have no idea what it's like to study elsewhere.

 

I guess you can't switch degrees now? I did that. Originally I was doing creative writing and English literature but switch to religion. If you can't switch be creative when you think about your future. Figure out the transferable skills you are gaining from your course. Also, try not to focus too much on the future and try to enjoy what you're doing now. We should plan for the future and take steps to make it the best it can be, but don't get so caught up in the future that we don't enjoy today.

 

Here in Brazil, it has become so easy and so cheap to get a college degree that even department stores are requiring a college degree to the simplest jobs, like a cashier or a salesperson.

College is the new high school, just deal with it.