Comments on: Having Trouble Finding a Job After College?

By: Wendy

Wendy — Wed, 06 Aug 2014 13:47:55 +0000

Yeah, going to college is so part of the norm in society today, people don’t really think twice about it.. it’s just something you HAVE to do! But you’re absolutely right… we are shifting and college isn’t the solution to everything anymore. Yeah, well I wish I had gotten involved sooner but better late than never.

By: Steve

Steve — Wed, 06 Aug 2014 04:43:06 +0000

The idea of going to college and easily finding a successful career is an Industrial Age idea. We have shifted into the Information Age which is changing all the rules. It levels the playing field for those who can recognize it but far too many parents aren’t aware of it yet.
I think many young people nowadays know this intuitively but feel they HAVE to go due to family pressure. At least you were able to recognize it in time to get involved while it’s still in its’ infancy.

By: Vitaliy

Vitaliy — Fri, 27 Sep 2013 03:51:43 +0000

I can totally relate to this post. As someone who recently graduated (Spring 2013), I totally understand what so many graduates are going through.

It’s kind of ironic, but my college degree (business marketing) will get me less opportunities in this world than my current job (online marketing).

I say this because so many doors have already opened up for me having been in the this industry for 7 years. Businesses want to hire me, connections and networking happens on a daily basis. And this is all thanks to internet marketing, no college. No way I could have gotten to this point with a normal degree.

By: Wendy

Wendy — Sat, 21 Sep 2013 00:25:51 +0000

Well said Nathaniell. Yeah a lot of people have that attitude–it’s drilled in their heads if someone doesn’t go to college immediately after high school they’re doomed for loser-ville for the rest of their lives! But you’re right! The reality is, so many fresh out of high school kids have NO idea what they want to do! I think many people realize halfway through college it isn’t really for them, yet were so pressured into going they didn’t really consider it an option to not go! Then they just wasted all that money! OR they realize they can’t even get a job after they graduate!

That was sort of my issue, I didn’t know what I wanted to do going in and WISH I had waited to figure it out!

By: Nathaniell

Nathaniell — Fri, 20 Sep 2013 23:58:01 +0000

The hardest thing to digest from this article is that college isn’t for everyone. We’ve had it drilled into our heads (at least millennials) that college is for successful people, and no college is for drop outs, losers, and folks that go into the service industry.

When I told my high school counselor that I wanted to take a year off of school and travel after graduating she was very unimpressed. I can’t remember exactly what she said, but the impression she gave me was that if I too a year off of school it would set my course for failure for the rest of my life. Of course, that was from the viewpoint of an angsty teenager, but it is what it is. LOL.

Not everyone knows what they want to ‘be’, and it often takes some life experience to find that out. Only then can we map a path to get there. So many just start down any road they can just to say they’re on their way to *somewhere*, and find out later their not happy with their choice.

Long story short, I think plenty of people would benefit from getting some life experience before jumping into college. They will probably end up with less debt, more knowledge, and greater focus on their life goals.

By: Wendy

Wendy — Fri, 20 Sep 2013 15:28:06 +0000

Yep that horror story was pretty much my story — although it wasn’t literally flipping burgers it wasn’t too far off either. It’s very discouraging to be told you can get ahead if you just go to school and then have that not be the reality! Yeah, I think we are encroaching on different times.

By: Wendy

Wendy — Fri, 20 Sep 2013 15:23:37 +0000

Yeah, I think our society has brainwashed people into thinking college is the only way to get ahead but in reality, it’s not–and that’s especially truer than ever today. I know tons of people around my age who went to college and are still struggling to get by!

By: Chip Paulson

Chip Paulson — Fri, 20 Sep 2013 08:19:56 +0000

Lots of horror stories out there about college graduates flipping burgers(or not even that!). Maybe this really is the dawn of a new era where information becomes the commodity of choice. Like they say, knowledge is power!

By: Teresa

Teresa — Fri, 20 Sep 2013 05:52:57 +0000

I have gone back to college recently because I thought it would benefit me in the workplace. I decided it wasn’t for me and stopped going because I already have a decent paying career and I have an online business as well. College is expensive! I believe many young people should take a broader look at what opportunities are out there to make money. Online marketing is a huge opportunity!