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Too many have
enrolled in college believing they could have four years of fun and graduate
from any four-year college after
majoring in any field -- gender studies, sociology, ethnic
studies-- and obtain well-paying jobs easily.
In fact, the market for college graduates has changed. Except for
graduates of pre-professional curricula like engineering or pharmacy,
employers
can afford to be choosey, even for entry-level jobs. For young,
inexperienced
graduates who majored in liberal arts fields, prospective employers can
afford
to look nowadays for graduates who have taken difficult courses, have
internships
on their resumes, and have gotten top grades. As a result, some college
graduates find jobs quickly and others drift for months and even years,
unemployed or employed in jobs that do not require a college education,
earning
so little that they are compelled to move back with their parents and
extend
their adolescence. In short, too many students enroll in college without
realizing that learning is difficult and that recruiters are
sophisticated
enough to distinguish graduates who majored in fun from graduates who
took
education seriously and had the ability to profit from diligent study. -
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Too many have
enrolled in college believing they could have four years of fun and graduate
from any four-year college after
majoring in any field -- gender studies, sociology, ethnic
studies-- and obtain well-paying jobs easily.
In fact, the market for college graduates has changed. Except for
graduates of pre-professional curricula like engineering or pharmacy,
employers
can afford to be choosey, even for entry-level jobs. For young,
inexperienced
graduates who majored in liberal arts fields, prospective employers can
afford
to look nowadays for graduates who have taken difficult courses, have
internships
on their resumes, and have gotten top grades. As a result, some college
graduates find jobs quickly and others drift for months and even years,
unemployed or employed in jobs that do not require a college education,
earning
so little that they are compelled to move back with their parents and
extend
their adolescence. In short, too many students enroll in college without
realizing that learning is difficult and that recruiters are
sophisticated
enough to distinguish graduates who majored in fun from graduates who
took
education seriously and had the ability to profit from diligent study. -
See more at:
http://www.mindingthecampus.com/originals/2013/02/the_market_for_college_grads_k.html#sthash.MFEViYmo.dpuf
Too many have
enrolled in college believing they could have four years of fun and graduate
from any four-year college after
majoring in any field -- gender studies, sociology, ethnic
studies-- and obtain well-paying jobs easily.
In fact, the market for college graduates has changed. Except for
graduates of pre-professional curricula like engineering or pharmacy,
employers
can afford to be choosey, even for entry-level jobs. For young,
inexperienced
graduates who majored in liberal arts fields, prospective employers can
afford
to look nowadays for graduates who have taken difficult courses, have
internships
on their resumes, and have gotten top grades. As a result, some college
graduates find jobs quickly and others drift for months and even years,
unemployed or employed in jobs that do not require a college education,
earning
so little that they are compelled to move back with their parents and
extend
their adolescence. In short, too many students enroll in college without
realizing that learning is difficult and that recruiters are
sophisticated
enough to distinguish graduates who majored in fun from graduates who
took
education seriously and had the ability to profit from diligent study. -
See more at:
http://www.mindingthecampus.com/originals/2013/02/the_market_for_college_grads_k.html#sthash.MFEViYmo.dpuf
Too many have
enrolled in college believing they could have four years of fun and graduate
from any four-year college after
majoring in any field -- gender studies, sociology, ethnic
studies-- and obtain well-paying jobs easily.
In fact, the market for college graduates has changed. Except for
graduates of pre-professional curricula like engineering or pharmacy,
employers
can afford to be choosey, even for entry-level jobs. For young,
inexperienced
graduates who majored in liberal arts fields, prospective employers can
afford
to look nowadays for graduates who have taken difficult courses, have
internships
on their resumes, and have gotten top grades. As a result, some college
graduates find jobs quickly and others drift for months and even years,
unemployed or employed in jobs that do not require a college education,
earning
so little that they are compelled to move back with their parents and
extend
their adolescence. In short, too many students enroll in college without
realizing that learning is difficult and that recruiters are
sophisticated
enough to distinguish graduates who majored in fun from graduates who
took
education seriously and had the ability to profit from diligent study. -
See more at:
http://www.mindingthecampus.com/originals/2013/02/the_market_for_college_grads_k.html#sthash.MFEViYmo.dpuf
