Why is it that people who have graduate from college, cannot function in their major/ in the real world job ma
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college doesnt teach personality, just how to be an upperclass employee.
837786
In my opinion, the real world is harder than college, but maybe I was just better able to deal with the stress when I was younger!  Actually, I think it is a different type of stress - homework, term papers, exams, etc.  Those who are good at managing their time tend to do better and get less stressed.  Older students often make better students because they appreciate what an education can get you, and they don't do stupid things like stay out all night partying and getting drunk instead of studying.
74530
What you have been studying in college? If you don’t know what kind of job you are should look for after graduating from college, you are really in trouble.\n\nYou should contact career center at your college and start over again.
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Updated 3-13-2006, 4:10 P.M.\n\nIt's not just a piece of paper.\n\nFor many jobs, it's a requirement to be considered as an initial way to eliminate all the people who don't have one.  For instance, for a management job, it's possible in smaller firms but unlikely in larger, more bureaucratic ones you'll ever get such a job without one, even if you're otherwise qualified with experience.\n\nThe higher the job pays, the more formal education is generally required as an initial qualification.\n\nThe degree doesn't guarantee getting the job though under any circumstance.  You still have to be interviewed and they still have to like you more than all the rest of the degree-holders who apply for the job.  And of course, the person with the degree applicable to the job you're after gets higher priority.\n\nI can't say my degrees helped me get a job because I never used it to get a job that required it, but the education I got is helping me create my own business.  In fact, when I applied for a job that didn't require a college degree, I left the degree off my resume so they wouldn't turn me down because I was "overqualified" for the job. My degrees were all business-related. I still am learning more now in the process, though. Learning never ends if you continually try to improve yourself and get jobs paying more and more money, plus keep up with everything that changes as the years go by.  College doesn't even come close to teaching you everything you need to learn in the job/business market, but it's definitely a good start if you take the right courses and they apply to the job you get.\n\nIn direct answer to your other question:  Yes, it will generally earn you more respect from the other degree-holders (you will now have more in common with them) but that's probably not a good reason to go back to college.  The GOOD reasons would be either to qualify for a better job that pays more money or to become more proficient and do a better job at your current position.  Going back to college should be totally for your benefit because it's going to cost you a lot of time and money.  The payback should be higher than the cost, even if the payback is in self-esteem, otherwise it's a big waste of time and money.  Catering just to what other people think is a big waste of time and energy and will get you almost nowhere.  I say concentrate on something that will pay you back in something that really counts, either more self-esteem, a better job, or more money.
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I have an 18 year old step son who just dropped out of school at the beginning of his final semester of his senior year.  Dumb, dumb, dumb...  He is living with friends - has been through 3 jobs in 6 weeks - and has no vehicle any more because he couldn't pay the repair bills.  You can ALWAYS go back to college, but you can NEVER resume your high school career.
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my daughter-in-law is one after graduating from college. She majored in communication-by the way she loves it and is starting to make good money. not a lot of jobs in field-only those with high marks managed a job upon graduating in her class=god luck
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Maybe college isn't worthless but you are.  Sorry, but when an educated person applies for job after job and doesn't land even a restaurant position, you wonder what really is turning employers off.  Telling an applicant that "experience" is all they lack is an easy way to avoid telling them that they have a personal issue.  Look honestly at yourself..or ask a trusted friend to be honest and identify those things about you that make you unhirable.  \n\nStep outside your expectations for a career and look at other options.  Contact the college where you attended and talk with a career counselor.  Attend job fairs.  Move to an area of the country that has more job opportunities.
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I guess it's all very well having passed a major in college....... but I guess passing a minor in a subject helps make you look cleverer to potential employers + if you have trouble finding a job related to the subject you majored in, you've always got the one you minored in to fall back on and help you find an alternative job until the right one comes along.
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college is a struggle. u have pressure to pass ur classes and also pay to go to school. im a double bio and psyc major and i have been in college for two years now.
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Well, just because it's easy to find a job with a major does not mean it's the best major for you.  You don't want to study something and work in that field for rest of your life if you don't like the subject in the first place.  But as far as job availability and salary goes engineering, business and nursing are the top there.
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Gee,is this only for new grads?  Oh well,going to answer anyway. I graduated a long time ago. I've accomplished a lot in my lifetime,but am just going back to college now to finish my degree. I felt that something was lacking in my life,and this is it. I need my masters degree to feel complete.
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I have a Bachelor degree and am going for my Masters after having taken a 3 year break.  For years I wondered if it had been worth the time and money I spent on college, since I was unable to find a job related to my field.  Now I realize that it was well worth it.  with regard to jobs, I made the mistake of not going for an internship while I was in school.  You're right, colleges don't prepare students for the job market.  On the other hand, although my brother has a better job than me even though he only has a G.E.D. (he's also much more ambitious than me), he has been unable to move up to the managerial position because he never went to college.  The college experience offers you a whole new way of looking at things...you can't get that view merely with experience.  As for the Ivy League schools, the name may make somewhat of a difference, but the education is not all that much better.  Another plus of going to college is that some careers require a degree and even if your career doesn't, you may change your mind later (like I did) and if you already have a Bachelors and your career requires a Masters you won't have to start from scratch.
753183
A lot of people go to college straight out of high school because they think they have to or it will slip away. And alot of them get a degree in something they hate. If you don't know what you want to do. Don't waste time going to college yet.  Get out in the workforce and experience things.  Meet new people and talk to them about jobs they have. Save your money for college. Then when you know what you want to do, go to college if a degree is required.
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You don't say what your degree is in....many jobs require a great deal of experience and aren't looking for fresh out of college folks.  Unfortunately you'll probably have to work your way up to the position you're seeking.  For example, I am an HR major.  I've been told several times that I will most likely have to get an entry level job, maybe even clerical, and work up towards the HR position.  I hope this gives you a bit of insight.  Other than that, are you calling the places you're submitting your resume to??? Try that..
77553
Business is not a legimate undergraduate subject to study in college much less graduate study. This isn't because it isn't important but because that is something you learn by experience and using trial and error. You can't teach common sense. Some people are born with natural instincts for business.
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Unfortunately, that is where our society is heading.  Completely service based, and as such, they expect a certain type of "qualifications"... The better question is, why would someone with a BA/BS apply for a job like this?\n\nBut maybe, this is just a "type-o" of sorts.. meaning it's information that goes out on every job posting from the company, sure you don't really need a college degree but hey doesn't hurt..... dunno just a few thoughts off the top of my head.
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I know some undergraduates, who did not find any good jobs and decided to go "under" other "graduates"\n\nIt is sad, but with how thigns are in Bangkok, it is true.