Finding Employment For College Graduates

Supporters of getting a college degree often point to the statistics that college graduates earn more than their high school educated peers over a lifetime. Statistics by the U.S. Census Bureau reports that since 1977, “Adults with bachelor's degrees in the late 1970s earned 55 percent more than adults who had not advanced beyond high school. That gap grew to 75 percent by 1990 -- and is now at 85 percent.” A gap of an 85% pay difference is a huge figure and a clear reason why college is a great option for some people. But there are problems with that figure because when the number of college graduates who are either unemployed or underemployed is taken into account it changes the value of the statistic. In an article by Businessweek’s Richard Vedder we get statistics to counter that argument. He tells of how the number of new college graduates far exceeds job growth in technical, managerial, and professional jobs where graduates traditionally have searched for employment. As a consequence, we have underemployed college graduates doing jobs historically performed by those with just a highschool education. He says we have “more than 100,000 janitors with

He uses strong diction as he addresses how colleges are increasingly becoming “conventional bureaucracies” because behind every college program is a need for growth (Blank 263). This need he argues is how connections between colleges and outside companies begin to formulate as colleges develop “employment favoring tactics” (263). Thus colleges build up their clientele to help advertise such well known business corporations and offices to advertise “better jobs.” Blank continues by providing the most optimistic statistical evidence which “envision a 14.8 percent slice of 1975 job market, while they bring 31 percent of 18 to 24-year old age into college” (263). This estimates to about 10,664,000 students in college, “therefore, even if every one of the so-called professional and technical jobs were indeed reserved for them (which is itself patently impossible), the number of job openings would still be inadequate” (263). These facts introduce and support the idea that receiving a college degree is not to be associated with the key to “reserving a better job”. The details and numbers build an appeal to logos and impress upon the reader that this is a problem worth discussing, the statistics prove that although there are many students in college, not everyone will receive a job as the number of job openings are

Because having a degree has become so common, employers now use it as a way to eliminate people who would not make good candidates for employment—even if a degree isn’t a totally accurate determinant of one’s talent or work skills. The mass availability of college education may actually “debase its intrinsic value” (Bankston, p. 338).

selection of post-secondary institutions is overwhelmingly in favor of community colleges (also referred to as public two-year colleges), where 70.5% of them will enroll.” Through research they found that it was easier for black males to choose a college based on the school’s easy admission policies, proximity to home, and costs. In a more thorough research in the Educational Longitudinal Study, they found that black males select their community college on having a degree in their chosen field, the coursework/curriculum, job placement record, availability of financial aid, and academic

The article “A College Degree Isn’t Enough” by Kiplinger Knight, December 1, 2013 is a persuasive article because the author believes a college degree isn’t enough to land a job. Others may think otherwise. The author has this point of view due to the fact increasing number of employers have grown skeptical of degrees and other traditional credentials. Companies didn’t care much about a college degree or any achievement for that matter. Therefore, began a trend toward employer testing, which is fueled by a backlash against the high cost of four-year colleges and mounting student debt. Universities have been just too much money. A similar attitude is driving the trend toward condensed, tailored education, such as vocational training or an associate's degree from a community college. The way the author argues is informative and clear but the position he takes is disagreeable.

“The Class of 2014: The Weak Economy Is Idling Too Many Young Graduates,” published on the Economic Policy Institute website, reported that the trend of the labor market would remain for ten to fifteen years (Shierholz, Davis, & Kimball, 2014, Para 10). The report showed that unemployment rate for college graduates was high, and college graduates had jobs requiring less college educations with low pay. Average pay was 7.7 percent lower than the great recession period 5 years ago (Shierholz et al., 2014, Para 9). Shierholz et al. (2014) explained that the great recession was not the factor for such a trend. With the weak market trend, employers did not have motivation to hire new college graduates (Shierholz et al., 2014, Para 23). In 2014, unemployment and underemployment rate for college graduates indicated 8.5 percent and 16.8 percent respectively (Shierholz et al., 2014, Para 4). New college graduates have relatively difficult time to get jobs. The report also identified that the employment rate was different among different race and ethnicity. Latino and African American’s unemployment rate showed higher than White (Shierholz et al., 2014, Para 4). The report indicated that less jobs required general intelligence associated intelligence quotient (Shierholz et al., 2014, Para 4). Employers may demand a new skill set.

It seems to be the case that racial groups are not equally qualified for jobs, because further education is a major qualification for a job and it is not currently the case that different racial groups are equally prepared for further education after high-school. According to a study by Rachel E. Durham and the Baltimore Education Research Consortium “The average person with a bachelor's degree earns almost twice as much as a high school graduate and nearly triple that of someone who did not finish high school. The unemployment rate for people with bachelor's degrees is about one-third that for non-high school graduates and one-half that of high school graduates” (Durham). Therefore, it seems to be the case that if someone is accepted into a college, can pay for college, and can pass all of their college classes, then, in most cases, that person has, or will have a college degree and therefore a major qualification for a job. This major qualification for a job can allow its recipient to have access higher paying jobs and to have a lower rate of

For a lot of people, unbeknownst to their parents or financial aid providers, the cost of college is nothing more than paying to avoid the stigma of not getting a degree. In the majority of professions, college degrees are the norm. Most—if not all—of the people hiring concluded university and are surrounded by a populace that has done the same, so bias may easily be a factor in hiring a new employee of a different educational background. These employers ruminate whether it is reflective some weakness in intelligence or in character, when this is simply not the case. College may be proven to be beneficial, but there are countless souls who go simply because they have been drilled that “they have

While graduate or undergrad temporary jobs offered by forensic science colleges may pay you a stipend, most don't. the School supported of the temporary position openings require that understudies are currently enrolled in, or recent graduate of, accredited forensics programs. Numerous temporary jobs can be facilitated by the school or college you are going to, yet there are additionally a few entry level positions with state and government organizations for which you can apply. You may likewise need to check with private forensics labs to check whether they have temporary positions available. web Sites for some of the state and government programs

Nelson Mandela once said, “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world”, yet the world still looks the same to me. Chicago needs to address the lack of accessibility to higher learning institutions. Education is about creating communities that challenge the current paradigm. It’s about identifying and solving the social and institutional problems that pose a threat or disadvantage some groups and advantage others. However, students who are not receiving a post-secondary education are more likely to have fewer workforce opportunities, or be unable to obtain a stable income. So the question is exactly ‘what socioeconomic factors are affecting low college retention rates?’

There has been a major problem with finding employment for college graduates. Many students believe in order to receive a great job after you graduate you must attend an elite school or a predominately white school. Graduating from a historical black college most of the time gets looked down on because how people view “blackness”. There is a stigma that HBCU’s are less stringent and collect fewer less post grad employment opportunities. Sometimes receiving employment is not all about what school you graduated from, the color of your skin, or what gender you are, it’s about simply what you know or who you know. Another

Human beings are never satisfied by their desires. We always want more: better paying jobs and better quality of life. We think only of our self even though we are part of the society. Many university graduates from Louisiana migrate to other state for better paying jobs however, I can best live my life in Louisiana, which has huge potentials to make life better.

Obtaining a job in today’s society may seem difficult due to the ever increasing population of college graduates promoting a healthy dose of competition, yet it will come naturally if one has prior experience before obtaining a full-time job. In my current stage of being a senior without any job experience before graduating will prove to be tough to find a company willing to hire someone as such. Almost all of my friends have some sort of job experience both in either industry or in jobs not related to engineering. I on the other hand privately do have job experience, but this is through a small family business manufacturing custom window treatments. Ever since I was a young child, many professors told me to not cite family as a credible source of job experience. I assumed this was said in order to prevent those that simply place inane job titles on their resume when they in fact worked or observed only five minutes of the job. My job was to assist my father in the manufacturing of curtains, pillows and roman shades; occasionally installing the drapes in the client’s home with the profits going towards the family. Money going towards my family’s funds has led to me not have to file any taxes and “whatnot”. Where “whatnot” is the miscellaneous papers that I am not aware of in my current knowledge that’s usually seen if one had a job. I have attempted to place my work experience onto my resume as the section labeled “work experience” is left blank, but the starting date looked

Networking, first and foremost, is highly dependent on the skills that you possess and is different for everyone. Some people are great at finding and creating instant connections with people in real life, if so, attend a social event where you can meet a lot of industry professionals. Others are great at researching and crafting highly relevant, highly interesting emails. It is all about your networking style.

This paper briefly reviews the water and sewage and healthcare industries for job prospects after graduation from North Central Technical College with an accounting associate’s degree. It reviews expected overall industry average pay in those industries for accountants and accountant related positions as well as expected pay for immediate positions obtainable after graduation. The paper also touches on my reasons for pursuing these industries and why they are interesting to me. Primary sources are the Bureau of Labor Statistics, www.salary.com, www.americasjobexchange.com, www.monster.com all obtained online.