They Really Ready To Work? By Jill Casner-Lotto And Linda Barrington

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).

Within this email, I will be providing some information from a survey that was given to your employees. This information can help you to understand how satisfied your workers are with their

Barbara Ehrenreich 's showed that she didn't have the mind set or worries of a working class person by reminding us as readers the fine line between the kind of performance she is doing and the kind her fellow coworkers do every day on the job. Time and again she lets us sink into her new world of a low-wage worker, only to pull us back with a reminder of the act. 1 She does this experiment to determine whether or not she could both live off the money earned and have enough money at the end of the month to pay the next month's rent. Working class people depend on the money they make on these jobs to survive and provide for their families. She could drop all these jobs she experimented with and go back to her real life without a worry in the

Between my two jobs, I was earning … a manageable 40 percent of my earnings,” and “In Key West, I earned $1,039 in one month and spent $519 on … utilities … $625 a month in rent alone, utilities not included,” (197). She achieved these while working multiple jobs in each area, and putting in a multitude of hours’ worth of work, sometimes up to seven days a week, which was a physical stretch for Ehrenreich (197). Readers may assume that her education would have helped her find a job She did receive her Ph.D. in college, yet admitted that “No one ever questioned my background, as it turned out” (Ehrenreich, 5). She found out, through her ordeals, that she could not fall back on her foundational or educational skills, but rather rely on economics – finding the highest paying job and cheapest accommodations in whatever area she worked (Ehrenreich, 4). Yet the areas where she worked didn’t allow her to live up to these standards so that she could make a living (Ehrenreich 4). The inequalities here, from differing job standards to lack of research into employee’s educational background encompass the majority or some of the reasons for not being able to

There is an expectation for this generation to attend college after graduating high school. There is also a stigma held by those higher on the social ladder, one that the less educated blue-collar workforce is inferior to others. In Mike Rose’s essay “Blue Collar Brilliance” he compares the level of education to the experience gained through challenges, and contends that blue collar employees are of equal intelligence to higher educated employees. This article is written to challenge the misconceptions that other classes hold about the amount of education that a person receives, and how It affects their work ethic. Through the use of pathos, ethos, and logos Mike Rose forges a connection with the audience to convey this message.

A young person’s path is strongly influenced by their education from day one. Starting in kindergarten, they are asked what they want to be when they grow up, which is usually limited to the options of astronaut, doctor, police officer, fireman, or veterinarian. In his essay, “Preparing Minds for Markets,” Jonathan Kozol addresses the issue of limiting people’s options at a very young age, often based on their race. He uses the phrase “school-to-work” to refer to the goal of schools that do not promote the pursuit of higher education and instead prepare their students to enter the corporate world immediately after they reach their minimum education requirement (Kozol 307). The idea of preparing students for the work world is not detrimental

As generations go by, our predecessors assume we are skipping out on important aspects of life just to get a few extra minutes on our devices. In Catherine Rampell’s “A Generation of Slackers? Not So Much”, it is said the older generations believe Generation Y is “coddled, disrespectful, narcissistic, and impatient” (Rampell 388). In all reality our generation is just doing what it has to in order to thrive in the world we live in, where technology is one of the largest parts of our everyday lives. If the older generations that criticize Generation Y had grown up in Generation Y they would realize the world we live in requires the use of technology. The advancement of society with technology has shaped Generation Y to be the people that they are, relying on technology; however, older generations believe Generation Y is lazy.

In today’s society, a college degree has become a requirement in order to obtain a well occupied profession. Prior to the recession, which the study defines as the period between December 2007 and June 2009, bachelor's graduates were already more likely to be employed than were associate degree holders, who were more likely to be employed than those without any postsecondary degree. After the recession, employment of college graduates dropped 7 percent, while associate degree holders experienced an 11 percent drop, and employment of high school graduates fell 16 percent. The percent of people excluded from the workforce, meaning they were seeking work but couldn’t find it, rose 31 percent for college graduates, 37 percent for high school graduates, and 50 percent for associate degree graduates, though associate degree holders were still excluded at a lower rate than high school graduates (Tilsley, 2013).

In this paper I will explain the differences between two perceptions about education verses employment. First, I will examine “Are Too Many People Going to College?” written by Charles Murray which explores other avenues for employment without a formal education. Secondly, I will review Sanford Ungar’s work in “The New Liberal Arts”. He advocates a traditional Liberal Arts education as a necessity in life and a strong foundation for employment.

““There are some who say we are not truly human until we have suffered” 1 as said by Katharine Dell. There is also a though throughout the bible that God makes us suffer for our wrongdoings and past offenses. If this is so, then the protagonist of the Book of Job put both of these thoughts to the test while remaining faithful to God. Similarly to Job in “John” chapter nine, Jesus’ disciples question him in regards to human suffering and punishment from God. The idea of punishing a child for their parents sins is an over arching idea in the bible that acts as an explanation to why human suffer. Throughout the Biblical book of Job, despite Job’s friends’ belief of his wrongdoing, Job remains faithful while searching for a reason for his

Nowadays, a large number of people migrate to the United States to work and achieve the American Dream. According to the Article “What is the American Dream?” by Kimberly Amadeo, “The American Dream was first publicly defined in 1931 by James Truslow Adams in Epic of America. Adam’s often-repeated quote is, ‘The American Dream is that dream of land in which life should be better and richer and fuller for everyone, with opportunity for each according to ability or achievement.’” There are many people that can have different perspectives when it comes to the topic of the American dream. Even though many people assume the American Dream is dead, it is a very controversial topic. The American Dream may have many different points of views, but it really does exist, after all, it takes an ambitious person to strive for success through hard work, dedication and determination.

In the competitive world today, having a college degree might not benefit a student as much as before, thus opening up numerous questions concerning its necessity. Not only is the number of students desperately trying to enroll in college increasing, but the tuition shoots up as well. However, will college enrollment necessarily be enough to increase your chances of attaining job security? The answer is hotly debated amongst adults and students alike, which opens up the second option for students, that is, joining the work force. Although this option is generally shunned by the new generation, the tough economy and slow restoration makes it quite a desirable choice at the moment. Joining the work force is a hard decision to make as it

This paper will address the issue with which a lot of people have been plagued: “Do I need a degree or experience for employment?” This is a question that is kind of hard to answer. Some job positions require one or both. There are even jobs that you do not really need one or the other, just plain common sense. But employers are supposed to have a process or procedure that they follow in order to hire the best candidate for the job. That process may include: a job opening, a completed application, an interview, reference check, and then an offer for employment. The prospects should be narrowed down according to the person (or people) that meet the requirements, whether it be education or experience (Hughes, 2005).

He mentions that at some point these new employees are eventually going to inherit the necessary experience and lead the way, leaving him in the dust where he otherwise could have taken control if he had a higher education. The author will reach a certain point due to his educational limits while others with a higher education pass right by.

In today’s society, employers look for workers with college degrees because they know what college students are capable of doing. Employers now hold their employees to a different standard compared to the 1900s. Back then, employers did not mind the level of education a person had because being educated was not as common. However, now that society has progressed, more and more people have the same level of education: a high school diploma. Today, employers want to hire someone that