It appears that a bachelor degree is not enough anymore to guarantee a permanent job with benefits and sustainable wage. There is even more uncertainty with a graduate degree. Are institutions too generous in awarding degrees? Are there too many colleges today? Too many online programs? Receiving a bachelor degree used to be an elite achievement but now is seems like they are too readily available.
2007-10-14 13:59:27 · 9 answers · asked by Andre 7 in Education & Reference ➔ Higher Education (University +)
While there may well be some issue with availability increasing the number of people with a degree, a bigger part of what has caused this is that more and more jobs in 2007 require a college education than did in 1951.
There has also been a change in the corporate culture that you're alluding to. In 1951, you went to work down at the XYZ Company and you stayed at the XYZ Company through your whole career. These days, we don't do that. We look around on occasion and see if ABC Almagamated will offer us a better job with more pay - we move about far more often than our grandparents did.
XYZ Company and ABC Almagamated know this - since we workers aren't committed to them, they are equally less committed to we workers.
I think though, your observation about graduate degrees is flawed. Actually, the more education you have, the less likely you are to be unemployed and the less impact those periods will have. SImply holding an earned MD or JD degree means you will not be unemployed. The same is true of other graduate degrees such as the DDS, DVM, MAcct and to a lesser degree but also of the academic MA/MS or PhD. There are very few unemployed MEd holding HS Math teachers when compared to say BA holders who majored in Psych.
The bachelor's degree is the new HS diploma. Without one, the trip to middle class is difficult at best. The master's degree is the new bachelor's degree and more and more people have more than one.
This is 21st century America and we're high tech like never before in history. The solution to your quandary is to get more than one bachelor's, or a master's or two, or a professional degree. You've seen the writing on the wall, we just have to say "oh! I see what I need to do" and do it. ☺
2007-10-14 14:10:45 · answer #1 · answered by CoachT 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Not really anything can be done, many were and are forced to seek higher education as the blue collar jobs are no longer available in many 'first world' nations having been moved overseas.
Institutions are not too generous in awarding them anyone who does the work and most importantly has the money can get one, that's always been true. More is and has been done to help and prepare children to go to college as opposed to just getting them into the workforce. Education is not going to go away and there will never be too many colleges to help people keep from being stuck at the bottom of the career ladder in skill-less jobs.
The degree is a cycle when someone gets one and is put in a position to hire others they will often make it a requirement for the job. That goes on and on because 'I had to do it so you will too' this forces more and more people to seek degrees to get 'good' jobs and makes it harder for someone with a degree to have a 'secure' position. People are forced to move ahead on their merit and experience rather than just the degree they have it just becomes something you check for then move on.
2007-10-14 14:09:34 · answer #2 · answered by John96 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
America is a capitalist country and no one has a constitutional right to a job. This has always been the case. Worker's rights (i.e., that you have a right to a job, a decent living wage, job security, etc.) amounts to communism. Having a bachelors is and was never a guarantee that you would have a job.
Currently thousands of people from India and China are going to universities in America, obtaining their Masters for free, subsidized by the taxpayers. When they are done they get H1B visas and take high-paying jobs here in America. Often American companies hire H1B visa work over Americans because they are willing to take lower pay just for visa sponsorship. What should you do about this? Well, I would at least suggest getting your degree in an area where H1B visa work isn't as common. Definitely avoid technology, engineering, nursing, the medical profession. Law and Business still seem to be safe options.
2007-10-14 14:08:22 · answer #3 · answered by Eleanor Roosevelt 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It depends on the area of the world you are in. If you are in DC, I hope you have your doctorate and have written/published several books, additionally, earned a few awards, have a private practice, and know all the right people! If your in a town with a population of 75 a BA/S will do. Then again you may not be able to land a good career and all that jazz. OR, dare I say work for the big bad scary ever uncertain...GOVERNMENT!? They do tend to look out for you in the long run. Perhaps you won't have the most glamorous job and you may even be considered a four letter word "blue" color, but hey, those benefits are nice to have when your thinking about cashing in your winnings and leaving town. Then again, if your personable, reliable and suave, sales can be fabulous degree or no degree so long as you know someone with pull/seniority quite well who will look after you.
2007-10-14 14:09:32 · answer #4 · answered by shortdaylongnight 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
in most fields, the bachelors is required for entry level employment. Exceptions include the police, fire departments, airport security, and the always high-paying and rewarding retail sales sector. The associates degree is what the high school diploma was 25 years ago. When faced with to candidates of equal talent and other qualifications, I always hire the bachelors holder..... I prefer my employees to be better able to exercise critical reasoning, speak and write effectively, and perform quantitative analyses..... Could I toss out statistics to you? sure. But not all statistics are lies. I suggest you start looking for your information in reliable locations. I suggest you peruse the Chronicle of Higher Education, the US Census bureau, and the National Center for Educational Statistics.
2016-05-22 14:23:14 · answer #5 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
bachelors degrees aren't just handed out to anyone. it's just more people are able to go to school and get them and so there are more people for employers to choose from when considering person for a job.
and besides, the point of college is not only to get a certificate with a gold star but to also network with people in your desired field of study.
the best way to make your bachlors work for you is to use some time in college to get EXPERIENCE with internships, make connections with professors who know people in industry...a good recommendation from a reputable professor will get you noticed over someone that can't offer those things.
2007-10-14 14:08:57 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
like the other guy said, get a job.
your degree is only good to land you your first job. After that its a rubber stamp at the bottom of your resume and your next employer is only going to look at how you performed at your current position.
your thinking too da mn much!
2007-10-14 14:07:46 · answer #7 · answered by J7 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
build expirience in a profession that relates to the bachelor
2007-10-14 14:06:46 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
GET A JOB
2007-10-14 14:02:42 · answer #9 · answered by Albert H 4 · 0⤊ 5⤋