Why isn't there more information about the truth of a University Education?

Question

I was the first member of my family to go to college I eventually got a B.S. in Poli. Sci. and a B.S. in History then a Master of Public Affairs...

I like most believed that education was the key to succeed if you were poor; instead all I notice is that everyone wants experience first then education ... since I don't have any experience I drive a truck and sub at two different school districts. Another M.P.A. grad gave up on trying to work at cities and got her certification as a teacher...

Really if you go to school all you should try to study is something with advanced math (like engineering) or try to become a teacher since they are paid well and do not work all year.

I guess my question why didn't anyone ever tell me I wasting my time...

And don't say how lucky I am to have a masters it is only a detriment ... if I apply to a City to be a department head they say I don't have enough experience... If I apply to be a receptionist they say why am I applying for this job..

Any job in the middle just wants experience as well... I should have just spent 7 years working at Target and became a manager. As for those that become engineers or teachers ... most hate their work and feel it redundant or irritating to deal with children and parents...

As for going back to school ... HAH ... Fool me once shame on you fool me twice shame on me!!!

Also I have applied to about 400 plus (I AM NOT JOKING, I HAVE THE EMPTY STAMP BOOKS TO PROVE IT)positions in the last 4 years (in cities) and have only receieved about 5 interviews ...

I wish I could get an interview in a City....

And BURGLER why don't you quit thinking of snappy quick come backs five minutes after the fact!

If it is not immediate it is not funny....

To NENIAF

I went to everyone in the University of Texas at Dallas about trying to earn a position somewhere... I was always told to go to career services. Once there I found out that "there is something called the internet where I can apply for a lot of jobs"; they were completely useless.

Also I had two internships one with a City that has since had all their departments heads retire, and I was basically told by their NEW City Manager that I was a sucker to work for no pay, and to quit bothering him...

My other internship was when I was an undergrad as a staffer for a Congressman ... He does not remember me and my boss at the time has long since gone...

I am not cynical ... I just am expressing emotions here that I do not express at all in public...

Answer 1

I'm sorry that things didn't work out for you, but the problem doesn't seem to have been the university at all. I don't know many students who don't work while in school and during the summer, and I haven't seen a student for years who hasn't been able to get a job in their chosen field upon graduation, unless they had serious personality problems which scared off interviewers. Our students know from the very beginning that "entry-level" these days usually specifies 1-3 years of work experience, and they start doing internships along with their educations.

I also have to say that there is a big gap between a receptionist and a department head. Of course you can't just walk into a department head position without several years of experience, but that doesn't mean that you have to be a receptionist. There are usually assistants, coordinators, and analysts who fall in between (I'll have to admit I'm not sure of the titles in City Governments, but these are common titles in many fields, and I do know that not everyone is a director or a receptionist!).

It sounds to me like you didn't seek out enough advice on how to approach the job market. I'm willing to bet that had you spoken to your school's Placement Office and some of your professors, you would have ended up doing much better.

At the moment, your attitude would keep most people from hiring you; it is hard to know if you started out this negative, or if your lack of success turned you bitter. The key to me was when you said that most engineers and teachers hate their jobs. That just isn't true. Of course, you have the occasional malcontent in every field, but most people I've met in both of those fields were passionate about what they did. Cynicism is just not attractive to any employer.

Answer 2

if you can't sell yourself in an interview or get a job anywhere then you were doomed whether or not you had a college education. how bout you stop complaining on yahoo answers and go out and do something.

you sound like a whiney little baby, its no doubt you don't have a job.. maybe you should get that job at target but chances are they won't hire you either

Answer 3

Two degrees in very related fields. That was a waste. A master's degree as well?
You should have just gone to law school.

Right now you could be your own boss and be making the big $$.

Answer 4

who told you to take those majors

It's an election year with a masters in Public Affairs you should be able to get a job getting a judge re-elected