L_Holmes wrote:
bleh12345 wrote:
Unfortunately, some of this isn't true. I know a philosophy major who went through this, a communications major, and others. They aren't the only ones who are now overqualified. It SEEM silly, but if you are working low end jobs, they don't want someone with a degree. They consider you a risk because you are a degree holder and they think you will leave the job and it's temporary.
There are millions of unemployed and underemployed people with years of relevant experience. Why would someone hire you? Millions of college grads are stuck in the over qualified trap most likely (just judging from stories, underemployment data, so on). I'm just trying to warn you guys is all.
I wish you could follow your dreams, but life does not give a crap about what makes you happy.
That is true, I didn't really think of it that way. But then again, I don't think you are actually required to tell a potential employer about your degree, right? If that was really going to be a possible problem, you could just put your job experience, and that you got a diploma or GED. I mean, I'm pretty sure that it isn't illegal to exclude the fact that you have a college degree on your resume. You would just tailor it to whatever employer you were looking to get hired by, only include relevant and helpful information, and exclude the rest. Unless they specifically wanted to know and you directly lied and said you didn't have a degree I don't see why this would be a problem.
This is a good point. Im not sure if you have to list it or not. One possible bad outcome of that is they will ask why you were unemployed so long. Currently, being unemployed even if months can seriously hamper your ability to find a job. It's not rational at all, but employers aren't always rational. It just all around sucks. I'm just trying to look out for people.
The good news is if her parents are forcing her and are paying for it, its on them. If they cosigner loans or make her pay for it, she could end up in financial ruin depending on the cost and if she transfers to a university for a BA.
31 Jul 2014, 12:13 am
