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It's not the same at all. This stuff has always been around but the difference is it used to only apply to a small subset. If you want to go pre law or med yeah

It's not the same at all. This stuff has always been around but the difference is it used to only apply to a small subset. If you want to go pre law or med yeah get ready for hell. If you want to work at a newspaper or in marketing it was a much easier time. Nowadays unless you're in tech good luck finding a job remotely related to your major if you don't have a resume packed full of extracurriculars and experience. There is also way more competition. The college population is triple the size it was in the 80's. Meanwhile the job market continues to shrink in many ways. Maybe kids should be getting different degrees but at 17 it's not surprising they don't know journalism isn't a great degree to have.

vtlynch 11y ago
>Maybe kids should be getting different degrees but at 17 >it's not surprising they don't know journalism isn't a >great degree to have. I think this is casting the problem in the wrong light. Look at this from the employer's side instead. I dont see any work being done in an office that couldnt be done by a journalism major, or a english lit major, or a music major. If you are a semi-competent student who tried to learn at least a few things in college, you are more than qualified for the majority of jobs. Employers have just turned applications into a competition to see who can gather the most bullet points on their resume. Besides the few truly skilled jobs out there - engineers, scientists, medical professionals - a basic ability to read and write is all you need. If there really is a problem on the educational side the focus should be on making sure students are learning and doing more, instead of trying to dictate what degrees are "valuable".