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The problem is that the ivy league elitists control access to most of the best jobs. Resumes from the affordable school your daughter is attending are quickly

by wmil 10y ago

The problem is that the ivy league elitists control access to most of the best jobs. Resumes from the affordable school your daughter is attending are quickly filed in the round bin. The quality of education doesn't actually vary much, but the quality of the contacts and the doors opened is greatly improved by more prestigious schools. The US job market is just much more competitive now than when you were young. Look at the numbers. There are about 4.5 million 22 year olds in the US. There are over 1 million new legal immigrants each year. Basically entry level jobs are flooded. And jumping career tracks is far more difficult than you think, HR departments aren't huge believers in IQ or transferable skills. A bad school can lead to a bad job track, and that can lead to a life long struggle.

eggy 10y ago
I have jumped outside that track, and it is what I am teaching my kids to think about. What best jobs? What does it mean to be successful? I have far less money than some of my peers, but they envy my lifestyle of living minimally and in different countries. It all depends on what your goals are, and what group you run with I guess. I say question your assumptions. As far as being more competitive, I don't buy it. 1 million, 1 billion, if you truly have common sense and some intellect, you beat out 99% of those numbers, and the common sense doesn't seemed to have scaled to make the population that now enters the market any more difficult, but that is purely limited empirical obsevation on my part. BTW, I am still in the job market, so I am familiar with how competitive it is, and I don't rely on just established connections. I venture out of my comfort zone often. From programming, to diving to maintain and fix electrical and hydralic systems underwater, to managing installations and subsequent operations of a few world-class installations of unique equipment, and an odd assortment of other skills. And, I did it without completing a degree. See that was my attempt at putting me CV out there ;)

by wmil 10y ago

eggy 10y ago

I have jumped outside that track, and it is what I am teaching my kids to think about. What best jobs? What does it mean to be successful? I have far less money than some of my peers, but they envy my lifestyle of living minimally and in different countries. It all depends on what your goals are, and what group you run with I guess. I say question your assumptions. As far as being more competitive, I don't buy it. 1 million, 1 billion, if you truly have common sense and some intellect, you beat out 99% of those numbers, and the common sense doesn't seemed to have scaled to make the population that now enters the market any more difficult, but that is purely limited empirical obsevation on my part. BTW, I am still in the job market, so I am familiar with how competitive it is, and I don't rely on just established connections. I venture out of my comfort zone often. From programming, to diving to maintain and fix electrical and hydralic systems underwater, to managing installations and subsequent operations of a few world-class installations of unique equipment, and an odd assortment of other skills. And, I did it without completing a degree. See that was my attempt at putting me CV out there ;)