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Are there any college students that don't know this? I think Joel's growing old Yes. For a lot of college students-- probably a majority of those aiming for pr

Are there any college students that don't know this? I think Joel's growing old Yes. For a lot of college students-- probably a majority of those aiming for private-sector corporate work, since it seems to be the default for the unimaginative-- the "job problem" is this annoying project that emerges in the senior year. Because it's an annoying project, as little time should be spent on it as possible, at least during the "golden years" of college. Even the college students who are relatively "on the ball" have very little experience with the job search process and generally don't know what to expect.

patio11 18y ago
There is also an information gap here. If you're a typical American middle class undergraduate: 1) You have negligible work experience at anything even close to important. 2) Your social circle is 100% composed of people who have as little experience as you, or less. 3) Your adult mentors are mostly university professors. They operate in a very quixotic labor market, mistakenly believe the rest of the world operates the same way, and often have the business sense of a tadpole. Not a particularly intelligent tadpole, either. 4) The only gainfully employed adults you know outside of academia are your parents, and you have never discussed job searching with them. That may be as well, since they have not been on the fresh meat labor market for a few decades, and they are not in your industry.