> If you feel that the purpose of higher education is just to get a job, you are already off-track. Likewise, if you think the value of your education is measur

> If you feel that the purpose of higher education is just to get a job, you are already off-track. Likewise, if you think the value of your education is measured by what hiring managers think, you are off-track. I actually think that's a pretty valid purpose. I mean we could have purist thoughts of going into universities for research and such, but to be realistic, most people don't go into universities to do research. Like, 95% of them? We do have vocational schools but they are not really enough, especially when hiring managers are setting the bars. Is it fair/good to follow whatever hiring managers are saying? No. Is it realistic though? Absolutely yes.