Frustrations with college education

Submitted ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨_number8_@lemmy.world⁩ to ⁨workreform@lemmy.world⁩

what’s the point of getting a degree if apparently you need all this other extraneous shit to get a proper fucking job?? networking, boot camps, certifications, training, programs, glass windows, button downs, what the fuck is this??

why can’t there be a program where i pay the whatever and do the whatever and i get a proper salaried good job at the end? fuck!! do you know what i mean? i keep seeing like, even if you graduate with a prestigious degree, that’s still not enough to guarantee a decent fucking living, a house with four walls and a yard and some trees and a dog, you have to shake some nebulous hands and attain more training.

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the_q@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
I think you’re describing a trade school experience.

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CosmicTurtle@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
The way that it was explained to me is college is an “indicator” that says a candidate was able to go to class, study, and pass an exam. These are things that tell an employer that you have the skills to schedule your life, do assignments, wake up, etc.

Bootcamps, certifications, etc. all show how you can do a specific thing.

I’m not saying I agree with it. Remember that when you apply to jobs, your resume and your experience is to get past the resume bot. College and certs are easy gates for a company to put in their bot to filter resumes out.

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bionicjoey@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
See if your university offers a co-op program. Those can often make it a lot easier to get a job after graduating. I did a 12 month placement which actually turned into a 16 month placement between my penultimate and final years of university. I ended up getting hired at the same organization once I graduated.

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