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Originally Posted by Freebase Dali
I'm getting the feeling that people here simply think that having a degree of any type guarantees entry into a career. Sorry to say, but you can't get a job that requires certain skills just because you spent years achieving an arbitrary degree that has absolutely nothing to do with the field, and with no experience to boot.
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I haven't seen anybody post anything that would lead me to believe they have misconceptions about just walking out and getting any job they want. So, I'm not sure why you get that feeling.
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Originally Posted by Freebase Dali
Getting, and being eligible for, a job that requires a specific knowledge, does not hinge on the ability of a person to sit in a classroom for 4 years. It kinda hinges on you knowing what the fuck you're talking about when it comes to your job.
College kinda provides that possibility. It's a guarantee to your employer to at least some degree and serves as a baseline for hiring in many cases. But that baseline isn't simply the presence of a "degree" that serves absolutely no functional purpose in the job.
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You're right, it definitely goes both ways. A degree isn't a gateway to
any job in the world. However, from my discussions with faculty, recruiters, HR staff, and others- just by showing that you can successfully go through the grind of four years of college and obtain a bachelor's (or higher) puts you in a more positive light than those who did not. That's not to say that if you get an Art degree, you're going to get any job you want in the Crop Advising field... But I don't think that really needs to be said, because nobody here has shown that they are that misguided about their options after their degree.
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Originally Posted by Freebase Dali
By the way... I kinda wonder... Why would you want to major in something if you have absolutely no idea what you want to do in life? Maybe my logic is retarded, but it seems like a person might want to um... spend time, effort and money on something he/she is going to actually use.
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If this is directed at me, I never said I had "absolutely no idea" what I want to do in life... That's stretching my words. I do know that I want to get out in the field of business, and, hopefully, specifically for a tech firm. So, you can see why I would, well, you know, umm... Spend time and money getting degrees in business and technology, learning specifically about my future career path. Whether that be a software firm, Boeing, an insurance company, Chevron- I don't ****ing know. That is the big mystery that still exists, and can only be solved by going out there and experiencing it first hand after college.