The Profession-al Argument

pourmeanother · 04-24-2010, 07:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Freebase Dali

I agree, largely, with what you're saying.
My main point was to put these square pegs we're talking about into square holes. In reality, if you're apply at any job that requires technical or field-based skills, it's obvious your chances of getting hired are higher with a degree... and people know this. This means that in these fields, you're likely to be competing against other applicants who hold degrees. We realistically don't even need to consider the applicant with a highschool education and no experience.
My point is that between the applicants with degrees, the ones who hold a degree that actually has something to do with the job they're applying for are better off than those who have degrees that don't.
I think we can both agree on that.

I'm just saying that realistically we can assume that you won't always be competing against no-contests unless you're applying for a labor job and not a field-specific career.

I apologize if my previous posts were misleading.

No apology necessary, good sir. I think it just took us a little while to realize we were seeing eye to eye. I definitely agree on all these points above, at least to some extent.

I think my main concern was the direction the thread turned somewhere in the middle- and it wasn't you, just in general- there was this ominous tone creeping in that "higher education is a waste of time" and that "nothing good comes from it". It's true for some, but not all.