Degrees in Certain fields are creating shortages. Commercial pilots need a college degree to fly for mainline airlines in the USA although the experience in piloting is by hours incurred as the most important part. Ut if you have 1200-3000hrs no degree still difficult to get a job with major airlines in the USA, while europe you can have 300 hrs and be first officer on. B777 with simulator training!
A Professor Spits Inconvenient Facts About Overeducated College Kids
Called them educated idiots at GM . The clowns had no idea how to work with others and were booted by the workers FAST,
I have two college degrees, graduated 25 years ago, and work in tech. I don’t believe college is the default answer anymore. Unless a career truly requires it. like being a doctor, a degree by itself doesn’t mean much.
I interview candidates all the time. I don’t care if you went to college; I care what you can actually do. Too many people graduate with debt and no usable skills, and too many degree-holders can’t find work in their field. I don’t discourage education, but I’m not hiring someone just because they checked a box.
College today is often a privilege: you have wealthy parents, you work hard for scholarships, or you go into serious debt. The first two are less common. And as more colleges operate like businesses, the value proposition keeps getting weaker. Skills, experience, and real-world ability matter more than a piece of paper.
Our colleges and universities are filled with Chinese, Africans, most other coloured cultures, oh and a few whites sprinkled in amongst them.
