that “get a degree so you can get a job” mentality that our parents and parents parents touted is advice from an era gone by
My parents actually stressed the liberal arts idea that you go to college to learn how to learn and that it doesn’t really matter what you major in. I respect their viewpoint even more now because they paid the absurd tuition at my liberal arts college. In my case, however, it really did cost me professionally. I ended up becoming a computer programmer, and while I was indeed quite capable of learning whatever I needed to learn to do any particular task, I was hamstrung by my lack of a degree in Computer Science proper.
Another thing I think a lot of people forget about is networking. Nepotism and cronyism gets you jobs, not a piece of paper.
Online job hunting is like online dating. It sucks. (And not in the good way) If you want to find the person or the job that’s the love of your life you really need to know someone at the company, or who has connections at the company. It’s possible to find the right person/job online, but the chance of getting to actually talk to them is almost nothing.
My parents actually stressed the liberal arts idea that you go to college to learn how to learn and that it doesn’t really matter what you major in. I respect their viewpoint even more now because they paid the absurd tuition at my liberal arts college. In my case, however, it really did cost me professionally. I ended up becoming a computer programmer, and while I was indeed quite capable of learning whatever I needed to learn to do any particular task, I was hamstrung by my lack of a degree in Computer Science proper.
Another thing I think a lot of people forget about is networking. Nepotism and cronyism gets you jobs, not a piece of paper.
Online job hunting is like online dating. It sucks. (And not in the good way) If you want to find the person or the job that’s the love of your life you really need to know someone at the company, or who has connections at the company. It’s possible to find the right person/job online, but the chance of getting to actually talk to them is almost nothing.