launch this
I came across this article on MSN about why college grads are "failing to launch" -- moving back in with mom and dad, taking crappy jobs. The part of the article that struck me most is this quote:
Nicole Relyea, 24, laughs pretty hard at the idea that anyone might believe 20-somethings move back home as a cushy exit ramp from life's pressures. "Right, right, it's much easier trying to live with your parents, looking over your shoulder all the time," she jokes.
The real problem, she says, is that college students need more preparation to deal with the drastic shifts that life demands of them after graduation, both financially and career-wise.
"You think, six months ago I had a great on-campus job and social life. Now, I'm living at home, I have two friends and no academic stimulation for the first time in 20 years -- sitting in the basement, surfing the Internet, looking for work," Relyea says. "It's like, wow, I was just studying the cultural history of aborigines and now I'm looking at jobs where the main duties are answering the phone and typing.' "
"How are you supposed to make that shift? It's really something nobody prepares you for."
The problem, as I see it, is that the job market is unprepared for the number of college graduates. Most jobs that now require a Bachelor's for example, didn't require more than a high school degree before. And it's not like the job duties have changed all that much.
So what does it take to get a job for which a college grad is trained? Is there such a thing?
Nicole Relyea, 24, laughs pretty hard at the idea that anyone might believe 20-somethings move back home as a cushy exit ramp from life's pressures. "Right, right, it's much easier trying to live with your parents, looking over your shoulder all the time," she jokes.
The real problem, she says, is that college students need more preparation to deal with the drastic shifts that life demands of them after graduation, both financially and career-wise.
"You think, six months ago I had a great on-campus job and social life. Now, I'm living at home, I have two friends and no academic stimulation for the first time in 20 years -- sitting in the basement, surfing the Internet, looking for work," Relyea says. "It's like, wow, I was just studying the cultural history of aborigines and now I'm looking at jobs where the main duties are answering the phone and typing.' "
"How are you supposed to make that shift? It's really something nobody prepares you for."
The problem, as I see it, is that the job market is unprepared for the number of college graduates. Most jobs that now require a Bachelor's for example, didn't require more than a high school degree before. And it's not like the job duties have changed all that much.
So what does it take to get a job for which a college grad is trained? Is there such a thing?