Thursday, September 3, 2015

Future Worries

**31 August 2015
Is It Luck?
Expo 1213 "What is Work?" 
Maddy Payne 

The extent of my working experience has been babysitting and dog walking.  Beyond that, I have never had a job that has a uniform, an application process, or specific time shifts.  Which, growing up, was nice but also holds me at a disadvantage because companies, restaurants, and other businesses are less likely to hire an inexperienced person than one who has a lot to show on his or her memory. 
After thinking about this, I wonder if inexperience is maybe a factor in why college graduates struggle with finding jobs after graduating.  Personally, I have a lot of friends who have gone to university, graduated, and are struggling finding jobs.  However, then again, that is why internships are so popular and usually utilized throughout college and during summers.  Thus, it still confuses me as to why college graduates who hold MS degrees, Bachelors degrees, and Masters have such a hard time finding jobs. 

Another reason I think it might be hard for college graduates to find a job out of college is a lack of connections.  Connections get people places.  References, suggestions, names, they are all necessary in order to fight the competition and obtain a job.

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