A degree graduate recently shared on social media about the difficulty of getting a job without any experience. Which made the graduate think if the “piece of paper” is worth it.
Here is the story:
We all know that studying for a degree is not cheap for both public and private schools. Some courses can even go to almost 6 figures. But is it really worth it?
I recently finished my Bachelor’s program and I have been job hunting for several months with zero responses. I am not picky at all, I applied for jobs that are above $2,000 which is not something of a high standard
I am not from a rich family, but my family has always been against me going for part-time jobs which resulted in me having zero job experience records in my resume. The only job experience I have is an internship that is pretty much useless.
What I want to bring across is that degrees are not as valuable compared to my parent’s time. Back in the 80s, a diploma was a big deal and my mom managed to get a job as a bank manager.
But in current times, a local degree also can’t get a job and a private one is even worse.
So my question is… Is it worth it to get into debt in order to get a degree?
Here are what netizens think:
The degree has always been a piece of “backup” nothing special.
Try applying for Govt job if you have a local degree, chances are they will take you.
You are right, in this day and age a degree is nothing more than a piece of paper. Job experiences are for the win.