Posted on 11/21/2012 9:33:52 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
UNH seniors began registering for their spring classes on Monday, creating what for most of these students will be the final schedule of their college careers. As Thanksgiving break plunges us into winter, the new year is only weeks away. And with graduation rearing around the corner, members of the class of 2013 are beginning to ask, “What now?”
For Katie Sousa, a senior English major, life after graduation means returning to a part-time cashier position at Market Basket.
“I’ve been there for five years and I plan to go back there until I find something better,” she said.
According to a report by Justin Young, a UNH doctoral student in sociology, many graduates will find themselves in the same position as Sousa come springtime.
Young’s report, Underemployment in Urban and Rural America, 2005-2012, was published this fall by UNH’s Carsey Institute. Young’s research suggests that underemployment is exceptionally high among people under age 30.
Underemployment is defined in the study as involuntary part-time work, which hits 18- to 22-year-olds the hardest. Young’s findings show that 29 percent of this age group is either underemployed (10 percent) or unemployed (19 percent). Given his research, Young believes that a college education is a surefire way to break out of the demographic.
“In the past, there were many more jobs that offered good pay, benefits and security that did not require a four-year degree,” Young said. “Today, if you want one of those jobs, you are more likely to need a four-year degree, at the very least. Young people today are facing very different job markets than their parents.”
Many recent graduates feel that in today’s job market, employers are hiring the applicants who have college degrees, even if one is not necessarily required for the job...
(Excerpt) Read more at tnhonline.com ...
When an English major lands a job checking out groceries..it is not underemployment..it is under achieving. Why didn’t she spend her college education on learning a profession or trade in high demand?
When an English major lands a job checking out groceries..it is not underemployment..it is under achieving. Why didn’t she spend her college education on learning a profession or trade in high demand?
Because the trades are “beneath” them, of course! That’s blue collar. Even though there are probably more plumbing or electrician millionaires than poetry or social worker ones.
Btw, I am tellin that to all my liberal associates who are almost out on the street.
It is rare for all three to be the same.
Too bad more of them don’t want to pack their long johns and head for North Dakota. Plenty of jobs up there and money is to be made if they are willing to work.
I guess tats and hoodies aren’t the de riguere it use to be.
The last half of your second sentence tells the story.
Well, in all honesty, my frat brother from university majored in English.
The difference is that he wanted to travel to Asia, and for the past 4 years, teaches English in Japan at one of Hokkaido’s top high schools while doing translation work for Sony. At least he had a goal even before graduation and knew his future was away from America. This dumb broad is damn clueless.
When not working pays more than working... you have a problem
“When not working pays more than working... you have a problem”
No, when not working pays more than working...WE (who are working) have a problem...
Check out this Peter Shiff video on young people in New Orleans:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXpwAOHJsxg&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Make no mistake—colleges are ripping off these kids big time.
Congratulations on building your own poop sandwich dear. It's a pretty big one, and unless you have a lot of bread, you are going to eat a lot of poop.
When an English major lands a job checking out groceries..it is not underemployment..it is under achieving. Why didn’t she spend her college education on learning a profession or trade in high demand?
Well,she sort of did. she can always check the spelling on protest signs.
Plenty of jobs up there and money is to be made if they are willing to work.
Todays college grads think they should start at Vice President and work up from there. Many jobs are beneath them.
When my son graduated he was flaming liberal. After his first paycheck the became an instant conservative. He couldn’t believe how much the government took out of his pay check.
The salient part that you left out is that he must speak fluent Japanese.
That was the thing without which he would not have his current position
Not necessarily.
Perhaps her gift is in English and she’d prefer to take a basic day job while working on her novel or play or whatever. It may be an entrepreneurial effort with long odds, but it is her choice, and she’s working while pursuing it.
Who cares? The vast majority of these illiterates voted for BAM.
Crimea River, toots. My superbly educated (homeschooled) kid cannot even dream of attending college. We couldn’t have afforded the fuel to drive to it five days a week, never mind tuition and innumerable other expenses involved. Instead — a minimum wage job less than 30 hrs a week.
It tops the list of things we thank the Lord for, today and every day.
How lucky we are that the blessing of honorable work was not preceded by four expensive years in college to make it seem like crap!
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