At this point, I’m a little unclear on what you mean by “entry level position”. Please elaborate (and no, I’m not trying to be an ass).
>>At this point, I’m a little unclear on what you mean by “entry level position”. Please elaborate (and no, I’m not trying to be an ass).<<
I understand completely. Consultants frequently have to do many things, even in tech and accounting. Entry level positions (usually given such grandious titles as “Management Analyst” or “Business Analyst” and the like) really are hired to do grunt work such as “here is a list of 1000 widgets. Come up with some sort of classification system based on size, color and taste, then create a cross tab and a brief slide presentation.
By tomorrow.
This is the sort of thing where we need someone will take the initiative — the senior consultant explains the intent but the person determines the actual classification system. It also sucks since who the heck wants to spend all night working with and classifying 1,000 widgets?
But the pay is good even if it can feel like a soul-stealing job (which it is). It also can have rewards in case that little classification system changes the way a huge multi-national company handles its widgets across the globe.
That is entry-level in consultancies. I think the same is true for office clerks, etc.
The bulk of jobs need smart people who can learn and are willing to work. The ones that don’t in fact need specific STEM skills (case in point for a starting Mechanical engineer or JAVA programmer).
No one needs a Womyn’s studies major except someone who needs womyn’s studies courses to future womyn’s studies graduates.
IMHO.