The mistake is in thinking that a good formal education automatically entitles someone to a good job.
It doesn’t and shouldn’t. A good education merely means that you are educated.
Having received a formal education, you should now expect to go to work on the shop floor and learn some business from the ground up. That is the real education that will build on your formal education and give it meaning. You’ve got a degree in Medieval French Literature? Great. Now get to work oiling the machinery and in a few years, if you’re smart, you may wind up running this place. Or not.
I dunno. I just graduated with a family nurse practitioner degree and have an interview this weekend and, gosh, three more scheduled in the next two weeks. I also already have another solid job offer, but am just interviewing with a few more to see if I like their offers more. LOL ..it’s awesome!!
But I worked as a nurse for several years, doing things that most people could not do without fainting or throwing up ..and then went back to school for more education. I’ve learned specialized skills and had to study my hide off. I’d MUCH rather work as a magazine editor, but, oh well — this pays the bills!