I know a couple of people that did that. They studied engineering and software. Came out of good schools and cannot get a jobe because they did not have work experience. Come out of college and told they did not have work experience in their field, so the corporations hired a foreign tech worker because he had several years of experience in his homeland and willing to work cheaper then an American college grad. Experience and 1/3 less salary. Now the US wants to bring in more H-1B workers. I actually had a freeper who loves that because he made it and now is the manager in charge of hiring. He rants how American college grads lack experience, and skills. I actually blogged him and asked when he came out of college many years ago, was he hired for his vast working experience in the tech area he studied and grad. If employers had that attitude 20 years ago, would he be a manager today?
Talked to a China expert once. Yes they have no political freedom but their leaders are wary of high unemployment because they do fear popular revolt caused by it. China has a history where dynasties fell to economic hardship. The Chinese Communist atleast understand this. The American gov and corporations do not seem to care. Guess they never experience a popular revolt and assume the American population can take the abuse of “creative destruction”. There is always a first time for every nation.
“I know a couple of people that did that. They studied engineering and software. Came out of good schools and cannot get a jobe because they did not have work experience.”
Tell them to keep working in any job that they can get, and to keep building their knowledge (reading books, tech manuals, etc.) beyond their schooling. In addition, while working the crappy jobs to “be the best crap shoveler in the place” and they will see amazing opportunities open up to them.
It might take more work in the long run to get into their chosen fields, but those with tenacity will get there, while those that sit around playing video games all day will type on DU about the damn H1B visas given to chinese engineers.