[SeekAndFind]

That’s certainly not true in the tech/engineering world.

Can someone then verify this statement from the same article :

"A Duke University spokesman said that 40 percent of Duke's engineering graduates cannot get engineering jobs. A Duke University publication suggests that the best prospect for good engineering jobs is for the U.S. government to start another major project like going to the moon. "

If it is true that there is great demand for tech/engineering in this country, how on earth can an elite college like Duke graduate engineering students where close to half are begging for engineering jobs ?

[tarheelswamprat]

...how on earth can an elite college like Duke graduate engineering students where close to half are begging for engineering jobs ?

Perhaps it's because they're Duke engineering grads, not NC State engineering grads... /grin

[Alberta's Child]

A Duke University publication suggests that the best prospect for good engineering jobs is for the U.S. government to start another major project like going to the moon.

This probably explains why 40% of their engineering graduates can't find work in their field of study. The notion that college graduates are reliant on massive government spending initiatives for employment is indicative of an attitude I would have expected to find among middle-school students.

[stuartcr]

I don’t know about demand for grduates, but I do know thqt degreed people earn more, even if doing the same job as a non-degreed person.