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Is it worth getting a degree ?
Is it worth getting a degree ?
05-12-2010 7:47 PM
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Assuming of course the Degree they were going after was in a useful subject ?
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05-12-2010 8:17 PM
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05-12-2010 8:38 PM
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Jobs she has chased so far have stipulated at least 1 year practical experience

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05-12-2010 8:39 PM
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06-12-2010 8:49 AM
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06-12-2010 12:32 PM
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the quality of graduates has been sinking for years as more and more 'fluffy' feel-good degree courses have been introduced. generally, the people taking this sort of degree - sociology, history of art and the like, are as daft as the courses they took and boy! do they ever have a high opinion of themselves.
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06-12-2010 12:59 PM
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06-12-2010 2:37 PM
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If you were not up to the job you would soon be out, no appeals or anything like that !
Perhaps the way forward is a pre training year in a hospital covering the same shifts as staff including night duty with the emphasis on feeding, cleaning incontinent patients and a range of other non glamorous tasks, this would soon get rid of the non suitable type !
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12-12-2010 12:33 PM
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PS. I like your quotation, where did that come from?
Colin
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12-12-2010 1:08 PM
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12-12-2010 2:57 PM
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Quote from: colintivy ose object is to provided the cheapest staff who, because they were so poorly paid, had little or no enthusiasm for the work can never be the right path whatever the accountants say!
PS. I like your quotation, where did that come from?
Colin
It came from A Pictorial Guide to the Lakeland Fells (Book 7) The Western Fells by A Wainwright
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12-12-2010 3:29 PM
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- Because you have a deep interest in the subject.
- Waste 3 years of your life, to avoid being eliminated arbitarily.
I prefer the first.
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12-12-2010 5:29 PM
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Quote from: colintivy Out-sourcing of work to outside agencies whose object is to provided the cheapest staff who, because they were so poorly paid, had little or no enthusiasm for the work can never be the right path whatever the accountants say!
Gotta be said Colin you're absolutely right. Although I've never done agency work I've been in jobs that try to pay you the absolute worst wage on earth and yes its very discouraging. They'll try to make you work your backside off and give you nothing but grief and terrible pay for the privilege.
On the other side of the fence I've also worked for employers that pay very good money (considering I'm not qualified at anything) and even then when you are enthusiastic and want to work hard you end up with some twat of a boss out the army who see's you as a threat and tries to run you into the ground. Moons ago people used to see enthusiasm and intelligence as a good thing. Now you're lucky if the boss doesn't see you as a threat to his job and tries to get rid of you. When I say this I speak from experience. In my last position I was the most experienced person they had, had the NVQ2 which even our team 'leader' (who could only shout not lead) didn't have and instead of making me feel valued they treated me like scum while praising up the useless lazy ones. There is only so much of it you can take before it starts to destroy you inside.
It's very hard for us young people now. What ever we try people are determined to keep us down and screw us out of every penny they think they can. Oh.. and we also feel the cold too.
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12-12-2010 6:25 PM
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there is approximately 8 million adults including school leavers who have recently left school
looking for work
most areas wouldnt mind if you had a degree or not, but some would not view it as a plus
and that you would be seen as either too qualified or then that their job
was just being used as a stepping stone, well the boss would not want such a person , he /she ideally wants a person
who would want to stay
Also many degree's become antiques and employers look at them as outdated
such degrees would be electronics, aeronautics, mechanical, and loads of others
So unless I was deeply interested in a subject I (that is me ) would prefer a good job than a degree any day
its better to have an enjoyable job and earn money , One must earn money while they can
there is loads of unemployed people with a degree out there
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12-12-2010 9:10 PM
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The career area I'm applying for previously needed only an undergraduate degree and evidence of aptitude. Now most employers are asking for a Master's or even a PhD in some cases. Most also ask for several years "professional or research experience" on top. Fortunately there is quite a bit of funding available for Master's and PhDs in this subject.
The demands on graduates is getting much tighter as more people are now educated to a much higher standard.
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