Most College Students Want JOBS -Not “Enrichment”!
Every so often, I get a some tightly wound academic who writes to me saying that my book doesn't address those who go to college to "enrich themselves". This is true, my book does not address those suckers. My book is directed to the majority of people who go to college to find a JOB.
Besides, when is the last time you heard someone say that they wanted to go to college to get a degree so that they could be an enriched individual and speak intelligently about Karl Marx at family Christmas parties, or at the bar during happy hour?
EVERY time you hear people talk about "college," whether in the media, at a PTA meeting or in the grocery store, you also hear them talk about "jobs." You hardly ever hear someone talk about one without mentioning the other.
Take a look at these NPR headlines recently that address the very subject of College Degree & JOBS:
Job Recruiting Slows On College Campuses
by Alana Germany NPR
To Do: Get A Job
by Emma Jacobs
Graduates Brace For Worst Job Market In Years
by Larry Abramson
Job Training Gives Boost To High School Grads
by Larry Abramson
Oh, I did find one that mentions a Liberal Arts Scool
Economic Downturn Hits Liberal Arts School
by Robert Siegel
May 27, 2009
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