According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics 25 percent of college graduates entering the labor market are getting jobs previously held by people without degrees. There are millions of job-seekers with degrees who can not find jobs requiring their degree types.
It’s not uncommon to find someone with an MBA in education teaching first grade, or a person with a bachelors degree waiting tables. Right now it appears the outlook for a traditional degree is somewhat bleak. However, that doesn’t mean a degree is not still needed.
People will continue to pursue degrees for the wrong reasons, and industry will continue to honor them for the wrong reasons. But sufficed to say, you still need that piece of paper if you want to walk through that door. Even if it’not the dream job you had in mind.
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