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In the discussion thread: You don't get wisdom with a college degree. [View all]

Response to cherokeeprogressive (Reply #5)

Wed May 2, 2012, 08:01 AM

25. I guess it all depends on

what your degree is in. Some majors don't have much in the way of marketable skills. And, not saying this is your situation, but I know a guy that has an MBA and cannot get a good job because he was arrested a few times and cannot pass a background check.

Keep searching!

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28 replies	Author	Time	Post
You don't get wisdom with a college degree. [View all]	upaloopa	May 2012	OP
The only thing college gets you is a piece of paper.	YellowRubberDuckie	May 2012	#1
Ahh, yeah, so please enlighten me about the history of...	a la izquierda	May 2012	#4
Point me to a book to read...	YellowRubberDuckie	May 2012	#6
College is a bit more than reading a book or two and a piece of paper	REP	May 2012	#10
No, it's more than a book or books, and a piece of paper.	a la izquierda	May 2012	#22
One of the native nations	Taylor Smite	May 2012	#17
This is a Mexica (Aztec) ceremony...	a la izquierda	May 2012	#20
Some seem to think earning a degree in one place creates a job in another.	cherokeeprogressive	May 2012	#5
What bugs the HELL out of me...	YellowRubberDuckie	May 2012	#7
Don't hate him....	RagAss	May 2012	#14
I guess it all depends on	sweetapogee	May 2012	#25
Statistically speaking having a college degree makes you	mythology	May 2012	#28
Those grapes look pretty sour, too	REP	May 2012	#9
But ... But ...	1StrongBlackMan	May 2012	#2
This has been an eye opening experience..	pipoman	May 2012	#3
I worked for a major corporation nd this kind of thing happened all the time.	Lint Head	May 2012	#8
It became more prevalent as DeVry, Phoenix, ITT, etc., managed to buy accreditation	Egalitarian Thug	May 2012	#12
No, no you don't. And since we've completely abandoned the idea that an education	Egalitarian Thug	May 2012	#11
I'm sure somehow accountants were involved	Taitertots	May 2012	#13
Correct but it is an easy way to raise the bar for people to withhold jobs and privilege	jp11	May 2012	#15
Just wait until they outsource the motor pool	FarCenter	May 2012	#16
This is standard corporate meeting stuff. Are you new to the corporate scene? Do you read Dilbert?	riderinthestorm	May 2012	#18
Or they could just ignore Sarbanes Oxley and GAAP to spare your time.	dmallind	May 2012	#19
I must be dumb. Seems like it's not just about $300, it's about getting costs correctly assigned.	HiPointDem	May 2012	#21
It's all about perception.	KansDem	May 2012	#23
my dad complained about the same thing	quaker bill	May 2012	#24
Let the GOP bash higher education.	JoePhilly	May 2012	#26
Good post. nt	tammywammy	May 2012	#27

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