Was college a waste of time?

[PVnRT]

Poll question: Was college a waste of time?

At this point, it's 0 for 126 positions applied for. I could've flipped burgers are dug ditches for rich people's irrigation systems without pissing away six years getting a master's in chemical engineering. So the question is, did I waste six years going to college?

[dogtag]

1. It was for

Chimpy!

[Deja Q]

2. Corporations want the degree and a ton of experience

One or the other doesn't cut it these days.

But there's always retail. :eyes: Except that isn't enough to live off of, yet alone anything else.

If the economy improves (which it hasn't and 'peak oil' threatens to annihilate) then you'll have a chance.

What we need is a paradigm shift. That won't happen either. Tho$e with the money have the power and they don't want things to change.

[Misunderestimator]

3. You didn't waste time... even if you don't end up in the profession you

aspire to, a degree is huge. I'm a manager in information technology, and I don't even have a degree in the field, but if I didn't have a college degree in ANYTHING, I would never have been hired, no matter the years of experience I have.

[fdr_hst_fan]

4. No, you didn't waste YOUR time;

Smirk wasted HIS college time!

Hail C+ Augustus!

[tedoll78]

5. I answered 'no,' but..

a PolySci degree hasn't opened many doors in these times. Job hunting seems to be all about connections, sadly. I can now either get a job managing retail, or a job in the government - which is why I'm back in school for a two-year medical imaging degree.

Still, the B.A. could come in handy when the time comes to jockey for management positions in the hospital. At least, that's what I tell myself..

[liontamer]

6. i voted for no

in my field a degree is required for even entry level positions. And I mean really required I had to carry around official letters stating that I graduated

[Nikia]

7. Have you considered temping?

I temped at a good company doing R&D lab testing. Then instead of taking another temp assignment, I got a permanent job with another company doing something a bit different. I wanted to make a change so I contacted the temp agency hiring for them and I could have temped again if I wanted to, but the pay is not as good as my current job and then there's the insurance thing. Later, I tried applying directly to the company but was not contacted. I was a biology major. That company prefers chemical engineering majors for their R&D positions.
My point is find out if the companies that you are applying for hire temps to help with special projects and contact those agencies. It will give you experience and may help you get hired full time.
Another option is to apply for plant positions in their manufacturing facilites. You may have to work in manufacturing position for a while, but many companies hire from within. There's also always QA.