Can't find a job? Sue your college!

Task Force · 08-05-09, 12:42 PM

well... if she cant get the job she wants... theres always fliping burgers.

bookworm_020 · 08-05-09, 11:18 PM

McDonald's drive thru awaits!

XabbaRus · 08-06-09, 01:59 AM

Since when has any school or uni careers officer been any good? Seems to me like the cushiest job on earth.

Takeda Shingen · 08-06-09, 06:49 AM

Wow. A 2.7. No wonder no one will touch her. Granted, she's not done for life, but she would probably have to work somewhere less ideal until enough time passes to render her transcripts less important.

By the way, schools do not have a class attendance record on their transcripts, so I'm not sure how her solid attendance would help her. If her attendance was poor, she could claim that as the reason for her poor performance. As it appears now, she went to class dutifully, but just lacked the intellecutal capacity to understand many of the finer points pertaining to the academically-heavy field of 'Information Technology'.

NeonSamurai · 08-06-09, 09:08 AM

Could also be that the "degree" she has isn't worth the paper its printed on. There are a lot of those colleges out there which offer useless degrees that are poorly taught or totally out of date. You see them advertising on TV a lot aimed at people who want to stop working at Mc Donnalds.

mookiemookie · 08-06-09, 09:28 AM

If we can sue for stress now, I'm suing everyone on my morning commute.

FIREWALL · 08-06-09, 10:05 AM

4yrs@ $70,000.00 Cheap. Try 4yrs@ USC, UCLA, UofW, Harvard,ect.ect.

And I haven't even scratched the surface of top rated Colleges.

None of the above Gaurantee you a job.

How much of that 70 grand is She out of pocket ?

GoldenRivet · 08-06-09, 01:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Task Force

well... if she cant get the job she wants... theres always fliping burgers.

i know a few -highly talented and capable individuals with degrees in aerospace engineering or aviation sciences who are doing exactly that.

August · 08-06-09, 02:39 PM

We've had this discussion at work on a few occasions. In their eagerness to sell the program admissions people sometimes can make potential students think we're going to be providing them a job when that's just not how it works.

I tell my students to think of job placement assistance like help getting a girlfriend.

Your friends can help you decide what clothes to wear, make sure you don't smell funny, even point out that there is some schmutz on your cheek but they can't actually go get the girl for you.

The Job Placement Specialists can give you some leads, help with resume preparation, even do some mock job interviews to improve your interviewing skills but they can not find a job for you and even if they could, just like the girlfriend, what if you don't like the one they picked?

Platapus · 08-06-09, 03:29 PM

+1 for the use of the word schmutz

Kptlt Thomsen · 08-06-09, 07:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Task Force

well... if she cant get the job she wants... theres always fliping burgers.

Or greeting the weird looking people with the funny walks when they come into Wal-Mart..

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Takeda Shingen Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2000 Posts: 8,643 Downloads: 19 Uploads: 0	Wow. A 2.7. No wonder no one will touch her. Granted, she's not done for life, but she would probably have to work somewhere less ideal until enough time passes to render her transcripts less important. By the way, schools do not have a class attendance record on their transcripts, so I'm not sure how her solid attendance would help her. If her attendance was poor, she could claim that as the reason for her poor performance. As it appears now, she went to class dutifully, but just lacked the intellecutal capacity to understand many of the finer points pertaining to the academically-heavy field of 'Information Technology'.

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FIREWALL Eternal Patrol Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: CATALINA IS. SO . CAL USA Posts: 10,108 Downloads: 511 Uploads: 0	4yrs@ $70,000.00 Cheap. Try 4yrs@ USC, UCLA, UofW, Harvard,ect.ect. And I haven't even scratched the surface of top rated Colleges. None of the above Gaurantee you a job. How much of that 70 grand is She out of pocket ? __________________ RIP FIREWALL I Play GWX. Silent Hunter Who ???

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August Wayfaring Stranger Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 23,222 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	We've had this discussion at work on a few occasions. In their eagerness to sell the program admissions people sometimes can make potential students think we're going to be providing them a job when that's just not how it works. I tell my students to think of job placement assistance like help getting a girlfriend. Your friends can help you decide what clothes to wear, make sure you don't smell funny, even point out that there is some schmutz on your cheek but they can't actually go get the girl for you. The Job Placement Specialists can give you some leads, help with resume preparation, even do some mock job interviews to improve your interviewing skills but they can not find a job for you and even if they could, just like the girlfriend, what if you don't like the one they picked? __________________ Flanked by life and the funeral pyre. Putting on a show for you to see.

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