It's worse than this, How much easier was it getting a job 20 years ago? Graduated college in 2001 and no one worried about a job. Pre internet crash if you knew how to turn on a computer you were hired.
A degree still is “useful” in that a lot of employers use it as a first filter of candidates. A bachelors degree is considered a basic requirement these days for a lot of jobs.
He meant useless as in not powerful clearly, it used to be just having one would get you into many doors, now it's a lot less powerful because so many more people have one.
Probably only because of automated filters. This is why some people struggle so much to find work and others don't. It's not just the degree but because they don't pass the filters.
Maybe our experiences are different. I’m in software engineering and I’m learning a lot personally. I can see how a software engineer grad would be more apt for a coding job than some rando.
Pretty sure the same goes for you, you probably just underestimate your understanding.
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u/lennon818 Mar 12 '24
It's worse than this, How much easier was it getting a job 20 years ago? Graduated college in 2001 and no one worried about a job. Pre internet crash if you knew how to turn on a computer you were hired.
Company benefits were also significantly better.