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Shockingly, only about 20% of new college grads are getting the jobs they want, where they want them, and the BLS predicts that will not change much in the future. Millions of jobs will be created going forward, but many will not require college degrees.

Here’s an interesting excerpt from the Washington Post that may shed some light on that development. . .

“If you’re a parent of a high-school senior or prospective college student, these findings might make you wonder if there is any hope for a good job after college graduation. There is, but whether a student launches after college depends largely on what they do while in school. Just getting the sheepskin no longer guarantees a good job.

Employers say that students who dedicate time and effort to their major or an outside-the-classroom activity, secure multiple internships during their four years, and take on leadership roles are more likely to possess the skills needed for the workforce than students who drift through college. The best skill that students can learn in college is actually the ability to learn.

There is too much emphasis these days on picking a practical field of study, which is why business is the most popular undergraduate major. But employers need people who are broadly educated and have practical skills. Too many colleges are failing to provide that guidance and those opportunities to students while saddling them with debt they won’t be able pay off in the unemployment line.

One of the country’s most-sought-after employers, Google, has found that it is increasingly hiring people without college degrees because the signal of the credential is no longer as clear as it used to be that someone is job ready.

If colleges don’t provide the mix of academic and practical experiences that students need and students fail to take advantage of them, pretty soon we’ll see other employers looking for alternatives to the college degree as well.”

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In these cases, after a certain point, I think all you can do is wish someone the best and let it go. Life on earth is short, so, hopefully, they will somehow find what they are looking for before it all passes them by.

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Do you have any contacts that would enable you to develop a business related to your background?

I’ve had aviation related businesses (plane and helicopter leasebacks, consulting, etc.) which worked out well because of my contacts in the
field–however, this was not the primary source of my income–so that is also a consideration, because of the risk involved.

Others have given excellent feedback, and I’m sure you’ll get more. Just be careful not to act in desperation. Depending on your financial situation, perhaps taking another “day job” might be wise until your path for change is clear. Also, have you considered franchise options?

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For my last troll enabling post, I would just like to say that most of us here have the homes (and lives) we want, and, in all honestly, although we probably really don’t care if someone else gets the home (or life) they want or not, many of us have been kind enough to try to make suggestions, only to be met with rude comments, most of which have no, or very little basis in fact.

Fortunately, in the end, the final outcome of this situation will effect only you, not any of us, so feel free to take it or leave it.

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Sorry, flu, I think most Piggs would agree you just don’t have enough “Trollistic” qualities to win. You’re too smart, make too much sense, know exactly what you’re talking about, support it with solid data, and I could go on and on.

Better luck next time–Troll Wannabe.

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Personally, I think people who want to get guns for whatever reasons will find a way to do so, regardless of what laws are in place. Imo, some level of insanity is involved in most, if not all of these cases, and, unfortunately, that can’t be banned.

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Another good post, svelte, but I guess it’s just too tempting to feed them. It’s kind of like watching a disaster happening right before your very eyes. You know it’s not going to end well–you want to look away–but, somehow–you just can’t. That said, thanks for the reminder.

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[quote=njtosd][quote=scaredyclassic]The problem is most things just aren’t worth the money. It makes us kind of sad. But they’re not worth it. Crap shacks generally aren’t worth it.

Very few things are worth it:

1. A nice walk. Totally worth it.

2. A good bed. Absolutely worth it.

3. A great bowel movement. Worth it.

4. Exercise. Worth it.

5. An 3lectric toothbrush and floss. Worth the money.

6. My ping-pong table. Very worth it.

7. Nice glass to drink whiskey from. Worth it.

8. One of out 5 cats. Worth it.

9. Mmmm. Costco membership. Worth it I guess.

10. Burrito from Aztek tacos on the 79. Way Worth it.

I can’t think of much else that provides good value.[/quote]

When my kids want expensive stuff, I ask them to name off the three best times they’ve had. Invariably these times involves being with a group of other people – the amount of money involved was not really relevant. Then I ask them to tell me an item that they received that still makes them happy – usually it is something that would be valueless to someone else. Money provides convenience and reduces worry. We’ve lived in a number of houses – some bigger, some smaller. I was the least happy in the largest house (NJ).[/quote]

As usual, great points, nj.

Agree that, for us also, our most fulfilling times in life are not directly related to the amount of money spent, and yet, funding our lives is a necessary evil in this world.

To that end, we’ve tried to take steps to put the financial aspect of our lives on auto-pilot as much as possible, so we have more time for what really matters to us, and I think a lot of people are trying to do that.

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Interestingly, we don’t know any bitter people in CV. Many of them purchased their homes years ago and have either stayed or easily moved up to something bigger and better in the area or elsewhere.

More recently, a few friends and family purchased homes around San Diego, including CV, during the last downturn a few years ago, and are very glad they got in on that window of opportunity. We still have several rental properties there, and are very happy with the arrangement, so I’m just not seeing the bitterness in any way, shape or form.

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Watched it once and enjoyed it, but, even with my limited knowledge based upon the friends and acquaintances we have, it didn’t really seem to ring true. Even the show’s creator had this to say:

The real-life Eddie Huang narrates the first season only. Eleven episodes into the first season, Huang expressed concern over ABC’s approach, saying it presents an “ambiguous, cornstarch story about Asian-Americans” that perpetuates “an artificial representation of Asian American lives.” He also Tweeted in April 2015, “I understand this is a comedy but the great comics speak from pain: Pryor, Rock, Louis…This show had that opportunity but it fails.”

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Understand, flu. In our case, it was a pure connection thing, dating back to family ties from years past. No funds (except tuition) were involved.

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[quote=flu][quote=flyer]For better or worse, getting into Harvard Med is actually more who you know than anything else–so that evens the playing field with regard to other factors that might come into play. Acceptance rate when my daughter started was around 6%, it’s now 5.3.[/quote]

Well, I’m sure that explains why folks overseas are able to get into pretty good schools. If I had a few million to donate to any school, I’m sure my kid’s grade wouldn’t really matter either….[/quote]

Our daughter had all the quals. Didn’t matter. Stiff competition without inside connections.

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Interesting. Since my wife is in the film business, we’ve considered moving North–primarily to Malibu–but have no interest in any other locations up that way for many, many reasons and prefer RSF. To each his/her own.

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[quote=flu][quote=flyer]I’m sure you’re joking, but with the previous discussion here, it does make one wonder.

In retrospect, I guess you could say I had a “Tiger Mother” before it was in vogue, and we raised our kids in pretty much the same way. Everyone turned out well, but we were prepared if that had not been the case.[/quote]

A tiger mom/dad that puts that much emphasis on success..At worst, there kids turns out average to slightly above average unless he/she has some other issues going on. Better than kids that put no effort into their work. There are some cases that it backfires, and the kid flunks out of Harvard (no seriously). But there is a higher percentage of success. Also, starting with generation 2. Let’s face it. Generation 2 ends up having a better financial future than generation 1 who made all the sacrifices and ends up passing it down to generation 2. So there is part of a wealth transfer to kids to increase the odds of not failing. The new wealth from asia (business people) on the other hand probably aren’t very well educated, and made money by being in the right place at the right time in an emerging market. They take their money and send their kids to the best school their money can buy. So it will take about 3-4 generations before they end up as fvcked up as many other americans are.[/quote]

Understand. We’re at about generation 4 as far as wealth transfer goes, and you’re right, each succeeding generation has done better than the one before–even though that trend is now questionable for many going forward.

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For better or worse, getting into Harvard Med is actually more who you know more than anything else–so that evens the playing field with regard to other factors that might come into play. Acceptance rate when my daughter started was around 6%, it’s now 5.3.

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