Times Have Changed Times have changed dramatically inthe past thirty years. The style of living, the sizes of families,and education have all changed dramatically. During thefifties, sixties, and most of the early seventies teenagerswere thinking about going off to war or starting a family. Very few teenagers coming out of high school werethinking about college.
Slowly as times started to change,more and more people were going off to college. Today atthe end of the nineties, very few people do not go off tocollege. Instead of high school students thinking aboutstarting families or going off to war, they have a biggerdecision to make. What college to attend. This decision willaffect one’s entire life; how they live, where they work,what size family they are going to have, and sometimeswhom they will marry. Today, choosing a college is almostone of the biggest decisions one would have to make.
Theanswer to this question will affect them for life. Finding agood job in the workforce is getting more difficult as timegoes on. Employers are looking for individuals who aresmart and can add something to the company; thecompetition is fierce. They are no longer acceptingteenagers right out of High School. They are looking forpeople in their mid- twenties with a four-year degree,sometimes even a graduate level degree.
Many hypothesizethat this is because companies are paying their employeesmore. Another hypothesis is that they are trying to moveforward. These companies are trying to expand on whatthey already have. There is a race to become the biggestand the best.
Therefore, they are looking to collegestudents who are specialized and know about the field. They are willing to pay college graduates a lot of moneybecause they have faith that they will earn it back. Duringthe fifties, sixties, and early seventies companies werehappy to be getting anyone. With the wars going on and theprotests for peace, most fresh workers were occupied. These companies were willing to pay and train anyone thatmight have been interested.
Their selection was not as greatas it is now. The selection of workers today is enormous. Therefore, college students today have to work harder toappear better than the next person. They need to sellthemselves on paper. It is hard to do this without a goodcollege name on one’s resume.
One should keep in mind allthat has changed in thirty years. Imagine what can change infour years. The difficulty of getting a job could increase.With that, the amount of people applying for the same job,with the same qualifications can also increase in difficulty.The power of a good education should not beunderestimated; in many cases, it means a good future.Category: Miscellaneous
