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brento1138
Joined: 17 Nov 2004
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Posted: Fri Jul 02, 2010 4:42 am Post subject: 10 Most Worthless Degrees |
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So, I was interested in already starting a job hunt for jobs back in Canada. I have 5 years of teaching experience with a Communications degree. I was quite surprised to see my degree on the list, as I've seen several CEOs and successful people with CMNS degrees. However, when they mentioned the pyramid scheme thing... I was like.. hey, that's true.
Have a look and see if your degree is on there.
http://www.holytaco.com/2008/06/03/the-10-most-worthless-college-majors |
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Seoulio

Joined: 02 Jan 2010
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Posted: Fri Jul 02, 2010 5:14 am Post subject: |
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| yep |
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Globutron
Joined: 13 Feb 2010 Location: England/Anyang
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Posted: Fri Jul 02, 2010 5:15 am Post subject: |
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I read the first one and already it's idiotic.
These kind of articles are funny, but not when the guy gives himself a superiority above things that he is very wrong about.
The museum jobs for example. Just because you only see one, doesn't mean there is only one. The London National Gallery, for example, has a set of doors that are closed off to public, where acres and acres more of tall massive building is, where all the research goes into palaeontology, history, biology etc. Thousands of which work there.
Also 'will do jack shit in the real world' - This only applies to careers, which he is wrong about anyway, he simply just cannot see the opportunities. Possibly because he doesn't have those degrees.
A large chunk of people get Degrees because they want to. And the way it changes most people is pretty darn important for the real world. (Most decent people anyway, not those ones that get a degree because they don't want to get a job, they just continue getting drunk).
Edit - Latin is technically the official language of Vatican City. Also Latin will put you way ahead of others in terms of learning other languages such as French, Spanich, Italian - knowing any second language or more is constantly useful for careers. Latin is also useful in Law and Medics.
Film can expand your knowledge of the technology used, script writing etc etc, giving a massive range of jobs that aren't 'Hollywood', since Film = hollywood to this guy.
Etc etc.
Point is, They should get someone less ignorant to make these things in order to be properly funny. There was a cool website example I had... what was it... *rubs chin* |
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BoholDiver
Joined: 03 Oct 2009 Location: Canada
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Posted: Fri Jul 02, 2010 6:03 am Post subject: |
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My degree is not on there.
But it's still pretty worthless. |
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maryjanes
Joined: 22 Jul 2009 Location: Cheongju
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Posted: Fri Jul 02, 2010 10:34 am Post subject: |
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| No degree is useless, it just depends on what you do with it (and with the time you were at Uni). |
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DorkothyParker

Joined: 11 Apr 2009 Location: Jeju
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Posted: Fri Jul 02, 2010 10:50 am Post subject: |
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| I dunno, I do sort of hyperventilate when I think about getting a job back home and how my ability to write a Marxist analysis of The Super Mario Bros. probably isn't a marketable skill. |
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recessiontime

Joined: 21 Jun 2010 Location: Got avatar privileges nyahahaha
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Posted: Fri Jul 02, 2010 11:11 am Post subject: Re: 10 Most Worthless Degrees |
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| brento1138 wrote: |
| So, I was interested in already starting a job hunt for jobs back in Canada. |
welcome to the 1st circle of hell.
You should get in touch with your Canadian buddies. Ask them what they are doing with their degrees in communication. My gut feeling is that unless they are given jobs by their parents, you are doing better than they are teaching English in South Korea. |
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mises
Joined: 05 Nov 2007 Location: retired
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Posted: Fri Jul 02, 2010 11:23 am Post subject: |
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Given the oversupply of university degrees it is now necessary for those of us who want to live a middle/upper middle class life to think outside of the uni framework. Professional designations is a better path for most. My cousin just finished an 18 month MRI tech program at SAIT in Calgary and landed a job @ 65k + full benefits (starting salary).
A communications degree isn't useful in the economy. Nor is sociology, philosophy etc. I enjoyed my undergrad experience but it won't make me any money. |
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PatrickBateman
Joined: 08 Jun 2009 Location: American Gardens Building, West 81st Street
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Posted: Mon Jul 05, 2010 1:54 am Post subject: |
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What Job You�ll End Up With: You can read and comprehend, so that gives you an advantage over 99.5% of the people that PERSUE Craig�s list job listings. Therefore, you�ll most likely end up landing an entry level position at a random small company, or showing up to your interview and being raped repeatedly by a group of masked men.
Oh the irony.  |
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recessiontime

Joined: 21 Jun 2010 Location: Got avatar privileges nyahahaha
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Posted: Mon Jul 05, 2010 2:57 am Post subject: |
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| PatrickBateman wrote: |
What Job You�ll End Up With: You can read and comprehend, so that gives you an advantage over 99.5% of the people that PERSUE Craig�s list job listings. Therefore, you�ll most likely end up landing an entry level position at a random small company, or showing up to your interview and being raped repeatedly by a group of masked men.
Oh the irony.  |
not even brah
entry level positions these days go to people with years of experience lol |
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Chet Wautlands

Joined: 11 Oct 2008
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Posted: Mon Jul 05, 2010 3:36 am Post subject: |
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| recessiontime wrote: |
| PatrickBateman wrote: |
What Job You�ll End Up With: You can read and comprehend, so that gives you an advantage over 99.5% of the people that PERSUE Craig�s list job listings. Therefore, you�ll most likely end up landing an entry level position at a random small company, or showing up to your interview and being raped repeatedly by a group of masked men.
Oh the irony.  |
not even brah
entry level positions these days go to people with years of experience lol |
Try one more time. |
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