More Than Half of Black College Graduates Underemployed

[Meta_Conscious]

If you go to college expecting it to turn in to a high paying job, for god sakes don't major in sociology.

Shots fired @ five

I have 2 degrees and job security.

 

[MR.CJ]

This is sad

 

[Bcotton5]

Let's be honest, beyond having the correct credentials and skills for the job post-college, the other half is knowing the right people.

If you keep your network small and the people in that network are 'limited', you could expect poorer results. my first job out of college in IT was because a family member was good friends with the person who did the recruiting for the company I went to work for. I did my first interview with her and that was great, I had several other interviews beyond that but without that first introduction, who knows what would have happened. I did 9 years at that company all told.

If you go to college expecting it to turn in to a high paying job, for god sakes don't major in environmental studies or sociology. If getting a job is the end goal of college, look into what majors are in demand and do some serious self-examination if you are up to the task and work your ass off in school and network!

MMM! real shit

unemployed nigga with a degree post, Im going back to school though

 

[Meta_Conscious]

I dont understand how this inevitably turns in to a blame the blacks thing.

how u gonna tell a nigga that tried that he still at fault.

this passive acceptance of institutional racism is detrimental to the collective success of black folks.

the moves I've made don't afford me the ability to look down on my brothers who I know are trying.

 

[Copper]

Yet systematic racism is an illusion

 

[Shizlansky]

I thought everybody already knew this.

 

[soul rattler]

It's not just Blacks, it's Americans in general.

While the White House introduces plans to reduce the cost of college, perhaps the real question we should be asking is if so many Americans need to go to college.

After all the nearly 19 million 4-year college graduates expected over from 2010 to 2020, according to the NCES, will be disappointed to find only 8.5 million job openings requiring a bachelors degree over the same period, according to the BLS.

Many of those college students would have done better to go to a technical school for better job prospects at lower cost. Those who did go to college had better have put some thought into picking their major.

Below are some charts and tables on college underemployment, published with permission from the Center For College Affordability.

48% of working college graduates are underemployed. This chart will get worse over the next decade.

http://www.businessinsider.com/rise-of-college-student-underemployment-2013-8

 

[LUClEN]

how u gonna tell a nigga that tried that he still at fault.

Everyone gets a trophy?

 

[Meta_Conscious]

It's not just Blacks, it's Americans in general.

While the White House introduces plans to reduce the cost of college, perhaps the real question we should be asking is if so many Americans need to go to college.

After all the nearly 19 million 4-year college graduates expected over from 2010 to 2020, according to the NCES, will be disappointed to find only 8.5 million job openings requiring a bachelors degree over the same period, according to the BLS.

Many of those college students would have done better to go to a technical school for better job prospects at lower cost. Those who did go to college had better have put some thought into picking their major.

Below are some charts and tables on college underemployment, published with permission from the Center For College Affordability.

48% of working college graduates are underemployed. This chart will get worse over the next decade.

http://www.businessinsider.com/rise-of-college-student-underemployment-2013-8

if you go to CEPR.net and read the article it clearly shows that blacks are at a greater disadvantage.

 

[Darth Sidious]

This is the reality of the time we are living in, ALL Americans will need to be sharper and more prepared for the jobs of today and tomorrow because we are competing in a global market.

There are people all over the world who are better educated and will work for far less and all they need is a VPN connection to be on the job tomorrow.

My god , my office is like the UN, we have persons from India, Pakistan, China, Russia, Saudi Arabia and probably more that I am not aware of.

 

[deadeye]

Fucked up as this is, imagine what the stats are for those of us who don't have degrees.

Well, nothing to imagine about it.

They're a lot worse.

 

[NothingButTheTruth]

I dont understand how this inevitably turns in to a blame the blacks thing.

how u gonna tell a nigga that tried that he still at fault.

this passive acceptance of institutional racism is detrimental to the collective success of black folks.

the moves I've made don't afford me the ability to look down on my brothers who I know are trying.

So what's the solution?

Being discriminated against is a direct relation to being a minority group. If you willingly integrate with a bigger, stronger force, they're going to eventually consume you, unless you had some kind of plan before you made the decision to integrate. Oh yeah and the fact that these same people we integrated with seem to hate us organically, hurts our stance even more.

So once again, what kind of solution do you see? The only root solution I see is segregation.

 

[deadeye]

It's not just Blacks, it's Americans in general.

Yeah, but we always get it worse.

"Last hired, first fired."

"If America has a cold, Black America has the flu."

Been hearing shit like that since the 70's (when I was too young to realize how serious it was at the time).....but all those old sayings still hold true.

 

[Meta_Conscious]

I dont understand how this inevitably turns in to a blame the blacks thing.

how u gonna tell a nigga that tried that he still at fault.

this passive acceptance of institutional racism is detrimental to the collective success of black folks.

the moves I've made don't afford me the ability to look down on my brothers who I know are trying.

So what's the solution?

Being discriminated against is a direct relation to being a minority group. If you willingly integrate with a bigger, stronger force, they're going to eventually consume you, unless you had some kind of plan before you made the decision to integrate. Oh yeah and the fact that these same people we integrated with seem to hate us organically, hurts our stance even more.

So once again, what kind of solution do you see? The only root solution I see is segregation.

consolidation of resources?

 

[zombie]

To fix this problem we have to employ ourselves and stop throwing our money away on bullshit, we must love ourselves above everyone else. We must teach all classess of black people this

This will not be as hard as some will think but it won't be easy either.

 

[atribecalledgabi]

What was their majors tho

Even black grads entering the science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields, where employees are both highly sought and highly paid, suffer a 10 percent unemployment rate and a 32 percent underemployment rate.

 

[Will Munny]

why did knowshon cry like that? i seen the pics i always assumed it was cuase his eyes got hurt and they started watering really bad

 

[CapitalB]

all i can do is laugh at this shit..

good ammunition tho.. thanx T/S..

 

[CockMcStuffins]

why did knowshon cry like that? i seen the pics i always assumed it was cuase his eyes got hurt and they started watering really bad

Nigga ass coon got emotional during the national anthem

 

[texas409]

The thing about racism and oppression in America is it has always been systematic. They been writing blueprints behind the scenes on how to get over on any race they deem lesser than them