As a B.A. holding custodian I resemble that remark!
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Many moons ago I ran the production floor in a factory. Seasonally we'd hire day laborers to help us clean and do the gross stuff, shoveling waste from behind the machinery, cleaning out sumps etc.
I remember this one guy who was having like, a crisis while cleaning dead seagulls from our ventilation system. He was just like "I have a degree, I went to school!". When I asked what his degree was he said Medieval Art History and I laughed. I felt bad laughing but like, what did he think he was going to be?
The worst part was 6 months later we had the agency send us more people and he came back.
I'm in university now, and I was very very careful about my choice of degree.
Are you also finding a lot of students just aren't interested in getting involved at Uni anymore? Its just turn up for class (if that), then leave. No discussions, no involvement, no real understanding?
I ask this because I'm also a student, and I think this could be what this person did as well. A degree is just a tick in the yes box for a job interview - its the bare minimum you can get from uni. They likely didn't actually get involved in the topic, talk with fellow students, build their networks and get into it - just passed. Im worried because based on what I see, this is where many current students are going.
Networking is also difficult if you're not neurotypical and/or handicapped...
Disagree.
Networking, as in introducing yourself to people blindly absolutely is. I mean simply talking to the person next to you, discussing questions in small groups, being involved in a workshop. Talking to your group in a group assignment.
And if thats still too hard - many unis have clubs for neurodiverse students.
What field are you in? If you're in computer science then congrats, you're surrounded by them!
Comp Sci students don't do the hiring though; business majors and HR do. So being anything other than neurotypical is still a disadvantage.
Students don't do the hiring, but they can tell the people who are hiring that you're the right choice.