The Newest Face of Long-Term Unemployment? the College Educated
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The New York Times reports on the growing trend of long-term unemployment among college-educated individuals, sparking discussion on the value of education and the challenges of training and enthusiasm in the workforce.
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JumpinJack_Cash
4 months ago
1 replyI have found out during the recruiting process that it is much easier to train the uneducated enthusiastic than to enthusiasm the educated
blacksmith_tb
4 months ago
Hmm, the educated are likely to be carrying more debt (student loan debt, for example), and possibly hoped that having gotten credentialed would have paved the way to a job they could be enthusiastic about... only to have those hopes dashed. Not sure the uneducated are likely to have a lot of enthusiasm either, though possibly beginner's mind would make it easier for them to learn without pushing back that they already know another, better way.
Daishiman
4 months ago
Elite overproduction on the rise.
bookofjoeAuthor
4 months ago
https://archive.ph/gdKap
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