Yesterday I was listening to Mary Walter and her guest was talking about future hiring trends particularly in small businesses. He said that many small businesses were now hiring employees right out of high school for jobs that don’t require a college degree instead of hiring someone with a degree. He said those with college degrees expect higher starting salaries even though their degree had nothing to do with the job they were applying for, they were more inclined to argue with other employees, were late for work more often, and were overall less productive.
Later I talked to a friend of mine who owns several small businesses and he agreed. Many times the applicant with the college degree expected the employer to basically help pay off their student debt even though they brought zero experience to the table, expected more benefits and higher salaries just because the have a degree and expected to make their own work schedule particularly working from home.
The high school grad understood they were starting at the bottom and had to work their way up, was more reliable and less confrontational with other employees and accepted the work schedule that was offered. I realize these are broad brush assumptions but considering what we see coming out of college, the applicant that HASN’T been through 4 years of liberal indoctrination and is not sitting on $100k of student debt may be a more appealing candidate than the brainwashed “know-it-all” with a Liberal Arts degree.
Later I talked to a friend of mine who owns several small businesses and he agreed. Many times the applicant with the college degree expected the employer to basically help pay off their student debt even though they brought zero experience to the table, expected more benefits and higher salaries just because the have a degree and expected to make their own work schedule particularly working from home.
The high school grad understood they were starting at the bottom and had to work their way up, was more reliable and less confrontational with other employees and accepted the work schedule that was offered. I realize these are broad brush assumptions but considering what we see coming out of college, the applicant that HASN’T been through 4 years of liberal indoctrination and is not sitting on $100k of student debt may be a more appealing candidate than the brainwashed “know-it-all” with a Liberal Arts degree.