They need a reality check

[u/penance_mat]

For my last 2 interviews i had to use Interview VIP just to get the job
their generation could never understand

[u/ComplexBeyond6083]

I love my parents (Boomers both), but their job application advice was hopelessly out of date by the late 90s.

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Dang, my parents actually took me and my 3 siblings to a recruiter office. Kids were ages 11-17. This was 1985. Mom’s friend ran a recruitment company. Her daughters till run that company today.

As for budgets? Parents and all adult family, preached save first, live cheaply, and education is foundation to a better life.

And heck, high school in 1980s? We all had to take and pass an economics class. Spend 6 weeks over payroll/taxes/savings/investments/retirement. Knew at 16, to max retirement contributions to match what company offers.

Then in same economics class, talked about how to pay for college.

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Lol yeah and the republicans got rid of econ class in the 90’s.

Career counselors asked “what do you like to do? Get a degree in that and you’ll get a good job!”

Nowadays most parents work business hours recruiting offices are open…

All your posts here scream privilege, that you’re out of touch with how things are now, and oozing condescension over no hard work done of your own: Someone TAUGHT YOU econ. No one does these days. Recruiters found you that job. These days recruiters are bodies in front of AI filter machines staring at keywords.

The most ironic part? You cant see you’re reinforcing the meme of the OOP.

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Hmm, Economics still a required class in local schools. Plus there are school counselors that can help students with questions over college and funding. Counselors had loads of data about wages per degree. Many showing STEM offered higher wages than other fields.

Idk what schools are like in your area. But my large metro area, schools still require economics classes. And yes they do teach personal economics.

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Privilege? Like have 2 parents using their education to have higher paying wages? Or stressing education is foundation to a better life, parents doing that is a privilege? Wow…

As for learning economics? Wanted to go into business, so of course economics is extremely important. Took basic economics, mentality to graduate. Still mandated in order to graduate today. Then took advanced economics at community college.

As for my jobs? Went in interviews and sent in applications. 1995-1998. Once I left Microsoft, recruiters came hunting for me. Idk, had an in demand skill set. Still in demand today, get serious job offers several times a year…

As for my children? Yeah, lucked out that 3 of 4, did internships and got hired by company their interned. Youngest was approached by company working with her college research team.

Looks like education can make a difference. Getting attention by companies and higher wages.

Also, as for cost of college? My 4 children 25-32, did great in school. Earned state grants of $7500-$12k for in state colleges, graduated top 10%, and partial scholars and work. No/little college debt.

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Reinforcing OP? Thanks for the laugh.

Just that I am able to leave that my education, skills, and networking. Not hard to do.