Wednesday Wisdom: How To Get A Job

Today's post comes from the New York Times Opinion page. It is called, "How to Get a Job."

As a Millennial, I have heard the same story since I was a freshman in college that, "I wasn't going to be able to get a job after I graduate", "I'm going to be forced to live at home at my parent's house or a box because the economy is THAT bad," etc...etc.

This article was crafted so elegantly by Mr. Thomas Friedman (the NYT foreign-affairs Op-Ed columnist) stated that employers are not looking for Millennials who solely have a bachelors degree anymore. Now, employers do not care if you were home schooled, attended an online university, paid for an intense online course, or graduated top of your class at an Ivy League or Michigan State. TITLES NO LONGER MATTER. Employers are looking for if you are a "good fit" or "add value" to their organization, company, or corporation.

With that being said fellow Millennial, it is not ALL of your fault why searching (or the search) for future employment is difficult. This is a two-way street between the employer and YOU. Friedman interviewed Eleonora Sharef who is a co-founder of HireArt who stated:

"Many applicants (Millennials) don't have the skills that employers are seeking, and don't know                                how to get them. But the employers also...don't want to train you, and they expect you to be overqualified...too many skills in today's workplace are not being taught by colleges" So who is at fault? You (The Millennial) or the educational system that you pay thousands of dollars for?

So what is the Wednesday Wisdom? In order to get a job in today's society and avoid future shortcomings by this economy, you MUST become an "inventor and a solution-finder, who is relentlessly entrepreneurial and continuously reinventing yourself" because today's employer does not care about your resume nor your degree with your plethora of specializations.

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Here are is article: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/29/opinion/friedman-how-to-get-a-job.html?src=me&ref=general&_r=1& )
Here is that website that was mentioned as well: (www.hireart.com)