So a good amount of 20 somethings I know, at varying degrees of financial success, are thinking about going back to school. Reason being, for the most part, they don't find their current careers to be exactly fulfilling.
Random observation - most people I know in the 35+ bracket find this to be an amusing '20 something thing' - it's a job, it doesn't have to be perfect or have meaning, it just needs to pay the bills. The early 20 somethings are being almost hopelessly romantic about their careers; there will never be one to meet their expectations.
Anyhow.
A friend of mine mentioned that one shouldn't go back to school, it's not necessarily the key to getting a good job. I find this to be an interesting and somewhat accurate point. Some people end up in lines of work that have nothing to do with their degree/major. Some lines of work require a very specific background, obviously, but other lines of work provide training specific to the industry that can only be learned through experience, rather than in a classroom. That then lends itself to the age old question of 'how do I get experience if no one will give me a chance?' I guess my question is - if there's a 20 something, or anyone, for that matter, who wants to change career paths - what is the best way to go about this? Is it going back to school? What are the other viable options?
Your thoughts?
Random observation - most people I know in the 35+ bracket find this to be an amusing '20 something thing' - it's a job, it doesn't have to be perfect or have meaning, it just needs to pay the bills. The early 20 somethings are being almost hopelessly romantic about their careers; there will never be one to meet their expectations.
Anyhow.
A friend of mine mentioned that one shouldn't go back to school, it's not necessarily the key to getting a good job. I find this to be an interesting and somewhat accurate point. Some people end up in lines of work that have nothing to do with their degree/major. Some lines of work require a very specific background, obviously, but other lines of work provide training specific to the industry that can only be learned through experience, rather than in a classroom. That then lends itself to the age old question of 'how do I get experience if no one will give me a chance?' I guess my question is - if there's a 20 something, or anyone, for that matter, who wants to change career paths - what is the best way to go about this? Is it going back to school? What are the other viable options?
Your thoughts?
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