Not all degrees are equal

[marianne202]

This was an interesting article, thanks for posting it! I hope I'm safe since I have 25 yrs of experience in healthcare and related areas and 10 years of teaching at the college level. I will finish my MHA March 5th so I can add the grad degree to my resume! Since education and healthcare seem fairly stable with low unemployment I'm hoping I can stay employed and have decent earnings potential for the next 15-20 years that I will most likely have to work.

It is a scary time as a mother of son who just started college with a daughter just starting to think about her college major. How to point them in the right direction for long-term job viability, while still encouraging their passion, is a very hard thing. My son is very into computers and computer gaming, so we have steered him into information security and computer repair. The hope is that while he is finishing his bachelor's and hopefully graduate degree he can work in computer repair / IT earning experience that will then allow him to easily use his information security degree when graduates. We are trying to teach him to layer his IT certification and degrees in overlapping areas to hopefully recession proof himself and give him a broader knowledge base. I'm not sure he totally comprehends our reasoning, but so far he is happy with the choices. We also have hooked him up with the workstudy program at school working in the IT department for more experience out of the gate. I just hope it works and he will be able to find work as he obtains his certifications and finishes he degrees.

I will admit my daughter who is 13 wants big brother out of the house ASAP since he is now 18, but I don't want him out until he is fully prepared to be able to successfully support himself with a stable job. Too many neighbors and friends kids are boomeranging back home to live a few times a year or they move out for 6 months then are home for a few years, then back out and back home. I don't want that for him...or us!!! LOL! This article does give one pause to really think about their education and career choices. While I truly believe you never have to make one permanent career choice for your entire life, it does make sense to put some thought into the education and career decision process, but the bottom line is you have to do what you love or even with multiple degrees you won't be happy to do it long term!