| Young people might not realize how important a | | | | become comfortable with taking on more |
| college education is until they come face to face with | | | | responsibility over a significant amount of time. The |
| friends who did not go to college and hear the horror | | | | importance of developing social skills while at college |
| stories they tell about how difficult it has been for | | | | will become apparent when college graduates begin |
| them to find work. In small communities, the | | | | to schedule interviews. |
| differences noticed between the two groups might | | | | The financial aid funding processes in place on many |
| be quite significant because the job offers seem to | | | | college campuses around the country taught students |
| go to those that hold college degrees and the menial | | | | the importance of recognizing obstacles and finding |
| jobs are left open for uneducated people to fill. | | | | solutions. Many college graduates will be quite used to |
| The importance of earning a college education will be | | | | employing some problem solving skills as they search |
| truly noticeable on paydays because there will be a | | | | for scholarships and other funding methods to pay |
| surmountable gap in the salaries that each person | | | | for the college education they are getting. Finding |
| earns. The college graduate will naturally assume | | | | funds through a multitude of channels will give college |
| positions of authority in a large corporation, and will | | | | students the opportunity to experience first hand the |
| earn a generous salary with all the rewards and | | | | importance of putting what they learned in the |
| benefits of that position. Those employees without | | | | classroom into practical practice. |
| college degrees in hand might be offered salaries that | | | | People that do not attend college before entering the |
| are hundreds of dollars less per month and positions | | | | work force might not know what employers are |
| that are less prestigious. | | | | looking for during the hiring process. Some will be |
| The college graduate will feel more at ease when | | | | tasked to complete timed typing tests and a myriad |
| they enter the business world for the first time | | | | of computer application performance tests. Since |
| because they have been thoroughly briefed about | | | | they did not get the chance to complete these |
| what to expect in the courses they took while in | | | | courses in college, they might find that they are |
| college. These courses have prepared them to deal | | | | unqualified to fill any clerical position or position that |
| with interview process and how to handle several | | | | uses this software to conduct business each day. |
| tasks at once. Just the fact that a college graduate | | | | The management courses that were taken by |
| has completed a degree program is in itself a good | | | | students in college will prepare them to supervise a |
| judge of the job applicant's character. | | | | large number of people at one time. Non-graduates |
| The rigorous course schedules will allow college | | | | will realize how important an education is when they |
| graduates to be accustomed to multi-tasking on | | | | are told that they do not meet the minimum |
| academic and social levels. While the course load | | | | qualifications for any position that is open, and |
| allowed the college student to gain a wealth of | | | | management positions will rarely be opened to those |
| information, it also trained the college student to | | | | that do not possess some type of college degree. |