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Originally Posted by ilduclo

I didn't go to grad school since I was so far in debt & needed $ badly. The only openings in my field were oil exploration in Mideast & mineral geologist in South America, neither of which appealed to me. Working in construction had been OK as summer work, so I took a job as a heavy construction surveyor. It was great except for the travel.

see, your construction "apprenticeship" served you well! congrats.

a lot of people end up with college and even graduate degrees and no idea whatsoever about what to do with them--except the loans are now staring down at them.

youth jobs are what provide the experience but there isn't always a match and many internships in one's field are unpaid-- which not everyone can afford to have.

the germans seems to be much more organized about it though:

http://www.theatlantic.com/business/...orkers/381550/

and now looks like we're finally learning

http://getschooled.blog.myajc.com/20...iceship-model/

HURRY UP, REST OF THE COUNTRY!