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Comment on What The Princeton Review Didn’t Tell Me: Study Local by Kristen

Kristen — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:42:03 +0000

Good question, Kevin. I started working about a month and a half after graduating from BU, so my complaints are limited. However, the position was less than ideal because I was a contractor receiving no benefits.

I’m starting a new job this Monday, so again, I have few complaints. But to answer your enquiry: both. Of course the economy played a role. It has bulldozed the confidence of an entire graduating class, from what I’ve seen and experienced. The difference is that the economy’s effect is universal. The lack of local connections is out-of-stater specific. No industry professionals in Ohio have been rooting for me, as they may have if I had graduated from Ohio State or Ohio U. or any number of local universities.

I guess it’s important to point out that my obstacles have not been insurmountable. I’ve put in the time and energy required to find employment, as anyone can do, and perhaps I’ve worked harder because I felt the need to compensate for my nonexistent network.

Comment on What The Princeton Review Didn’t Tell Me: Study Local by Kevin

Kevin — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:39:07 +0000

As someone who went to a relatively small in-state regional school, it’s interesting to see it from your perspective. I went back for an MBA, and while a lot of people said “go big or don’t go,” like you said, I went a school that has a good reputation locally, but is otherwise unknown. It’s paid off for me, but that was a couple of years ago before the job market sunk, and I had to spend a couple of years in a job that wasn’t quite what I wanted to do. So, I tend to think the same way you do as far as not necessarily getting what you pay for with education, but I’m biased.

That said, how much of your situation do you attribute to the economy and how much towards a lack of local connections? Do you see a lot of people with the local connections getting the jobs?

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Comment on What The Princeton Review Didn’t Tell Me: Study Local by KonstantinMiller

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Comment on What The Princeton Review Didn’t Tell Me: Study Local by Katy

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Comment on Putting Facebook In Its Place by Japman_Bajaj

Japman_Bajaj — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 20:21:34 +0000

Awesome post. I’ve now been deactivated from Facebook for 6 months for the reactionary version of this post. I thought I was being a good filter when it came to accepting friend requests, then realized that I had long passed the unwritten threshold where networking became perverse.

Comment on Putting Facebook In Its Place by wordpost

wordpost — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 01:27:55 +0000

I feel like sending a friend request to you on Facebook now!

Just kidding.

There will always be things that we want to share, but not broadcast—which is the advantage to having multiple networks to use.

Great work, and keep them coming.