Comments on: Jobs (and life skills) for graduates, Godin-style

By: Wadds

Wadds — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 11:46:43 +0000

Not to mention student debt.

I don’t think Godin expects grads to do everything on his list. Point is that adding life skills/experience makes for beter rounded inidividuals that will find it easier to get hired.

By: Bryony

Bryony — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 10:57:18 +0000

….which totally leaves plenty of time for earning money in crappy bar jobs to actually pay the rent whilst juggling underpaid internships ?! Cloud cuckoo land surely. I feel ridiculously lucky to have missed the recession by a year or so, but unless these grads head straight back to mum and dads with their degree in hand I’m not sure how feasible his ‘year off’ idea is!

By: Andy

Andy — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 10:35:52 +0000

I think these are fair points – although you did spell genius wrong…

I think it’s fair to say that if you are struggling over finding a job, don’t just sit about lamenting your lack of employment but get out there and be proactive. You need to find things that you can do that will make you look better or at least fill your time. If you aren’t improving yourself in your spare time then there are plenty of people that will and will be far more deserving of that job you so desperately (although not desperately enough to get up and do something in your “spare” time) want.