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Americans Lose Faith That Hard Work Leads to Economic Gains, WSJ-NORC Poll Finds

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191 points impish9208 | 3 comments | 02 Sep 25 15:07 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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TuringNYC ◴[02 Sep 25 15:28 UTC] No.45104348[source]▶
I live in a community full of high-achieving GenZ who did 4-7 AP courses, studied their butts off for the SAT, got into good universities....only to not find any jobs when they graduate with STEM degrees. A dozen neighbors' kids have been asking me for zero-salary jobs just to get experience.
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the_snooze ◴[02 Sep 25 15:40 UTC] No.45104550[source]▶
For any current students reading this, it's entirely doable to finish your program with real experience and connections under your belt. Not just with internships, but TA, research, and student org leadership experience absolutely count too. There are tons of overlooked low-stakes zero-experience opportunities available only to university students, and it's really useful to develop the habit of identifying and pursuing those.
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solardev ◴[02 Sep 25 15:42 UTC] No.45104595[source]▶
Who's hiring even those people?
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1. the_snooze ◴[02 Sep 25 17:05 UTC] No.45105877[source]▶
When I was an undergrad researcher back during the height of the Great Financial Crisis, I had a handful of internship and full-time offers at various national labs and similar orgs thanks to my supervisor tipping me off about those opportunities and making introductions on my behalf.

When you participate in things beyond your classes, you get an "in" on certain paths unavailable to other folks. You're not any smarter than your peers, but having that initiative lets you avoid competing with them directly. My particular path is just one of many.

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2. etblg ◴[02 Sep 25 19:41 UTC] No.45108055[source]▶
> When I was an undergrad researcher back during the height of the Great Financial Crisis,

Keep in mind that was 17 years ago, how do you know the job market is at all the same now?

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3. the_snooze ◴[02 Sep 25 20:30 UTC] No.45108590[source]▶
What's fundamentally different that initiative and strategically picking your battles are no longer applicable?

I'm on the other side of the hiring table now. I proactively look for students that exhibit these traits. I'm not the only one.

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