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IF YOU PLAN ON ATTENDING  
COMMUNITY COLLEGE…

You may graduate from the community college with a diploma but have trouble finding meaningful employment in your field.
   

Many community college graduates are having a hard time finding meaningful employment. They bounce around from job to job – often only being able to find part-time minimum wage jobs – trying to land a position that is suited to their level of education.

They are referred to as "underemployed graduates".

Even if you did all of your proper research and took a diploma in a specific area, you may find that the qualifications you earned are no longer needed in the marketplace after graduation. The courses you took may have seemed interesting and you may have enjoyed the program, but if you didn’t do your research in advance, you may now have a diploma which was fun to take, but which will not get you into a meaningful career.

AVAILABLE OPTIONS

If you find yourself in the above situation, you do have several options.  

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You can return to university and take a degree program. 
     

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You can also return to community college and take a different diploma program;. 
    

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You can also look into taking an apprenticeship program for the next four or five years to become certified in a trade.

    

PREFERRED STRATEGIC PLAN

The preferred strategy for people who find themselves in this situation is to attend a private career college in a diploma program that will have the best chance of getting them into a chosen career in business, technology, justice or health care. 
    
bullet The program will usually take less than a year to complete and therefore is the option that will produce the desired results in the least amount of time. 
    
bullet It will also allow them to gain an entry-level position that will then permit them to use their university degree or their first diploma to accelerate their advancement within the company or industry. 
    
bullet You will find that your university degree or diploma, regardless of in which discipline it was earned, will help you in your career once you have begun. The trick is to get into the job in the first place.

 
 
  

Your Career Planner Is A Free Public Education Service Provided by
Robert Kirwan, B.A. (Math), M.A. (Education)
Independent Education & Career Planning Coach
Member of the Ontario College of Teachers
His office is located at 4456 Noel Crescent, Val Therese, Ontario P3P 1S8
Phone: (705) 969-7215