“A bachelor’s degree is one of the best weapons a job seeker can wield in the fight for employment and earnings”, Carnevale writes. Though, more than half of recent graduates do not use their degrees in the work force. They were told a diploma was all they need in order to be successful, yet all they are left with is tens of thousands of dollars owed in student loans. In 2011, 53.6 percent of bachelor’s degree-holders under 25 were jobless or underemployed. (Yen, Hope) Additionally however, Carneval also states,” Underemployment also tends to be temporary for college graduate.
