Money to burn on a year in barcelona, money to burn pursuing a career in writing - oh God for a father in finance.
Connections to find a job in finance, connections to find a job in the Eu - oh God for a father in finance.
Europe - it's like in middle ages - people are inheriting their jobs and careers with virtually no way to change it. You were born a son of a doctor - you will die as a doctor. Father - janitor, son - janitor. So much about meritocracy.
Dave, this conversation can serve no purpose anymore. Goodbye.
I'm a graduate in europe, job hunting currently. seeing friends shoe-horned into cushy banking jobs with a hand from daddy - it really angers me. In this one respect, yes, god bless america.
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When I studied abroad in Paris, I was also told this same concept by many of the other European students I met. I remember that I simply could not understand it at first. I was baffled and frustrated with their cynicism and their seemingly lack of ambition and motivation. It took me a long time, as an American reared on the idealism of self-determination, to gradually understand why Europeans would think that way. Despite all the negative things one can say about America, there is still a part of me that is grateful for our relatively short history and proud of our belief in being able to cast off/forget our pasts and start anew. It's not where you came from but where you're going that's important...
shareWell in the US you can get (or used to, I guess) in a company with any degree, and climb from there. In Europe it isn't so. If you have not already 5 years experience in the job you seek, no recruiter even looks at you. How are you supposed to get that experience is anyone's guess.
I didn't want to follow into my parent's steps, so I had to find someone else to help me get my first job.