Geteducated.com mentioned on Larry King Live tonight around 9:30 PM EST

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  1. dl_mba

    dl_mba Member

    I just saw geteducated.com being mentioned on Larry King Live 35 mins ago.

    That was an answer to somebody's question about how a person with a High School diploma can get a job in this economy where a large % of job reqs ask for a College Degree.

    The answer was there area lot of online/accredited schools offering degree programs now and asked to visit geteducated.com for the list of schools.
     
  2. TEKMAN

    TEKMAN Semper Fi!

    Can you find a video clip on this topic? I missed the time, so I attempted to search on YouTube.Com, but couldn't find anything. I just want to know what they are discussing about.
     
  3. TCord1964

    TCord1964 New Member

    That portion of the video isn't on his web site, but the transcript is:

    UNIDENTIFIED MALE: You know, and I happen to have one of those that has massive experience, but don't have degrees. I have applied for mail room positions, which I'm overqualified for. I've applied for desk clerks, customer service -- which customer service now wants you to have a four year bachelor's degree.

    KING: Wow!

    UNIDENTIFIED MALE: You know, and it's -- it's hard to get a job when they're -- with the way that these jobs are advertising. They want you to have, a minimum of at least five to 10 years experience with (INAUDIBLE)...

    KING: OK. I got it.

    Marie -- Mary, what does the non-college student do?

    DELANEY: Well, I think...

    KING: Non-college experience?

    DELANEY: Tory started to talk about health care. And health care I think people think are clinicians. But there's plenty of health care jobs in food service and in many of the first level trade areas.

    The other area is government. And the key area that grew last month is in local government. And local government has all assortments of job opportunities.

    The key is to go down and take the test and get a high grade, so that they call you up when there's eligible openings.

    KING: OK. Lois, you wanted to say something about unemployment.

    FRANKEL: Yes. I think too many people get the unemployment insurance and then wait till it runs out to look for a job because they say I make more on unemployment. But psychologically, that is not good for you, because the longer you stay home unemployed, the less energetic and enthusiastic and on top of things you're going to look.

    Second of all, an employer's going to look at that. They're going to know, you stayed home on unemployment, because you could make more doing that, as opposed to going back into the work force. So I think it's critical that when people are laid off, they immediately start their job search, whether you're a blue-collar worker or a white-collar worker, educated or not. KING: Gerri, we have about 30 seconds. How long before we come out of this?

    WILLIS: Well, it's going to be a while, at least a year, maybe longer, before the jobs market turns around. But for people like the fellow was just describing, who have only a high school degree, you've got to get some more educated. GetEducated.com can tell you about colleges that are offering online programs that are accredited, actually make sense, doesn't cost you a lot of money. Community colleges are also in touch with employers locally. They know who's hiring locally. You can get in a program, maybe a couple of semesters, maybe a two-year degree.

    I've got to tell you, long term in this economy, you have to have some education. You're going to need extra education.
     

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