Kind of a rant but, I had a HR manager reach out to me on LinkedIn with a job opportunity that was actually very good. Close to home, good hours, and just so happens my bachelor's degree (Energy Geo-technology) directly correlates to the job, and my current full-time job also is nearly the same. I wrote a cover letter, had 3 different 1 hour interviews with 3 different people where I answered all these hypothetical questions. Gave a follow up call. Waited a month just to be told that they went ahead with 2 candidates that had 15 years experience in the field. Why tf reach out to me on Linkedin where you can see all of my experience and waste my time knowing you were looking for someone with 10 years experience for an entry level job.
I casually apply to an “entry level” position once a month for fun, and in 6 months have not heard back from a single place that pays more than $20/hr even after spending 100k on a degree that everyone told me I needed to be successful in high school. Spending this much for a degree feels like a waste of money.