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Quest for Employment: One student’s journey to India
July 27th, 2010 by Ken 1 Comment »
A tough job market in America has been very stressful for recent college graduates. Statistics show an unemployment rate for young people over 20%. The old saying “When the going gets tough, the tough get going” is still true, but the author of this great article in The Chronicle of Higher Education surprised me with his choice to go to India. It certainly opened my eyes. In America we are used to migrants coming from far and wide just to work here. For many young Americans it’s time to put the shoe on the other foot.
This article reminds us of the importance of study abroad. If you have this option as part of your college curriculum you should participate. The world is becoming a global community with opportunities growing beyond the borders of America. The opportunities of the future will be for those that are thinking outside the box and gaining new experiences. These tough economic times are influencing a new generation of Americans to examine their options not only for employment, but for their life as well.
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I loved how the author said, ” What I’m doing is a reversal of that”. As many of the immigrants migrated from their native lands in search of new opportunities and better living in America & other European nations, it seems to be happening less & it has reversed nowadays. Matter of fact, I can simply go to India right now and live a lavish life style even in this arduous economy because the country is developing fast with a lot of opportunities. And as an NRI(Non resident Indian), life is WAY better than there than here. I can guarantee you that. Yet, it always falls on whether you have strength to go to an UNKNOWN country, settle there, learn a new language, live with a completely different culture and STILL be happy. Therefore, opportunities can be anywhere but are you willing to go all the way for it? Well, yes you can. The writer indirectly says it in his article. So please do look abroad the spectrum than just U.S.A or your native land.