Comments on: Advice to College Grads Without Jobs http://virginia-small-business-marketing.com/advice-to-college-grads-without-jobs/ Glazer-Kennedy Northern Virginia Chapter helping small business entrepreneurs win using Dan Kennedy marketing and business building strategies Fri, 27 Aug 2010 22:29:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: benglasslaw http://virginia-small-business-marketing.com/advice-to-college-grads-without-jobs/comment-page-1/#comment-120 benglasslaw Thu, 09 Jul 2009 19:54:05 +0000 http://virginia-small-business-marketing.com/?p=151#comment-120 It's "'average' or worse" because the 80% I'm referring to are the 80% that are not going out and actively pursuing success in its various forms. It includes the middle 60%, from 20%-80%, which I refer to as "average," and the lowest 20% which I refer to as "worse." The 80-20 split comes from the principal that 20% of Americans control 80% of the nation's wealth. That top 20% is the people who are being proactive and holding themselves accountable for their own success. The other 80% are those who share the ideas with Meredith that they are owed something simply for showing up. It’s “‘average’ or worse” because the 80% I’m referring to are the 80% that are not going out and actively pursuing success in its various forms. It includes the middle 60%, from 20%-80%, which I refer to as “average,” and the lowest 20% which I refer to as “worse.” The 80-20 split comes from the principal that 20% of Americans control 80% of the nation’s wealth. That top 20% is the people who are being proactive and holding themselves accountable for their own success. The other 80% are those who share the ideas with Meredith that they are owed something simply for showing up.

]]> By: Nicole http://virginia-small-business-marketing.com/advice-to-college-grads-without-jobs/comment-page-1/#comment-84 Nicole Thu, 18 Jun 2009 18:00:24 +0000 http://virginia-small-business-marketing.com/?p=151#comment-84 Could you please elaborate on the following statement: "It’s instructive to look at the language she used. Sorry, but its the language that 80% of the population uses. We call them 'average' or worse." 1) Why are you sorry? 2) Have you done a study revealing that 80% of the population uses the type of language Meredith chose in her editorial? 3) Why do you refer to people as "average or worse" simply based on the type of language they use? How do you derive enough information from their choice in words to pass this type of judgment on 80% of the population? I find that when people use extraneous and unnecessary language, try to masquerade baseless statistics as facts in order to prove a point, and pass judgment on a massive amount of people they have never even met, they are no better off than idealistic college graduates who were just hoping to find a job. :) Could you please elaborate on the following statement:

“It’s instructive to look at the language she used. Sorry, but its the language that 80% of the population uses. We call them ‘average’ or worse.”

1) Why are you sorry?
2) Have you done a study revealing that 80% of the population uses the type of language Meredith chose in her editorial?
3) Why do you refer to people as “average or worse” simply based on the type of language they use? How do you derive enough information from their choice in words to pass this type of judgment on 80% of the population?

I find that when people use extraneous and unnecessary language, try to masquerade baseless statistics as facts in order to prove a point, and pass judgment on a massive amount of people they have never even met, they are no better off than idealistic college graduates who were just hoping to find a job. :)

]]> By: Gerry Oginski http://virginia-small-business-marketing.com/advice-to-college-grads-without-jobs/comment-page-1/#comment-75 Gerry Oginski Sun, 14 Jun 2009 12:42:14 +0000 http://virginia-small-business-marketing.com/?p=151#comment-75 Excellent advice Ben for anyone including college students looking for work. Excellent advice Ben for anyone including college students looking for work.

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