Graduate school can make many people have a difficult time translating their strengths into a strong workplace performance, especially startups. Graduate degrees and startups are usually not a recipe for success for several reasons.
Almost everyone that went to grad school did it to actually prolong adolescence or getting into the workplace for serious employment. This particular analysis was produced from writers at the Chronicle for Higher Education. The grad school model is really outdated for today’s workforce. High performers will generally identify this before they enroll in grad school. Those that are afraid of holding their own in the workforce see grad school as a way to delay the inevitable difficulties in finding a job that you can enjoy or could realize as a place to lay down roots and stay for an extended length of time.
These are several reasons why a startup is not the ideal setting for grad school degree candidates;
Humanities are for people afraid of the responsibilities that come with being an adult.
Numerous grad school students will attend and major in degrees such as English. One example was a student that majored in English and admitted she went because she couldn’t figure out what she was qualified to do. The kicker is she wasn’t qualified to do any job before attending grad school, but grad school didn’t prepare her to do any job either. She had the same qualifications before attending as well as after graduation.
Humanities PhDs suck up a lot of time and money with little in way of returns. Many students will defend attending grad school by admitting how much they love the topic. However, if you love your topic you can certainly enjoy it after work. Open a book and read it on your own. Save the money and the time and don’t invest in Humanities for grad school thinking it will certainly open every other door for a job and security. Even before the economic crisis you had a better chance of surviving the Titanic than getting a job as any type of Humanities professor.
Business School is for those people that lack ideas as well as initiative
Business school graduates should all be asked “if you are a business grad school student, why did you dump $100,000 into a degree when you could have dumped it into your own company or business venture?”
If business school grads really would like to work for a startup company, wouldn’t they have launched their own? Money wasn’t the barrier because the invested tons of money in their education at grad school. Did they lack something else? If so, grad school didn’t provide it.
Many believe business school grads are lacking in ideas and creativity. In some cases they do have ideas, but doesn’t have the confidence or believe enough in their own ideas to give them a shot. This is someone that shouldn’t be involved with your startup.
Law school is a place for people who lack creativity and will likely fail in the average or normal workplace
This is an enormous generalization when it comes to describing those that have followed the law to earn a living. There is evidence to support this generalization.
Most attorneys or lawyers hate being an attorney. There are several myths about being an attorney, but it boils down to be accepted for law school you need to perform great with reading, writing, and regurgitating back to professors information they want or need and great at taking tests and the stress involved.
Basically law school will select people that are rule followers and like being told what to do. This makes it very difficult to apply your strengths and skills at a startup. Unless the startup is totally surrounding the legal profession or you are working as legal counsel, this is not the place for you.
People that have multiple degrees are generally a pain in the butt
Why would anyone get two degrees? It’s like being a triple major as an undergrad. If you have two degrees you certainly enjoy school and more than likely you enjoy school more than the workforce.
There is no good reason to have a triple major unless you are insecure in your identity and trying to impress. In a world where it is certainly clear that an undergraduate education does not teach you anything about your major anything. Remember that nearly 70% of all college graduates don’t work in their field or major. That says a lot about the importance of a triple major or multiple degrees.
The best hire is someone that is ready to face the world and workplace head on without the “benefit” of graduate school. A prospective employee that has taken the time to develop social skills and test their own ideas along with taking risks that may seem scary, but are certainly necessary for growth.
Startups and grad school degrees just don’t happen to be a good fit. If you have the time and patience to pursue a graduate school degree, more power to you. However, if you find one of these three prospective employees sitting across from you at the interview table, don’t hesitate to advise them that a better fit could be had elsewhere.
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