Overcoming Underemployment

The problem? Underemployment, and no one is quite sure what to do about it. In this episode I talk about the effects of underemployment, what it's like to be underemployed, and I ask some questions about what we're supposed to do about underemployment that admittedly don't have a simple answer to. Topics covered: The definition of underemployment from episode one Why no one’s talking about it The focus on unemployment numbers and why it isn't good How many college graduates are underemployed (probably) Why it’s scary that so many college graduates are underemployed The effects of underemployment* What makes underemployment so emotionally taxing Shame and vulnerability researcher Brene Brown’s books and TED Talk Students go to college to get a job, chief academic officers believe they’re preparing them for the working world, but business leaders disagree What it’s like to be underemployed How skilled trade positions go unfilled because so many young Americans are going to college instead of learning a tr