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October,4 2010

By Kyra Kyles

Right Degree, Wrong Job

Before he walks out of his South Shore home, John Whitehead said he often glances at his framed bachelor's degree setting on the mantle. "It was a big thing in my family to graduate from college," Whitehouse, 34, said of the speech and communications degree he earned from Chicago State nine years ago." It gives me a lift every time I look at it."

His goal was to become a journalist. He then turned his search to customer service-related positions and most recently, worked as a dispatcher for Niles-based company.But Whitehead was laid off in December.He was replaced by computers.There are people with grad degrees working at McDonald's.

In my opinion before going to take a degree. We need explore others fields and get some information how is the job.