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<p>Then I return to my suggestion in post #58: instead of paying for a second degree, just learn some IT or software skills on the side. </p>
<p>As a case in point, I know a girl who graduated with a degree in English…but now works as a (lucratively paid) software architect. How? She learned basic Web programming as a college hobby such that she had a basic working portfolio of projects upon graduation, leveraged that to obtain a Web development job and from there aggressively expanded her skillset. Interestingly, she actually knew far more about actual Web development upon graduation than even most CS graduates at her school. {Those graduates knew plenty of CS theory, but if wanted somebody to build a web application for you immediately, she would be a better hire because she had already been doing that.} </p>
<p>Personally, I’m shocked and saddened that more colleges (or even high schools) don’t provide opportunities to easily learn these types of highly marketable trade skills. She learned these skills on her own time, via her own initiative, with no help from her college. </p>
<p>But be that as it may, I would still argue that that is an even safer pathway towards finding a job. No need to pay more tuition for another degree, no need to take time off from work (many of these skills are learnable at night or the weekend). </p>
<p>Here’s another suggestion, especially for those who did well at top colleges (but can’t get into a top law school or find a lucrative job): certify yourself to become a teacher. Teaching is not a terrible profession, for while you’ll never become rich, you have summers off and in many districts have the opportunity for tenure after a few years which renders you effectively unfireable.</p>