{"id":2617539,"date":"2026-06-22T20:10:01","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T00:10:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/job-seekers-learn-new-hack-that-makes-landing-jobs-easier-but-it-also-humiliates-every-college-university-in-us\/"},"modified":"2026-06-22T20:13:06","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T00:13:06","slug":"job-seekers-learn-new-hack-that-makes-landing-jobs-easier-but-it-also-humiliates-every-college-university-in-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/job-seekers-learn-new-hack-that-makes-landing-jobs-easier-but-it-also-humiliates-every-college-university-in-us\/","title":{"rendered":"Job-Seekers Learn New Hack That Makes Landing Jobs Easier, But It Also Humiliates Every College, University in US"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">36<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fjob-seekers-learn-new-hack-that-makes-landing-jobs-easier-but-it-also-humiliates-every-college-university-in-us%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2617539&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The content discusses the declining value of collage degrees in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/criminal-records-obesity-and-fashionable-disdain-for-country-cause-shortfall-in-military-recruitment\/\" title=\"Criminal Records, Obesity, And \u2018Fashionable Disdain\u2019 For Country Cause Shortfall In Military Recruitment\">current job market<\/a>, highlighting the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >challenges recent graduates face<\/a> despite following conventional advice like going to college for success. It notes that more graduates have flooded the job pool, making degrees less distinctive, and suggests that some employers and job seekers are adopting unconventional strategies-such as omitting education credentials from applications-to improve chances of hiring. The piece criticizes the modern higher education system for emphasizing wokeness and political correctness over practical skills, wich may led employers to question graduates&#8217; suitability. It underscores the importance of relevant work experience over formal education and recommends tailoring resumes to specific jobs, sometimes by excluding college history, to combat underemployment and job rejections faced by many <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lifes-tough-get-a-helmet-man\/\" title=\"Life is challenging. Wear a helmet, dude.\">young adults today<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cGo to college, find a job.\u201d This is the formula generations have followed in hopes of success. If you aren\u2019t going to college, you are treated like a leper by your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-watch-herschel-walker-ad-recalls-georgia-football-legends-small-town-roots\/\" title=\"Exclusive \u2014 Watch: Herschel Walker Ad Recalls Georgia Football Legend&#039;s Small-Town Roots\">high school classmates<\/a>, who will soon be studying underwater basketweaving after taking out a six-figure student loan.<\/p>\n<p>Millions of young Americans \u2014 recent Gen Z college graduates \u2014 are unfortunately now having to grapple with the reality that this formula won\u2019t work out for them the way it did for their parents\u2019 generation.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/06\/21\/lifestyle\/job-seeker-learned-the-hard-way-why-she-gets-denied-from-jobs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The New York Post<\/a> reported that one recent graduate found the answer: When applying for a job, leave off your degree. That is, omit any mention in your application that you ever went to a college or university.<\/p>\n<p>A user on social media platform TikTok named @lliivvyyyyyyyyyy posted a video that soon got hundreds of thousands of views where she spoke about the terrible job market.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI just got denied by a serving job in a restaurant \u2014 with a bachelor\u2019s degree, and I\u2019ve actually worked in two restaurants \u2014 for \u2018no experience.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m trying to move in my career, and placement jobs won\u2019t hire me,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" style=\"max-width: 605px; min-width: 325px;\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@lliivvyyyyyyyyyy\/video\/7649449858759134495\" data-video-id=\"7649449858759134495\">\n<section><a title=\"@lliivvyyyyyyyyyy\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@lliivvyyyyyyyyyy?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@lliivvyyyyyyyyyy<\/a> This is dark <a title=\"college\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/college?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#college<\/a> <a title=\"graduated\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/graduated?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#graduated<\/a> <a title=\"help\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/help?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#help<\/a> <a title=\"job\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/job?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#job<\/a> <a title=\"\u266c original sound - lliivvyyyyyyyyyy\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/music\/original-sound-7649449841872915230?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u266c original sound \u2013 lliivvyyyyyyyyyy<\/a><\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>One user commented about the aforementioned strategy. \u201cStop putting your degree on the resume \u2026. trust me.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs someone who\u2019s in tech, the biggest piece of advice I can give you is to tailor your resume to the job you\u2019re applying to.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf that means you have to go as far as to leave out your bachelor\u2019s, so you seem less qualified, please do it. These jobs don\u2019t want people who are overqualified because they see that as a threat to them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Well, that\u2019s one way to do it.<\/p>\n<p>You can\u2019t blame these young people for being frustrated. They aren\u2019t trying to be lazy. They want to work, but are finding roadblocks, despite following the formula given to them in school.<\/p>\n<p>College and universities, however, are to blame. According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/educationdata.org\/education-attainment-statistics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Education Data Initiative<\/a>, between 1993 and 2023, the number of college graduates in the 25-or-older demographic shot up, with a 74.9 percent increase.<\/p>\n<p>A degree no longer makes an applicant stand out among the many. Further, criticisms of the education system and what these graduates learned likely has not gone unnoticed.<\/p>\n<p>With universities requiring students to receive a heaping dose of wokeness for their degree, employers may be second-guessing whether they\u2019re going to have the right attitude.<\/p>\n<p>Do you have data analysis skills or bookkeeping experience? No? Well, knowing every gender and being able to educate your coworkers in white privilege won\u2019t be helpful here.<\/p>\n<p>Certainly, a medical or law degree is going to keep being necessary to be a physician or attorney, and for that, you must go to school.<\/p>\n<p>But experience \u2014 work outside of the classroom \u2014 may prove more helpful. If anything, these recent graduates do have the experience, but the degree overshadows it.<\/p>\n<p>It might not hurt to take the advice of this user and avoid letting on that you\u2019ve even been to college.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #171717; display: flex;font-size: 16px;font-weight: 600;line-height: 1.5;margin: 24px 0;padding: 18px 20px 18px 30px;text-align: left;\">\n<div style=\"align-self: stretch;border-left: 3px solid #171717;flex-shrink: 0;padding-left: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<p><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/\">Choose The Western Journal as your preferred source on Google and never miss reporting that defends truth, protects freedom, and advances Western civilization<\/a><\/div>\n<p style=\"border: 1px solid #f5f5f5; padding: 16px;\">Advertise with The Western Journal and reach millions of highly engaged readers, while supporting our work. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/advertise-us\/?wj_source=article\">Advertise Today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey == typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts = { \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs = [ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i = 0; i < inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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Those who skip college often face social stigma from peers heading into costly degrees like underwater basket weaving. However, many recent Gen Z graduates are discovering that this traditional route no longer guarantees employment. Some are even advised to omit their degrees from resumes to improve job prospects, as overqualification can be a barrier. The surge in college graduates-up nearly 75% since 1993-means degrees no longer distinguish applicants. Additionally, criticisms of higher education and its focus on wokeness may cause employers to doubt recent grads&#8217; attitudes or skills. While professional fields like medicine and law still require advanced schooling, practical experience outside academia might be more valuable than a degree alone. Recent graduates have the experience; their credentials sometimes overshadow it. It might be wise for job seekers to consider hiding their educational background altogether and focus on relevant skills instead<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2617540,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Need-Job.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[40463,81571,81570],"class_list":["post-2617539","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-career-advice","tag-job-hunting-tips","tag-job-search"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Need-Job.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2617539","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2617539"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2617539\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2617543,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2617539\/revisions\/2617543"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2617540"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2617539"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2617539"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2617539"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}