Typical egotism and self-centered attitude I have seen lately in some of these graduates.

This is a classic example of a frivilous lawsuit. This case should never get rejected for the nonsense it is, but if not I hope she winds up having to pay legal fees for both her and the college.

Who would want to hire someone like that, looking for an easy way out. Do what most people do, put forth the effort to find your own job! There's never a guarantee with career placement type things at universities. I could see her sueing a future employer for mental anguish from a bad review, physical pain from not having moisturized kleenex in the bathroom, etc etc.
My heart goes out to those who are actually putting forth the effort to find a job and can't, not to those who are expecting a handout because they passed. It takes a lot more than just getting a degree to be job worthy!

if it helps monroe clean up their promises act, then at least it will be useful. other than that, the graduate should get take charge of her life and find a job. but then what does one expect when everyone seems to be bailing out others and this entitlement mentality surfaces? maybe the colleges/universities should start adding courses in how to take charge of your life. but then that won't work because then they'd get rid of the accreditation fiasco masquarading as good and we would actually get thinkers that figure things out of the box instead of the same old college courses puking out people with the same thoughts. or maybe i'm on to something here... lol

Could this be a result of the "everyone gets a trophy" and "we don't keep score at the PeeWee ball game" generation. Next her Mom will call the HR department all all the places this student applied to see why her daughter did not get the job.

My question: Who would want to work for a manager who is so narrow minded as not to look at the whole picture? One who makes a judgment like that is an ass. This writer is also an ass...how does one rather legitimate 'breach of contract' lawsuit constitute a "track records of lawsuits". This is what we get for management in this country and exactly why I opted for early retirement. This is what we call "thinking" in this country?

New job requirement....promise not to ever sue us no matter how much we f**k you over. I only regret that I did not sue my employer of over 17 years, but, like a coward, I just retired.

I think that this particular frivolous litigant will be searching for a very, very long time before she can get a job doing just about anything, including flipping burgers. I can't imagine that any self-respecting employer is going to be willing to paint a huge "sue me" target on their chest by offering her a job.

I have a tendency to agree, would I want someone who's gone on national record about how they sued their college? The statement of "put all her faith" in her college really tells me this person is a blame shifter, it's everybody else’s fault but my own, I failed because you didn't tell me, etc.. Unless Monroe College has a history of letting their students down I would probably pass on hiring this one.

This chick isn't getting sympathy from anyone. I posted the CNN article on my facebook page this morning and my friends have been spitting fire.

She wasn't exactly a model student either. 2.7GPA? Woopie!! That's what I graduated with and I was far from a model student. Lucky for me I graduated during the height of the late 90's tech boom.

Having gone through the same thing recently, an MBA graduate, I can emphathize with her. Schools promise you the world to get you to enroll and then they don't do anything remotely close to what they stated. You may say this suit has no merit, but if she can get enough students to testify that they experienced the same thing, (school promising and not attempting to deliver), then I believe her suit would have a chance. What is the difference between this and a hired contractor not fulfilling their obligations? Wouldn't you sue the contractor for work not performed?

She might be a risk worker, but at least she would speak up in meetings and give an opinion. If a company had nothing to hide and was transparent in their processes (hiring, pay, bonus, etc.) then no company would have a problem with this girl. Would you rather have someone that is flush with ideas and expresses them (professionly) or someone that has had their ideas suppressed, is meek about sharing them and is just punching the clock until a better situation arises?

I feel sorry for the young graduate, and I can fully understand her anger towards the college she attended. My daughter is suffering from a similar experience with a triple major in Sales, Marketing & Advertising. Her college also bolstered their >98% record of employment within three months of graduating. Their recruiting department did literally nothing to help the graduates towards finding employment. They held one job fair gathering during her senior year. This college is considered a prestigious institution but my personal feeling is it that it once may have been but they have lowered their standards extensively and they are trying to live on past reputation. Parents & students invest a lot (moneys & time) based information provided by universities & colleges. All universities & colleges should be required to divulge the full truth with respect to future employment. e.g. Number graduated, number employed in their field of study and some form of earnings reference. Maybe this young lady should not take the issue to the courts, but instead, try to get the media involved. If the college is concerned with their reputation they may take another look at what they really do to help students.

TRUST ME WHEN I SAY THIS .......
COLLEGE IS BUSINESS in United States, Its just one more way to get burdened by Loans which will take years for one to pay it off. In the end, 10 years of your life are gone into paying it off and you are only making as much as a bartender makes( may be less). Market yourself on social networks and have your options open to relocate for any opportunities. Open to relocation will be very helpful in this economy. Having your resume on Hiring manager's desk is your job, so talk to as many people as you can and staffing agencies are very helpful this days. Hope it helps.

I wonder if any other students would comment on the school's assistance, or the validity of her lawsuit.

She is attaching the system - the marketers who exaggerate the facts, the colleges who over charge and the loan funding are all the evils of capitalism. Just like the Wall street meltdown.
I am sorry that she would be branded for that but
she is the one who has the guts. May be some will be hired for her courage. Someone will be brave enough to curtail her energies.

You are right Don. When I graduated college, I was in the top 10 of the Dean's List. I have a dual major in Computer Science and Information Systems. In my junior year I attended several job fairs around the state looking for internships. I have gone from one Professor to another for referrals and connections. I also have gone to our school's career services to lead me to the right direction. I did the same thing on my senior year still looking for internship, temp-to-hire positions, or part-time. I have gone to the jobs fairs of several OTHER universities just to look for opportunities. This was right after 9-11 event with the WTC took place. I was losing hope. I was in and out of the college's career services office, scheduling one appointment and anther. I used all the tools and resources they provided me. I graduated and still nothing. Six months after graduation, I had a job completely non-IT related. It was tough being a FEMALE in the IT industry. The guys in my class with a 2.4 GPA got a high paying job when I cannot even get in for an interview with the same company. Due to tough economic times at that time (similar today) I shared my research on potential employers with my fellow IT grads. But being the smart person that I am, I only shared the list of potential employers who have turned me down after numerous attempts of marketing myself to them. Surprisingly, they are the ones that hired my male counterparts. Even the not so bright ones. Heart-breaking at that time, but it made me strong. Now a days, a female having a hard time looking for a position in IT is no longer a shocker to me. That's how it is. You cannot change society, only yourself.

I agree with Don, companies do not want a risk employee. Who knows, you might sue them next. So why bother hiring you?

I know times are tough and took me a long time and many jobs to find the job I love now...doesn't she realize that she's not helping herself here by suing the school...Not saying that this is the case..but many grads come into the job market thinking they will start half-way up the ladder if not the top. Whatever happened to earning your way to the top with hard work with the company...I'm sorry but a degree Masters or Bachelors doesn't guareentee that. What a lot of grads fail to realize is that one the most important things they can do at school is to network with people...You never know what classmate can help you get a foot in the door or a leg up with a company...

I would not sue a college for not hepling find a job, but I can understand her feelings. That will only brand you as a complainer and a troublemaker and will not exactly be a gold star in your resume if you ever do expect to find a job. And you do have to be the one to find a job don't expect one to fall out of the sky, unless Daddy ownes the company, or unless a company has a whiner quota to meet.

When I graduated with a BSET degree, and checked what leads the school had to offer, I was told they had 1 lead about 3 months old for a person to install Car Tape players and radios(35+ years ago). Since I was living at home and working for my education at a part time job (no scolarship, no loans, earn for what you learn) I went for an associate degree in BioMedical Engineering (24 more hrs),at a local Technical Institute. When I graduated this institution they had job leads. They went out of their way to supply job leads; they called me at home about a job in Nashville, Later about a job in Jackson and later about another job after I had already found one locally in Memphis. They said if they could ever be of further assistance assistance to call them. After 15 years I went back and got an associate degree in Telecommunications Technology to help in my new job responsibilities. I later went back again to work on an associate degree in computer engineering, but have not continued due to health reasons.
Guess which school gets my recomenadtion for people to go to if they want to find a job.
Guess which one has the big basket ball team and alumni association that wants to make you feel like you owe them for all they did for you.
Guess which one had video tape learning labs so that if a course was kicking your brain like a hackeysack you could get a remedial lesson that you could help you understand the material better.
Guess which one had graduate students from out of country teaching the classes/labs where it was more of a challenge to figure out what they were saying than the material you were trying to learn.
Guess which one cares more for their students success.

No, there is no promised job, but have you seen the ads, the promise is there ( "how great my life's be come...." " how well they helped... " ).

Well said. If you have initiated a lawsuit, you are not hiring material in this economy, and probably not even in the dot com era economy. But then again, the frustation must be hellish. I'm not privy to her GPA but she just came out of college. Can anyone or herself care to comment what is precisely wrong her new and fresh set of skills? not good enough for MS or anyone else? H1B1 anyone? hello? helllo? ;P

That's hilarious. On what grounds is she suing the college if she is not personally employable?

After spending 25+ years in technical recruiting and outplacement services, I can tell you that there are technical jobs AND its not the schools job to find you a job. I would advised the person to drop it. Recruiters and human resources will uncover this and it will not help the candidate. The college legal fees will be passed on to other students...