Just Visiting: The Neverending Job-Hunt Grind

By Robert L. Oprisko - Chronicle Vitae. Growing up in Terre Haute, Ind., I saw what poverty and the lack of education could do not just to individuals, but to an entire city. It was clear to me that education was The Path to Success. The more education you acquired, the more your worries about money and unemployment would diminish. With a Ph.D., you could be a professor and have a job for life—it couldn’t be taken from you without cause. With a Ph.D., you would be an expert. People would value your work. See more...