He Remained Underemployed for 12 Years. What Happened? - Joybert Javnyuy

This is shocking! Take a look.

One year after graduation, 52% of college graduates are underemployed, meaning they are working in jobs that do not require a bachelor's degree.

Ten years after graduation, 45% of college graduates are still underemployed.

This is according to a publication by the Thomas B. Fordham Institute.

My focus in this article is on the second statistic, on the people who remain underemployed ten years after graduation.

You see, there are many reasons why people stay underemployed for so long.

Some time ago, I was talking with an experienced corporate professional who has over 12 years of experience and has been in the same spot essentially. This was after I led a corporate training session at their company.

After chatting with this professional, I realized he was partly responsible for his situation.

He did not know how to package his experience, skill set, credibility, achievements, and thought leadership to present to his boss or to get better offers from another company.

He has an MBA plus a postgraduate diploma but is yet paid as a BSc holder.

Highly educated and skilled, yet invisible in the eyes of decision-makers. - Joybert Javnyuy

I told him I would love to mentor him, and the goal was that in three months or less, he would either get promoted in his current company or he would get the offer he deserves from another company. Well, in two months, he was poached by another company, paid almost double, and placed in a leadership role.

What changed? Well, we worked together to build and communicate his professional credibility in a way that leaders and institutions started seeing him as a highly sought-after professional.

You may be reading this and are highly underemployed and underpaid because you have not built and are not communicating your experience, skill set, achievements, and thought leadership in a way that kings can recognize you and pay you a kingly price.

Underemployment isn't just about earning less than one’s qualifications suggest; it's about the inability to utilize and develop one’s skills fully, potentially leading to decreased job satisfaction and stunted professional growth.

Here is one thing I concluded years ago. If you don’t make a conscious effort to highlight your capabilities, you remain a hidden gem, overlooked and underutilized. - Joybert Javnyuy

Time to upgrade.

3 things you should work on after reading this:

- Enhance your visibility

- Articulate your achievements

- Start connecting with industry leaders.

When I am not leading corporate trainings and business consulting sessions, I am Help Professionals & Entrepreneurs Build & Monetize Thought Leadership, Attention & Credibility for Global Opportunities Through My Signature Frameworks. Let us connect!

Blessings!

Dr. Joybert Javnyuy