For a Good Job by 30, Do This in Your 20s

Georgetown researchers examined government data for more than 8,000 Americans born in the early 1980s from adolescence through age 30. They identified 38 decision points that could influence workers’ ability to land what they deemed a good job by age 30—one that pays the minimum for economic self-sufficiency, a median annual salary of $57,000. Pursuing a bachelor’s degree made more of a difference than any other decision that researchers analyzed. “The main road to a good job is still to go get the BA,” said Anthony Carnevale, who directs the Georgetown center.

tips

adolescence：青春期

adolesce：进入青春期（adol- = adult，成年）

deem：认为；相信（同 doom，裁定，判决，后词义弱化为认为）

doom：厄运，上帝的末日审判；vt. 判决；弱化的同词源 deem，认为，还有后缀-dom，表示某种评价或裁定，wisdom 明智的，freedom，自由；基督教进入英国，doomsday 表示上帝的末日审判，因此 doom 一词衍生厄运，末日等含义

sufficient：充分的，足够的

suffice：足够，有能力；满足

self-sufficiency：自给自足；自立

bachelor：单身汉（一般见习骑士是未婚）；学士（中世纪的见习骑士）