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The college-to-corporate pipeline is facing extinction. Here’s why

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A third of Gen Z is skipping college before joining the workforce.

A recent Deloitte survey found that Gen Z deem traditional 9-5 jobs “soul-sucking” The once stable college-to-corporate pipeline has become anything but.

For Gen Z , Harvard to a Big 4 is no longer the dream; it's financial freedom.

You don't have to publicize every personal detail of your life to make a six -figure income online.

Today , the tools for making money have never been more accessible.

The college-to-corporate pipeline was built for a pre-internet economy.

There are hundreds of microverticals and millions of potential customers to tap into.

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