"The ideal candidate will have a bachelors degree in college Student Personnel, Educational Administration or related area (MS preferred) plus 3-5 yrs experience related to student life."

Say what? You can get a bachelor's degree in "College Student Personnel"? I keep coming across help wanted ads with more and more specific degree requirements, and everytime I see one I think, "You can get a degree in that? Who does that?" Whatever happened to general college degrees: english, history, sociology, poli sci, art, music....? I can follow a certain amount of specialization, such as degree in chemical engineering vs. a degree in mechanical engineering.

While I can understand that companies doing hiring have a wish list and want someone who is perfect in every way, someone who has all of the experience needed to jump right in without any training from the company (other than the location of the rest rooms and coffee pot), and who is willing to do it all for a very low price. Still, it shocks me to think of getting a degree that is so specific, unless there is a demonstrable long term need for people with that degree. I mean, we will probably always need structural engineers, molecular biologists, and even trombone vitruosos (though not to the same extent). But why would you get a college degree with a major that was so narrow that you were qualified for a position that maybe one other person in the country had?

Unfortunately, that was the only really good example from this week, but as I find others, I will try to remember to post them.