Back to being the "newbie"

Since I've graduated, i've been reading a ton of articles about how to venture the "right" way into your career.  Anxious, much?  I have a lot of free time in Ann Arbor these days!  Anyway, this morning I came across an interesting article by Kate Ottavio entitled "Back to Square One," in which she describes her experience after graduating and taking on a new role at a pr firm as an account coordinator.  She explains how she was naive in thinking that she was "on top" and that she knew all there was to know.

One of her statements troubled me and I definitely disagree.  She writes (in BOLD) "You are of little value to the professional world when you first graduate college."  First of all, this is very disheartening to all college grads.  Now what was the point of going to college in the first place?  I would hope that I didn't sit through all of those bluebooks to be considered worthless.  Second, I think that recent grads are in fact valuable to employers.  We can offer a fresh perspective, advanced knowledge on technology and social media (my dad still doesn't know how to make a powerpoint by the way), an eagerness to learn, and enthusiasm.  My guess was that Kate was trying to warn grads of being too arrogant but I think her statement is not only way off, but untrue.

To be honest, I don't have a problem being the "newbie."  Personally, I think going back to square one is NORMAL for any transition in life.  Not to sound cliche` but any time i've embarked on a new path, i've started out as the little fish (i.e. freshman in high school, college, etc).  My experience has been that you only learn unless you start out at the bottom first.  

See Kate's article here: Back to Square One

What do you think?