Student debt is a career variable as much as a finance variable. A repayment jump can shrink someone’s ability to take a lower-paid stretch role, move cities, or absorb a longer job-search gap. Career advice that says “follow the opportunity” often ignores the balance-sheet constraints that determine which opportunities are actually available.
Student debt is a career variable as much as a finance variable. A repayment jump can shrink someone’s ability to take a lower-paid stretch role, move cities, or absorb a longer job-search gap. Career advice that says “follow the opportunity” often ignores the balance-sheet constraints that determine which opportunities are actually available.
I completely agree.