With a growing number of companies putting less focus on university qualifications when hiring — instead looking for candidates with strong communication skills and a hunger to succeed — how important is that cap and gown ceremony in today's professional world?
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Here is an interesting perspective. 50% of all Apple employees don't have college degrees and the CEO of Salesforce says he only has a college degree because his Mother told him to get one. This story is about getting a good job with top-level companies without a college degree. https://lnkd.in/eAWsXMb
‘Unfortunately, we are looking for someone who has experience in the industry’ These words are the bane of my life at the moment. How are students who have just spent 3 years doing a university degree supposed to suddenly have 5 years experience. How are we meant to get a job seeing as when we apply the answer is always ‘we need someone with experience’. Who told us that a degree would open doors when all it does is give us a ‘well done’ and ‘congrats’ from a few people? ‘I have a degree’ doesn’t matter to employers, they’d rather you say ‘I have experience’. Students at college get forced into going to University as if it’s their only option of doing well in life but once those 3 years are completed we are slammed by employers with a ‘sorry, you don’t meet the requirements’ or ‘we need someone with experience’. I will keep on applying until I find that one job that will give me the chance I deserve, knowing that I don’t have much industry experience but they can see I’ve spent 3 years at University working hard and I’m now extremely ready to start a full time job. #jobs #career #experience #people #university #students #jobsearch
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Eventually we'll look back at college, as one of the biggest scams in history. Not only do they brainwash you to be an exact follower, ambassador, and enforcer of THEIR twisted ideals & agenda... THEY MAKE YOU F*CKING PAY FOR IT!!! Damn, absolutely brilliant. I wish I'd thought of it. ?? But when you think about it, them making you pay for it is actually part of the manipulation. If you paid for it, it must be the highest truth... right? It indoctrinates people even deeper when they pay. Much harder to admit they've been had!! Sorry not sorry, but, some of the most narrow minded and righteous individuals I've ever met are highly "educated." Some of the most creative & open minded people I've met... do not have degrees. I get it - college used to be a big deal. It's changed a lot. It's now become an indoctrination camp of people who all believe the same thing, and righteously shame anyone who thinks differently. So much for all that "inclusion" & "diversity" ya'll college grads love to spew. ?? Best decision I ever made: dropping out of college. I felt something so off about the energy there, and I also didn't need a worthless liberal arts degree just to make my mom happy. Higher education should teach people how to think, not what to think. Agree?
This hit home. I have a Business degree from a Business school was recently received a rejection letter from a company and thought wow. I was told a was amazing by interviewers and am moving on but, I just didnt meet the criteria. a 4 year degree. What happened to research and life experience. This morning however, I am working with amazing people on my career goals. I will land an amazing job consulting cause I have the goods to be successful because Im an amazing person.
No, you do not need a degree to work in #cybersecurity. But let's put that into perspective. Fiscal Year 2020 Cybersecurity Job Postings (in US): 114,409 - Bachelors Degree or Higher Required: 98,822 - Associate Degree required: 5,366 - High School Diploma only: 10,221 High School Graduates Entering the Job Market: 3.5 million per year - Interested in a Cybersecurity Career: 13% (455,000) - Headed to College First: 67% (304,850) - Seeking First Role right out of High School: 33% (150,150) Military: - Transition per year: 200,000 - Do not have a degree: 29.4% (58,800) - Interested in a Cybersecurity Career: 5% (10,000) - Seeking First Role (no degree): 2,940 Others: - Career Changers (no degree): 5000 - Returning to workforce (no degree): 3000 - Interested in Cybersecurity Career: Stats missing, estimate 1% (80) Approximately 153,170 people are fighting for 10,221 jobs. You will compete against 15 other people for every job that gets posted...but realistically you can't possibly apply for every job in every city. So, no, you do not need a degree to work in cybersecurity. But you do need to set yourself apart from everyone else. Stats pulled from Burning Glass Research and CyberSeek
‘Unfortunately, we are looking for someone who has experience in the industry’ These words are the bane of my life at the moment. How are students who have just spent 3 years doing a university degree supposed to suddenly have 5 years experience. How are we meant to get a job seeing as when we apply the answer is always ‘we need someone with experience’. Who told us that a degree would open doors when all it does is give us a ‘well done’ and ‘congrats’ from a few people? ‘I have a degree’ doesn’t matter to employers, they’d rather you say ‘I have experience’. Students at college get forced into going to University as if it’s their only option of doing well in life but once those 3 years are completed we are slammed by employers with a ‘sorry, you don’t meet the requirements’ or ‘we need someone with experience’. I will keep on applying until I find that one job that will give me the chance I deserve, knowing that I don’t have much industry experience but they can see I’ve spent 3 years at University working hard and I’m now extremely ready to start a full time job. #jobs #career #experience #people #university #students #jobsearch
The job that I recently got actually wanted someone with 3-5 years experience in B2B digital marketing. I still applied because why not haha and went through the whole process and luckily got offered the job at the end. The main thing they were looking for was someone with specialised experience and insight to B2B digital marketing, and I was able to show that through skills, anecdotes, and hypothetical suggestions in video presentations with a year and three months of experience. Unfortunately this won't be the case all the time, but the important thing is to pick out the key skills they really want to see and know about, maybe with some creative application to show confidence with the skills. Video presentations make for a great way of showing your confidence, determination, and show that you have the skill and insights that are equivalent to that experience. I hope this helps. Keep going, you'll definitely get your opportunity and good luck! ??
‘Unfortunately, we are looking for someone who has experience in the industry’ These words are the bane of my life at the moment. How are students who have just spent 3 years doing a university degree supposed to suddenly have 5 years experience. How are we meant to get a job seeing as when we apply the answer is always ‘we need someone with experience’. Who told us that a degree would open doors when all it does is give us a ‘well done’ and ‘congrats’ from a few people? ‘I have a degree’ doesn’t matter to employers, they’d rather you say ‘I have experience’. Students at college get forced into going to University as if it’s their only option of doing well in life but once those 3 years are completed we are slammed by employers with a ‘sorry, you don’t meet the requirements’ or ‘we need someone with experience’. I will keep on applying until I find that one job that will give me the chance I deserve, knowing that I don’t have much industry experience but they can see I’ve spent 3 years at University working hard and I’m now extremely ready to start a full time job. #jobs #career #experience #people #university #students #jobsearch
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I came across this so many times. A person could have all the Masters Degrees etc but could not learn the job the person with no experience and no education got the job done. Sometimes good old cop on is what is needed. I agree education is important. Sometimes a lot of people come in and work their way up in a business.