Your Degree Won't Get You Hired in 2025. Skills Will.
Renata Junkova
The Career Coach | 980+ Careers Transformed, 500+ Advanced to C-Suite | Guiding Mid-Senior Professionals in Landing High-Impact Roles.
Corporate giants push it.
Freelancers swear by it.
Even Elon Musk brought it up recently:
If you're a hardcore software engineer and want to build the everything app, please join us by sending your best work to [email protected].
We don't care where you went to school or even whether you went to school or what "big name" company you worked at.
Just show us your code.
Hiring is changing.
Fast.
Even top degrees aren’t guarantees anymore.
Just look at this:
23% of Harvard MBAs from the 2024 class were still job-hunting three months after graduation (Wall Street Journal). That’s up from 20% the previous year.
The message is clear...
It's not about where you went to school - it's about what you can DO.
Show what you can do, not who you say you are. Period.
You can’t fake experience.
It’s like when someone is pretending or lying—it’s obvious because their story doesn’t make sense.
That’s why you can always tell when someone is only “book-smart.”
So, what’s the best way to prove your skills?
Build a portfolio.
Your portfolio = proof you can deliver.
Your portfolio is your business card, your elevator pitch, your story.
It can be:
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1 - Your personal website (or even multiple websites)
2 - Your LinkedIn profile showcasing key projects
3 - Case studies showing your work (or projects you worked on)
4 - Testimonials or reviews from clients or colleagues
5 - Content you’ve created, like blog posts or videos
6 - Results from successful projects you’ve led or contributed to
Simple, right?
The world is looking for doers. People with real skills. People who can deliver.
So, put your work out there.
Get visible. Get noticed. That's your mantra for 2025.
If you’re ready to make some real progress in your career, let’s talk.
Book your free strategy call here: Claim Your Free Strategy Session
I’ll help you create a game plan to get you where you want to be.
And for those who missed the Network Smart! Masterclass, you can still watch the replay!
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If levelling up your career or expanding your network is a priority for 2025, this could be the most important 3 minutes you spend today.
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Remember: your career growth is NOT out of your control. Let’s put you back in the driver’s seat.
Your coach,
Renata
Solutions Architect at Kamoa Copper S.A.
1 个月Experience is key, but a degree, or appropriate tertiary qualification, provides structure, to gain momentum. I have worked with many young professionals who have graduated, and similarly, people with only school qualifications and graduate professionals gained momentum much faster. It is also true that hard experience in a subject area will never be lost.