Posted by:
randyj
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Date: March 17, 2016 11:21PM
"Corporations are going to hire those from acclaimed colleges, those with proper connections, those who have the most talent, or those who have had unique opportunities."
Honey, you don't necessarily need a college degree to get a good job or have a happy life. You should spend some time looking into other types of careers. I never went to college, and I've owned my own business for nearly 20 years now.
My wife raised four kids and worked in our business for years, and she hadn't worked for a company for 28 years (she quit her last job the week before our first child was born in 1981) until she took a job six years ago as a weekend phone receptionist. She worked there just a few months when the org realized she had a brain, and they put her into the marketing department. After working there four years, she was promoted to marketing director and now makes nearly $40k. At age 57, her company is sending her to management school because she's valuable to them.
My oldest son barely graduated from high school. One of his buddies helped him get a job repairing cell phones for a chain of phone stores. After a coupla years, he was made a salesman, then he was put in charge of inventory for a region. Last fall, the corp brought him to the HQ and made him project manager over a whole new division, with a salary of $60k. This is a chain with 550 stores and 4000 employees. My son, the high school grad, is part of their "brain trust."
My point being, companies need employees who are sharp and are willing to work hard and progress. A lot of companies don't care if you have a degree or not. They just want to know that you can do what they need you to do. And there are a lot of college graduates who don't make good employees.
I suggest that you read this article:
http://www.forbes.com/sites/stevemoore/2015/03/31/not-hard-at-work-hardly-working/#5e81be47cb78Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/17/2016 11:26PM by randyj.