How many people do you know who work at a minimum wage job because they don't have a college degree? Why, everyone knows that you simply can't get a good job without a college degree. Now many of us are starting to hear that you can't even get a good job without a graduate degree.
Ladies and Gentlemen, that is just plain wrong; it is a myth. It is a myth perpetuated by unknowing, but well-meaning parents who want their children to be successful. It is a myth perpetuated by colleges and universities hungry for student tuition money.
Many of those same parents did not have college degrees and to them a college degree was something magical that set someone apart from the masses. My father was like that. He encouraged me to go to college, get a degree, and get a good job. He was well-intentioned, but he was wrong. There are many paths to success that do not need a college degree.
Some successful people who never went to, or didn't finish college, include Henry Ford, Michael Dell (the founder of Dell Computers), Bill Gates, and Rachael Ray. There are many others.
Of course, there are also some jobs, like being a doctor or a professor that do require college degrees. And, for those who want that, that is the path they must pursue.
However, just because you don't have a college degree does not mean that you can't be successful. You can be successful--as successful as you want to be in your wildest dreams--as long as you are willing to work hard toward your goals.
Here is how not to find a better job with no college degree. Send out mass mailings of resumes. Answer ads on the internet by filling out forms. Apply blindly at every open position you can find hoping that someone will hire you. None of that works. It doesn't even work if you have a college degree.
You have to make yourself stand out from the crowd. Fortunately, that is not difficult to do, but it does take some work. Here's how you can make yourself stand out from the crowd.
First, be competent in everything that you do. Learn how to do what you do well, even if you think it is beneath you.
Next, always be learning more about what it is you want to do. For example, if your dream job involves running a store, learn all you can about running a store. Read everything you can find on the internet. Read everything you can find in the library. Enroll in a correspondence course. And don't neglect learning the practical side of things. Get a job working in a store. Do it for free if you have to, but learn what you need to know.
Then, when your opportunity comes, you will be ready.
Unfortunately, there are no shortcuts. If you want a better job, or if you want to follow your dream whatever it may be, you need to have the knowledge and abilities that you will need.
Once you have that knowledge and ability, you simply have to demonstrate it to people who might hire you or to people who can help you reach your dream. Admittedly, some larger companies have inflexible rules about who they can hire, but small business seldom does.
In summary, to get a better job with no college degree, decide what you want to do and prepare your plan to achieve that goal. Then get busy. That is exactly what all those famous and successful people without college degrees did.
Looking for a job in SG, you can get a list of latest jobs at WDA jobnet.
A recruiting article by Dougles Chan - A recruitment mentor that speciliased in recruitment training and recruitment mentoring in Singapore and globally.
Contact Dougles Chan @ +(65) 9388 0851 or email to dc@dougleschan.com for your recruitment training and mentoring needs.
Ladies and Gentlemen, that is just plain wrong; it is a myth. It is a myth perpetuated by unknowing, but well-meaning parents who want their children to be successful. It is a myth perpetuated by colleges and universities hungry for student tuition money.
Many of those same parents did not have college degrees and to them a college degree was something magical that set someone apart from the masses. My father was like that. He encouraged me to go to college, get a degree, and get a good job. He was well-intentioned, but he was wrong. There are many paths to success that do not need a college degree.
Some successful people who never went to, or didn't finish college, include Henry Ford, Michael Dell (the founder of Dell Computers), Bill Gates, and Rachael Ray. There are many others.
Of course, there are also some jobs, like being a doctor or a professor that do require college degrees. And, for those who want that, that is the path they must pursue.
However, just because you don't have a college degree does not mean that you can't be successful. You can be successful--as successful as you want to be in your wildest dreams--as long as you are willing to work hard toward your goals.
Here is how not to find a better job with no college degree. Send out mass mailings of resumes. Answer ads on the internet by filling out forms. Apply blindly at every open position you can find hoping that someone will hire you. None of that works. It doesn't even work if you have a college degree.
You have to make yourself stand out from the crowd. Fortunately, that is not difficult to do, but it does take some work. Here's how you can make yourself stand out from the crowd.
First, be competent in everything that you do. Learn how to do what you do well, even if you think it is beneath you.
Next, always be learning more about what it is you want to do. For example, if your dream job involves running a store, learn all you can about running a store. Read everything you can find on the internet. Read everything you can find in the library. Enroll in a correspondence course. And don't neglect learning the practical side of things. Get a job working in a store. Do it for free if you have to, but learn what you need to know.
Then, when your opportunity comes, you will be ready.
Unfortunately, there are no shortcuts. If you want a better job, or if you want to follow your dream whatever it may be, you need to have the knowledge and abilities that you will need.
Once you have that knowledge and ability, you simply have to demonstrate it to people who might hire you or to people who can help you reach your dream. Admittedly, some larger companies have inflexible rules about who they can hire, but small business seldom does.
In summary, to get a better job with no college degree, decide what you want to do and prepare your plan to achieve that goal. Then get busy. That is exactly what all those famous and successful people without college degrees did.
Looking for a job in SG, you can get a list of latest jobs at WDA jobnet.
A recruiting article by Dougles Chan - A recruitment mentor that speciliased in recruitment training and recruitment mentoring in Singapore and globally.
Contact Dougles Chan @ +(65) 9388 0851 or email to dc@dougleschan.com for your recruitment training and mentoring needs.
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