How much does a degree really benefit you in the long run?

NovaLynnx
Sat, 26 Apr 2014 23:14:07 +0000

For me it was good luck and good timing. However, my degree also provided me with the skills necessary to make the most of that good timing. As a hiring manager, it depends - if you have zero work history but a related college major, internships, etc., I will at least call and prescreen you. If you have progressive work history and no degree, I will prescreen you. If you have neither, I likely won’t reach out at all. But related, progressive work experience catches my eye the quickest regardless of education.

People can make the most of any situation. College isn’t for everyone, and those who don’t attend aren’t automatically set up for a long, difficult road to the top. Sometimes a good personality and creative thinking can offset the “educational disadvantage,” if you even want to call it that.