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Like many people Im a college drop-out and the current consensus for people who does not have a degree is not that great compared to those who has at least a Bachelors diploma.
When people asks me how would I be able to compete with those graduates my answer is, a lot of the things that I do in my current job can be learned through an 8 hour online course in Udemy or a simple search in google.
However, I was passing by a big drugstore chain in my place and I saw the job posting outside and it says:
WANTED: Cashier
Requirements: Bachelors degree in any field
That made me wonder, why does a degree matter for that position?
I am a Software Development Quality Assurance Engineer and I was very lucky that my employer trusted the skills I bring in, because if to take and count money requires the fancy diploma, then I wont survive getting a job at least not for now.
My thoughts are, if it were my doctor, Im pretty sure I wouldnt want someone who would tell me that Well I googled it and I think you have cancer but other positions in a company, or the mahor industries as well, can easily be learned through training and self education.
What are your thoughts folks? Share and reply. Lets have a meaningful exchange!
It all depends what do you want to do in your life and what are your goals. If you want to find yourself working for someone else or being some kind of manager then I guess that degree matters if you want to be paid more at first. But even today you can learn some skills and some companies don't require you to have a degree. But at some point when selections needs to be made they may look at who has degree? Guess who will get a job.
On the other hand you may want to end up working as freelancer or making an startup? Well degree is not necessary here but knowledge and experience is all what counts.
To sum up my views all depends on what are you searching for in life.