Degree or not degree that is the question…
Is a degree necessary in today’s career world? Throughout my childhood my parents occasionally mentioned the need for a degree, but without stressing a real importance. So, like many other teenagers, I just hung out with friends got the usual low paying dead end job and lived life. Until I finally realized, HEY! do you really want to be doing this for the rest of your life??? The answer was a resounding NO! So, I decided to figure out a way to be successful. I applied at several places that offered decent wages and benefits. Got turned down at all of them. I began to work at a company through a temp agency, but slowly began to relize that I needed to do something else because the “corporate ladder” had too many steps to climb from the bottom up. It was then I realized that I personally needed a degree. I took a few classes at the community college to get the ball rolling, but couldn’t decide what I wanted to major in. I finally narrowed it down to the two things I enjoy doing on a regular basis…computers or cooking. After learning how hard it was in the culinary industry and how pricey school was, I decided on the computer career. Still pricey for the school, but in high demand. Still the question remains, “why do we need a degree?” Why is it that a person who has learned their trade hands on for a good amount of time would be less desireable to an employer than someone fresh out of a trade school like ITT-Technical Institute or Devry? Is that a silent form of discrimination? Is this a plot for financial institutions and the government to get more $ in interest rates and student loans out of responsible citizens? Why should a person with 10 years hands on experience be excluded from a position because he is without a degree? It makes the University of Phoenix and other online colleges or “buy your degree online” businesses sound much better. Here’s a few links I found on the subject…what are your thoughts?
CS Degree Neccessary?
Is a College degree neccessary?