01-21-2009, 04:51 PM
bobaloo000 Wrote:I have been working in the Financial industry without a degree since 1985. I have moved up the ladder in those years and I am now a seasoned executive. Two years ago I decided it was time for me to move on when I made a shocking discovery. The resume filters employed by companies were discarding my resume because I did not have a degree. In the past the experience on my resume always got me into the door and the face to face interview would seal the deal, now I could no longer get past that first step.
Exactly. While it used to be the case that a person could make their way up with no more than a high school diploma, this is simply not the case anymore, even more so for younger people who are just starting out. I don't think any reports claiming degrees are not worth it take this into account. They are probably looking at people that have been working for decades and never got a degree. Results would be much different for people trying this now out of high school.
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Introductory Sociology, Information Systems and Computer Applications, Analyzing and Interpreting Literature, Principles of Management, Principles of Marketing, Principles of Macroeconomics, Principles of Microeconomics, Introductory Psychology, Human Growth and Development, Introductory Business Law[/SIZE]
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Passed DSSTs
Management Information Systems, Introduction to Computing, Principles of Supervision, Human Resource Management, Introduction to Business, Organizational Behavior, Principles of Financial Accounting, Principles of Finance, Foundations of Education, Fundamentals of Counseling, Business Law II, Environment and Humanity[/SIZE]
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Passed ECEs
Ethics: Theory & Practice, Human Resource Management[/SIZE]
Introductory Sociology, Information Systems and Computer Applications, Analyzing and Interpreting Literature, Principles of Management, Principles of Marketing, Principles of Macroeconomics, Principles of Microeconomics, Introductory Psychology, Human Growth and Development, Introductory Business Law[/SIZE]
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Passed DSSTs
Management Information Systems, Introduction to Computing, Principles of Supervision, Human Resource Management, Introduction to Business, Organizational Behavior, Principles of Financial Accounting, Principles of Finance, Foundations of Education, Fundamentals of Counseling, Business Law II, Environment and Humanity[/SIZE]
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Passed ECEs
Ethics: Theory & Practice, Human Resource Management[/SIZE]
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