College degrees blown out of proportion
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Originally Posted by thebig33tuna,Jun 30 2010, 12:22 PM
at my school, the business program was pretty widely known /well ranked, and the big4 did a fair amount of recruiting... but they really weren't going to even look at you unless you had a 3.0... i believe D&T was asking for a 3.4 or higher to even apply for anything.
my shitty 2.98 final GPA in college put me out of the running for a number of jobs straight out of college.
it matters when they have a shit ton of applicants and they can afford to be picky. I work at one of the big 4's where you can't even get your foot in the door without a degree. So you have a degree, great as long as you have 1-2 years experience at a Fortune 100 company than we will interview you.
I've been interviewing 2-3 candidates a week, many of them my age or older that only get tossed my way once they've passed the HR requirements and have already had a couple of phone screenings.
I need someone desperately on my project but unfortunately no one has stepped up and showed the talent and skills that is required.
Many people can complete an education, few people can apply and build upon it in the real world from what I have gathered.
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I know for my job they only look at people coming from certain schools, with certain GPA's.
Before my current job I got a couple hits on my resume, and the school I went to was just as important as some of the other factors. Depending on your field of study, employers only want people from certain schools. I have heard this more than a few times.
I am an Electro-Mechanical Engineer.
Before my current job I got a couple hits on my resume, and the school I went to was just as important as some of the other factors. Depending on your field of study, employers only want people from certain schools. I have heard this more than a few times.
I am an Electro-Mechanical Engineer.
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i went to college but did not graduate and there are people at my job with degrees that dont get paid as much as me and are several positions below me.
i do think that it holds me back alittle for advancement. while my job ability and knowledge base is better i may not be considered due to not having a degree. while someone with a non job related degree might get the job.
in upper management a degree is pretty much required. even though i fail to see how a degree in biology or psychology would make u better at investments or insurance.
i do think that it holds me back alittle for advancement. while my job ability and knowledge base is better i may not be considered due to not having a degree. while someone with a non job related degree might get the job.
in upper management a degree is pretty much required. even though i fail to see how a degree in biology or psychology would make u better at investments or insurance.
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Originally Posted by KeithMajkasays,Jun 30 2010, 01:25 PM
Obviously a high GPA is important when applying for addtl schooling, which has zero to do with my comment.
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Originally Posted by KeithMajkasays,Jun 30 2010, 11:51 AM
I agree with this. However, in my experience where you went to school (and even more importantly your GPA) doesnt seem to matter.
YMMV
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Obviously a high GPA is important when applying for addtl schooling, which has zero to do with my comment.
YMMV
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Obviously a high GPA is important when applying for addtl schooling, which has zero to do with my comment.
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Originally Posted by S2020,Jun 30 2010, 02:47 PM
Depending on the major, I agree and disagree with Kyushin. For some field a college degree is an absolute requirement. This is not blown out of proportion at all.
for some other fields, it's completely useless.
so it is too broad to generalize on the value of college degree without knowing more about what one's career is.
for some other fields, it's completely useless.
so it is too broad to generalize on the value of college degree without knowing more about what one's career is.
