Monday, November 15, 2021

No degree

This weekend I met a bright young woman who really thought things through after high school, and decided to opt out of college. It's a counter-cultural choice to forego something that many high school girls think is a must-have.

But Hope says, "The degree is dead. It’s time to burn your resume." An employer wants to know just this: "can you do the job excellently, and are you willing to grow? If you can, and you have a great attitude, I couldn’t care less whether you went to Harvard or not."


Your new employer will learn that from your "value signaling" -- how you demonstrate to him/her that you will do an excellent job and that you will grow in the job. 

Before Hope had experience and a track record to help her show her value, she sent a video pitch. According to the hiring manager, that video was the reason she got the interview.


(cont'd tomorrow)

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