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Yeah this definitely happens way too often . Whenever you look for a job, they usually ask for education and experience. I know my boyfriend has this problem when job hunting. He has years of experience now as a graphic designer, but he stopped going to school because of money. His work is REALLY good, and he hopes to start his own business. Anyways, he has the ability and drive to work for more qualified positions, but often, higher and better paying positions require a certain degree, as well as a certain number of years of working in the field. Because of that, he gets paid sorta bad for this field. Again, the way he's dealing with it is just to start his own brand and work with clients that won't judge him from a degree. I've also been led to believe that degrees don't necessarily mean that a person is good at their job.Kenesha L Fowler wrote: ↑19 Nov 2022, 08:57 In chapter five where Rusk talks about courage, he included some of his father’s experiences. Stan Rusk, after working with a company for some time, was ready for new challenges. He went to the corporate office to meet with some executives to inquire about running his own store. They turned him down flat based on his lack of a college degree. Instead of backing down, he pointed out his years of work experience and his track record of successfully training company workers (some who already had college degrees, no less). He was subsequently given the chance to prove himself. I imagine this is something that happens often enough, where you know you can do the job (or have been doing related tasks), but aren’t given the position because you didn’t spend whatever amount of years studying the subject at college. Has this ever happened to you or someone you know? How did you, or they, deal with the situation?
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I'm glad for that! That's not always the case, but it feels good to see smart people get what they work for!Jennifer Coxon wrote: ↑25 Nov 2022, 12:18 This happened to my ex. He went for a position and the team really liked him and were willing to take him on. However, as he was unqualified they were going to pay him less than the uni graduates they were taking on. Seems fair. Until when actually working on the job, my ex understood and picked up the job faster than the grads and started to work ahead of them. Thankfully the management team recognised this and within a few months increased his salary in line.
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I KNOW. It's so frustrating to see jobs like that, right??? They just don't want to lose money training new managers or personnel! And that's because that's only half the equation most of the time.Kelsey Roy wrote: ↑01 Dec 2022, 20:20 I see this a lot on job sites when looking at management positions. Almost all jobs in management require time served as a manager. HOW is someone supposed to gain experience as a manager when they cannot obtain a management job without experience?? Seems like a stupid catch 22.
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Damn that's just scamming. But it's the way companies can pay you lower without looking like they're in the wrong! I can't wait when that becomes less of a standard (hopefully), and is based more on on-the-job exams or something
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