Comments on: Reading up on business… http://blog.hireahelper.com/2007/05/01/screw-college-just-read-a-book/ Insights on life, moving, and the world from the team at www.HireAHelper.com Fri, 26 Jun 2009 16:14:21 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Güzel Sözler Dj Akman http://blog.hireahelper.com/2007/05/01/screw-college-just-read-a-book/#comment-386 Güzel Sözler Dj Akman Sat, 18 Oct 2008 17:28:06 +0000 http://hireahelper.wordpress.com/2007/05/01/screw-college-just-read-a-book/#comment-386 Thanks Thanks

]]> By: Steve http://blog.hireahelper.com/2007/05/01/screw-college-just-read-a-book/#comment-165 Steve Thu, 27 Sep 2007 23:58:12 +0000 http://hireahelper.wordpress.com/2007/05/01/screw-college-just-read-a-book/#comment-165 I am in the opposite situation. My sophomore year in college I accepted a part time job to pay the bills with a start up front end credit card processor similar to PayPal. Little did I know that the people who founded the company were pioneers in the industry and the company would go on to create some of the technologies that we now use. After about three months, I was offered a full time position with the company after they learned I had certain skills. After much thought I decided to put college on hold and pursue the experience. I went on to learn the credit card and several specialized industries from the ground up. Now that times and company attitudes have changed, most companies would rather have someone who has a college degree and no experience then someone with experience and no college degree. A sign of this is Google. Google requires everyone including secretaries to have Bachelors. This leaves me in the position that I am in now. I have certain transferrable skills such as department and office management, business operations, and accounting skills. Because of these skills and past salary I request a certain salary for my experience. Without a degree, I cannot get that rate. Yes, I can set up QuickBooks with no problem. I am in the opposite situation. My sophomore year in college I accepted a part time job to pay the bills with a start up front end credit card processor similar to PayPal. Little did I know that the people who founded the company were pioneers in the industry and the company would go on to create some of the technologies that we now use. After about three months, I was offered a full time position with the company after they learned I had certain skills. After much thought I decided to put college on hold and pursue the experience. I went on to learn the credit card and several specialized industries from the ground up.

Now that times and company attitudes have changed, most companies would rather have someone who has a college degree and no experience then someone with experience and no college degree. A sign of this is Google. Google requires everyone including secretaries to have Bachelors. This leaves me in the position that I am in now. I have certain transferrable skills such as department and office management, business operations, and accounting skills. Because of these skills and past salary I request a certain salary for my experience. Without a degree, I cannot get that rate.
Yes, I can set up QuickBooks with no problem.

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]]> By: Femi og Michael » Start a company while studying http://blog.hireahelper.com/2007/05/01/screw-college-just-read-a-book/#comment-36 Femi og Michael » Start a company while studying Thu, 17 May 2007 14:51:05 +0000 http://hireahelper.wordpress.com/2007/05/01/screw-college-just-read-a-book/#comment-36 [...] it. But you shouldn’t go to college just to get a degree. Mike Glanz wrote a post about how all he learned in college was how to ‘work the system’. “If I had taken Guy’s advice and learned how to make money instead of being an employee. [...] [...] it. But you shouldn’t go to college just to get a degree. Mike Glanz wrote a post about how all he learned in college was how to ‘work the system’. “If I had taken Guy’s advice and learned how to make money instead of being an employee. [...]

]]> By: Tyler http://blog.hireahelper.com/2007/05/01/screw-college-just-read-a-book/#comment-8 Tyler Fri, 04 May 2007 18:57:20 +0000 http://hireahelper.wordpress.com/2007/05/01/screw-college-just-read-a-book/#comment-8 I stumbled upon your website through Guy's blog. I am currently a college student, and I completely agree with your statements about survival. I picked the easiest major because I knew I could get an A, and since my freshmen year, I've been doing the least amount of work possible (as I write this I should be working on my papers that are due Monday haha). Finally, about a month ago, I met up with a wedding photography who started his own business and loves it. It sparked something in me. The last month or so I've come to the conclusion that 1) I will continue to do the least amount of work possible for my education degree and 2) I will put all my energy into educating myself in something I really want to do. I think it's unfortunate not many people are telling freshmen the dangers of relying solely on an "education." Good post. I stumbled upon your website through Guy’s blog. I am currently a college student, and I completely agree with your statements about survival. I picked the easiest major because I knew I could get an A, and since my freshmen year, I’ve been doing the least amount of work possible (as I write this I should be working on my papers that are due Monday haha).

Finally, about a month ago, I met up with a wedding photography who started his own business and loves it. It sparked something in me. The last month or so I’ve come to the conclusion that 1) I will continue to do the least amount of work possible for my education degree and 2) I will put all my energy into educating myself in something I really want to do.

I think it’s unfortunate not many people are telling freshmen the dangers of relying solely on an “education.”

Good post.

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