[Sussex] IT qualifications advice

[nik at wired4life.org]

> Perhaps, but I get the impression it's harder to get far without A levels,
> or equivilents these days. I suspect it's changed since the time you were
> at the same stage as me :)
no, its harder to get far without a goal, determination, effort and
drive. 

Heres my sample study .


I am the MD of a Technical Company, I have no Degree or A Levels.
The two other directors of this company are the same. Meanwhile the only
UNI grad employee we have is the lowest earner, and will due to the
nature of the employment market never earn as much as we have by the
time he is thirty. Hes bloody good at coding and delivering a quick
result. But he will have to work another 5 years to gain the experience
that companies seek.

My wife is a Uni Graduate and at 30 is still on less than I was at 25.

I know several recent University graduates who have lots of
qualifications but without the drive and determination will not achieve
high salary levels. 

If you leave college after A Levels or GCSEs , and in  place of getting a
University degree you are willing to start on a basic  10k a year salary. You can
study your Uni degreee through the open university and by the time your
25 you will see a better return on investment than your university
patriots.


Companies are seeking experienced candidates and many directors of large
companies and those in hiring positions have expressed the opinion that
A degreee does not guarentee the qualities in a candidate that 4 years
of employment will. 


These skills are things like:

How to answer the phone, speak to customers and suppliers. Arrange and prioritise workloads and document
as they go. Administration and office awareness are now basic skills that Companies are not willing to take time to train employees in.

So the better question is... 

Are you willing to strive, to drive and to insist on delivering a
professional and high quality attitude as part of your career . If you can do that your
value to the employer is far higher than your certificates will ever be.

Just my two pence, since im keen that people get a education but im more
keen that people have An education.


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