Interesting jobs not needing a specific degree...
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Here's an interesting one. A friend of mine has a Geography degree - I asked her what she planned on doing with it. She said that a degree is a degree and she could find herself any number of jobs, a degree just proved that she had the ability to learn to a higher level.
Fine I said, what type of jobs...
- Police, fast track scheme, will accept you with any type of degree. Guaranteed sergeant in 2 years if you pass.
- Sales, fair enough "attitude and drive" is more important and i doubt you can get a degree in sales although for more specialist sales such as pharma, a degree in a science will help or may be required.
This is where she couldn't think of any more.
So I said I would see if I could find any more.
So the question is, what types of jobs could she apply for? She has a business head and wants something like business management(ish), marketing etc. Where do you start? Would you take a Geography grad onto your business grad scheme??
Fine I said, what type of jobs...
- Police, fast track scheme, will accept you with any type of degree. Guaranteed sergeant in 2 years if you pass.
- Sales, fair enough "attitude and drive" is more important and i doubt you can get a degree in sales although for more specialist sales such as pharma, a degree in a science will help or may be required.
This is where she couldn't think of any more.
So I said I would see if I could find any more.
So the question is, what types of jobs could she apply for? She has a business head and wants something like business management(ish), marketing etc. Where do you start? Would you take a Geography grad onto your business grad scheme??
Teaching?
I mean, it's stupid really, doing a degree for the sake of a degree. What is the point in studying for a subject that your not going to use.
IMO it says, she didn't want to find a job when she finished school/college, picked a subject she kind of liked but was easy to do and then basically partied hard.
Shirley would be better to go to a company with a couple of decent A-Levels, ask them what they would like her to study and then do them?
My opinion anyway
I mean, it's stupid really, doing a degree for the sake of a degree. What is the point in studying for a subject that your not going to use.
IMO it says, she didn't want to find a job when she finished school/college, picked a subject she kind of liked but was easy to do and then basically partied hard.
Shirley would be better to go to a company with a couple of decent A-Levels, ask them what they would like her to study and then do them?
My opinion anyway
AB said:
Here's an interesting one. A friend of mine has a Geography degree - I asked her what she planned on doing with it. She said that a degree is a degree and she could find herself any number of jobs, a degree just proved that she had the ability to learn to a higher level.
I think she's right as long as her degree is from a good University not one of these new style University of (insert name of county/obscure town/famous person etc)I expect for many jobs, the actual University you go to is still often more important than what you did your degree in. I have plenty of friends with geography degrees who are in all kinds of great jobs years after leaving University.
el stovey said:
AB said:
Here's an interesting one. A friend of mine has a Geography degree - I asked her what she planned on doing with it. She said that a degree is a degree and she could find herself any number of jobs, a degree just proved that she had the ability to learn to a higher level.
I think she's right as long as her degree is from a good University not one of these new style University of (insert name of county/obscure town/famous person etc)I expect for many jobs, the actual University you go to is still often more important than what you did your degree in. I have plenty of friends with geography degrees who are in all kinds of great jobs years after leaving University.
I'd be inclined to agree with her. When I was doing A-Levels we were encouraged to pick degrees that we would be interested in over vocational degrees as most jobs will simply require a degree to prove you can learn to a certain standard. Unless you know exactly what you want to do and it requires a certain degree then it made sense to pick something we would enjoy and therefore be more likely to work hard at and be successful in as this would leave our options open.
i think she is right if its from a decent Uni.
Anything in the forces are happy with any degree.....lots of interesting jobs there.
Although I do work in the field my Degree is associated with - to be honest - my job has f
k all to do with what I studied and never really did (apart from the first 3 months out of Uni ten years ago)
my 'field' is however relevant
Anything in the forces are happy with any degree.....lots of interesting jobs there.
Although I do work in the field my Degree is associated with - to be honest - my job has f
k all to do with what I studied and never really did (apart from the first 3 months out of Uni ten years ago)my 'field' is however relevant
I'd guess that 80%+ of IT workers dont have an IT degree. I'd also guess a high proportion of proper IT types wont have a degree at all.
Its probably easier to list the professions that do require a specific degree than those that don't to be honest.
I do know that Pharma sales doesnt need a science degree, I've got a couple of mates who are drug dealers and they can barely string a sentence together, let alone pass a degree.
Its probably easier to list the professions that do require a specific degree than those that don't to be honest.
I do know that Pharma sales doesnt need a science degree, I've got a couple of mates who are drug dealers and they can barely string a sentence together, let alone pass a degree.
I haven't got a degree, mainly because I couldn't be arsed spending £20,000 and 3 years of my life drinking.
Fair play to those who actually go to Uni for a decent degree in a subject that is relevant to a career choice. I will probably do a degree in the next 3-4 years but in Building Services and only 1 day a week, but that's because I like having money and my baked beans microwaved in a bowl, not cold in a can.
Fair play to those who actually go to Uni for a decent degree in a subject that is relevant to a career choice. I will probably do a degree in the next 3-4 years but in Building Services and only 1 day a week, but that's because I like having money and my baked beans microwaved in a bowl, not cold in a can.
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