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Marketing twitter loves to downplay college education and drive a narrative of learning from Twitter instead.
I know that college isn& #39;t for everyone, but as someone who was forced into the workforce without a degree, I can assure you, that expensive piece of paper helps. (
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I know that college isn& #39;t for everyone, but as someone who was forced into the workforce without a degree, I can assure you, that expensive piece of paper helps. (
A 2016 HBS study found that job applicants with an "ethnic" name are 13% less likely to receive a callback.
A separate study from the same year found that when there is 1 woman in a finalists pool of 4 applicants, there is virtually a 0% chance of her getting hired.
A separate study from the same year found that when there is 1 woman in a finalists pool of 4 applicants, there is virtually a 0% chance of her getting hired.
These are just two biases that someone who wasn& #39;t born white, straight, and male have to face when job seeking.
Other studies suggest that there are AT LEAST 13 biases, unrelated to a candidate& #39;s ability to perform a job, that occur during the hiring process.
Other studies suggest that there are AT LEAST 13 biases, unrelated to a candidate& #39;s ability to perform a job, that occur during the hiring process.
Most of these biases skew in favor of white, straight men. (perfect place for me to drop an evergreen tweet https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👇🏾" title="Rückhand Zeigefinger nach unten (durchschnittlich dunkler Hautton)" aria-label="Emoji: Rückhand Zeigefinger nach unten (durchschnittlich dunkler Hautton)">) https://twitter.com/AYakatally/status/1292787886191005696?s=20">https://twitter.com/AYakatall...
For most of us, the biases have nothing to do with our ability to perform a certain job. It& #39;s our name, hair, gender, orientation, or accent.
It& #39;s counterproductive for any of US to give a hiring manager another reason to dismiss our application.
It& #39;s counterproductive for any of US to give a hiring manager another reason to dismiss our application.
The argument for skipping college tends to garner support from people who have multiple degrees, debt, and are unemployed.
To them, I suggest reassessing your approach to job hunting. Something else is preventing you from getting hired, but education isn& #39;t one of them.
To them, I suggest reassessing your approach to job hunting. Something else is preventing you from getting hired, but education isn& #39;t one of them.
Speaking from experience - I jumped right into social media marketing from high school.
Despite building an impressive resume for my age with freelance work for reputable brands - I didn& #39;t get a callback for any full-time marketing roles until after I graduated.
Despite building an impressive resume for my age with freelance work for reputable brands - I didn& #39;t get a callback for any full-time marketing roles until after I graduated.
Was I a good marketer before finishing college? Yup.
Did college teach me everything I needed to become a better marketer? Nope.
But I learned the most from the real-world experience that comes with working at organizations. College opened the door to those experiences.
Did college teach me everything I needed to become a better marketer? Nope.
But I learned the most from the real-world experience that comes with working at organizations. College opened the door to those experiences.
I think college is too expensive. I think the entire college system needs to be dismantled and rebuilt.
But, it& #39;s a system built to keep us out. Designed to make us think college isn& #39;t worth it, so they can turn around and not hire us based on our education.
Don& #39;t fall for it.
But, it& #39;s a system built to keep us out. Designed to make us think college isn& #39;t worth it, so they can turn around and not hire us based on our education.
Don& #39;t fall for it.
It& #39;s hard enough for a woman or minority to get hired in this historically sexist and racist country and industry.
Choosing not to go to college just gives them a reason not to hire you without looking sexist or racist.
Choosing not to go to college just gives them a reason not to hire you without looking sexist or racist.
