What a time to be alive. Society places a lot of value on higher education, According to Glassdoor major companies don’t need college degree anymore to get employed for instance, Google, Hilton, Apple among other big companies.
On Monday, billionaire Elon Musk said that college is "not for learning."
The times are changing when it comes to college degrees. One third of billionaires in 2016 didn’t graduate, and business leaders agree that a degree may no longer be necessary.
Gary Vaynerchuk says there are "endless free ways to learn about business" — and points out that many companies don’t actually require a degree.
Here are a few steps to increase value to yourself.
- Learn by doing.
- Learn real skills like closing deals, Negotiation & Prospecting.
- Take online courses, YouTube videos to learn skills.
4. Apprenticing for mentors.
If you start out by working for small businesses through personal connections and build up a strong reputation and a long resume of experience, you’ll reach a point where no one will question your education.
