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Without higher education: what are the chances?



For a long time it was believed that higher education is an indicator of status. The prestige of the diploma is still high, and future graduates are usually scared by the phrase "you pass the USE badly - you won’t go to college." However, is this really important?
If you are an applicant without a “crust”

Applicants without higher education face several problems:

they are often screened out simply by default (“We look at everyone with a higher education”);
they are embarrassed at interviews and cheated on resumes;
they may lose in competition with a candidate who has a university degree.
Another option for the same problem is the lack of specialized education. For example, yesterday’s designer decided to go into the IT field and began to study programming on his own, although he never studied technical specialty. Employers may well postpone a resume only on the basis that the person does not have the appropriate diploma.

There are positions for which specific and narrow professional skills are extremely important, but many applicants do not even get the opportunity to show themselves. Look at the information technology cover letter examples.

What really gives higher education?
The HeadHunter Research Service, after interviewing more than 12,000 workers, found the following. Those who graduated from the university emphasize that they primarily improved their overall intellectual development during their studies - this was noted by 60% of respondents. And those who received secondary vocational education say that they first mastered specific professional skills (65%).

According to today's ideas about the competencies necessary for successful work, both specific skills and meta-skills are important, which usually refer to “general development”. Thus, both higher and secondary specialized education have their strengths. However, it is important to note that, in addition to the fork in the university or college, there are many other options for learning.

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