The Value an Education Can Have on Future Career Goals
The Value an Education Can Have on Future Career Goals
By: Joseph Hensley
The Future is something that a lot of people give little thought to. What makes this habit a shame is the fact that the future is where we are headed. We don't get into a car and start driving with no clear thought or reason as to where we are headed. To do so would lead to many unforeseen events such as not arriving to our desired destination, getting lost, or worse. I personally believe that everyone should put as much thought into where they want to and how they plan to get there. Doing this is a lot like planning a road trip, you figure out where you're going, how you're going to get there, how much of your resources it will take, what road blocks you may come across, and what you are going to do when you get there. The end to my road lies at my arrival in a successful career in Information Technologies.
Since I know where I want to go, the next logical step is to figure out how I plan to get there. The biggest thing that will benefit an individual when applying for a job, or seeking entry into a career field of their choice, is a good education. Today's employer seeks to find the best trained individuals, not only with work experience, but an education as well. Anyone can say they know how to do something that they may have picked up through some kind of job experience, but those that can show a diploma or degree from an educational institution have the ammo to say they really learned the trade. In my current job at Echostar Communications, anytime a job posting for an internal position opens up one of the pre-requisites that always appears is that it is preferred the applicant has a Bachelors Degree or equivalent. Is a higher degree the key to higher pay? According to salary.com, in 2003 an applicant that possessed a bachelors degree could expect to earn ten thousand dollars more per year on average than an applicant possessing an Associated Degree. (http://www.salary.com,
By: Joseph Hensley
The Future is something that a lot of people give little thought to. What makes this habit a shame is the fact that the future is where we are headed. We don't get into a car and start driving with no clear thought or reason as to where we are headed. To do so would lead to many unforeseen events such as not arriving to our desired destination, getting lost, or worse. I personally believe that everyone should put as much thought into where they want to and how they plan to get there. Doing this is a lot like planning a road trip, you figure out where you're going, how you're going to get there, how much of your resources it will take, what road blocks you may come across, and what you are going to do when you get there. The end to my road lies at my arrival in a successful career in Information Technologies.
Since I know where I want to go, the next logical step is to figure out how I plan to get there. The biggest thing that will benefit an individual when applying for a job, or seeking entry into a career field of their choice, is a good education. Today's employer seeks to find the best trained individuals, not only with work experience, but an education as well. Anyone can say they know how to do something that they may have picked up through some kind of job experience, but those that can show a diploma or degree from an educational institution have the ammo to say they really learned the trade. In my current job at Echostar Communications, anytime a job posting for an internal position opens up one of the pre-requisites that always appears is that it is preferred the applicant has a Bachelors Degree or equivalent. Is a higher degree the key to higher pay? According to salary.com, in 2003 an applicant that possessed a bachelors degree could expect to earn ten thousand dollars more per year on average than an applicant possessing an Associated Degree. (http://www.salary.com,