Don't get me wrong, I learned a lot in college. How to use a cafeteria tray as a sled and how to drink Jell-O shots immediately leap to mind. But I'm just not sure this education is essential in today's workplace. Let's judge people on what they've done and not just what they've studied.
WORKPLACE911 EXECUTIVE POINTS
Getting Hired Without a Degree:
-- Clinical Degree.
-- Rule-Breakers.
-- "EducatOr."
-- Degree Alternatives.
LIST OF THE WEEK
from Challenger
Companies are changing their recession strategy:
-- HR executives saying their companies had instituted salary cuts/freezes, 52.4 percent; up from 27.2 percent in January
-- Companies cutting staff, 43 percent; percentage making cuts in January, 56 percent
-- Companies needing to cut costs, 86 percent
THOUGHT OF THE WEEK
"Live together as brothers and do business as strangers." -- Arabic proverb