Chris Wodke
Searching for a job is tough, even more so when you don’t
have a degree required for a position. Some jobs like pharmacists, doctors and
nurses absolutely require a degree. Other occupations like training and sales
sometimes allow entry without a degree.
Here are some things you can do if you don’t have degree for
the type of job you want.
Check job listings. Let’s say you want a training job, but don’t have a degree in Adult Education. Check for experience key words you can put in your resume. If the job posting lists development training materials, highlight your writing experience on your resume. Highlight your skills with key words that match the job listing.
Degrees are crucial when first entering the job market. If you have experience you can sometimes get away without having a degree. If you are looking for a sales job, the most important thing you can list on your resume and talk about in your interview is your sales experience. Focus on the sales results and the number of clients you obtained. Results will get you the interview and the position.
Career Change
If you have successfully transitioned careers once before in
your career, leverage that experience. Any of the efforts you did before can be
used again. Making a transition once shows you have the ability to learn the
new skills needed. Talk about the
transition you made and how you did it.
For instance I made a transition from engineering to Product Safety. I
had changed from one branch of engineering to another earlier in my career. I
showed I was able to learn a new field and would be able to learn Product
Safety as well.
Volunteer Work
I got my start as a trainer by doing training for the
National Ski Patrol. I had years of
experience working with adults The
experience I had as a volunteer more than made up for my lack of degree. I was
able to function very successfully as a trainer based on my volunteer
experience.
Network
Use your network to find out about openings before they are
advertised. Companies will be more flexible about requirements before a job is
posted. Use any contacts you have inside
the company to give you a recommendation. This will carry allot of weight and
can make up for the lack of a degree.
Let Summit Training Publications take care of your program
design needs with our off the shelf training in a box or one of our
presentation modules.
Our off the shelf training solutions provide:
- PowerPoint Presentation
- Instructor Guide & handouts
- Student Guide
- Quiz
- Feedback Form
Subject areas include; Communication Skills, Employee
Development, Human Resources, Quality, Product Safety, Safety and Supervisor
Training.
Titles: Product
Safety and Liability, Aftermarket Product Safety,Hazard Analysis, Product
Safety Meetings, Warnings, Instructions and Manuals, Product Liability European
Union, Obtaining the CE Mark, Risk Assessment, European Union, Product Safety
Management Product Safety Audit, Workplace Violence, Substance Abuse, Sexual
Harassment, Manager as Coach, Hiring, Firing, Performance Appraisals,
Diversity, Americans With Disabilities, Business Etiquette, Security Abroad,
International Business Manners, Customer Service, Customer Communication, Terrific
Teams, The Manager as Trainer, Coping With Difficult People, Managing Your
Boss- Problem Bosses, Malcolm Baldridge Award, Presentations/Public Speaking,
Discrimination, Listening Skills, Negotiation, Conflict Resolution, Alternative
Dispute Resolution, Total Quality Management, Motivation, High Achievers, Time
Management, ISO 9000 Introduction, ISO 9000 Implementation, Quality Audit,
Introduction to the Internet, Stress Management, Telecommuting, Flexible Work
Schedules, Creativity and Innovation, Benchmarking, Effective Business Writing,
Customer Letters, Motivating Self and Others, Project Management, Managing
Multiple Projects, Brainstorming, PERT Diagrams, Train the Trainer, Train the
Trainer-Delivery, Train the Trainer-Writing Presentations, Train the Trainer-On
the Job Training, Train the Trainer-Using Visual Aids, Project Management, Peer
to Peer Feedback, Surviving Unemployment, Interview Preparation
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