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"You need a business degree" No... You don't. ❌ You need a business degree to START a business. False. None of your customers give a flip about your degree. They care if you have what they need for the right price. ❌ You need a business degree to GET HIRED in a business. False. "I've done it successfully X times" (experience) is always more powerful than a piece of paper that says "I took tests about it". ❌ You need a business degree to TEACH business. False. Again, who do you want to teach you? The one who has done it successfully multiple times, or the person who read books and took tests? And if they've demonstrated the ability to achieve the outcome you want, do you care about their degree? Learning is great, only so far as it generates ACTION. ACTION is what produces results. Results are what we're after. ❓ What do you think? Is a business degree necessary or a good ROI?
For those who are looking for a job, it's still required. HR has spent the last 20 years engineering out the human element of the process and now they wonder why they need help to get good applicants. I am seeing on average 6 months of applying to close to 200 jobs posts, getting about 4 interviews, before they land a job with the right company. As someone who has tried this method and not succeeded, the lingering question was always, it must be I don't have a degree and the people applying having masters.
I agree, but I am also finishing it because I believe my fifty-year-old self will wish I had. No bone in my body wants to do it, but I am tired of having an unfinished degree at 95 credits; time to take it to the finish line. It also paid for by state of WI for being a Veteran so no cost except my time. In a world where people do have them and then people who don't it's too easy to filter you out and leave the ones that do. I am taking the route I never want to be in a position that it is a reason I don't reach the next level.
I will say, for many large corporations with stuck-in-the-past HR, "I've done it successfully X times," is a terrifying statement. They want cogs that are the same shape as the previous cog. Yes, the solution is to find the great companies, BUT they are few and far between, so I always tell folks to prepare for a long search.
I do wish I’d taken at least a few business classes. Turns out doing a thesis applying fantasy theme analysis to Ronald Reagan’s evil empire address was not helpful on reading a P&L statement - shocking I know 😂 I’ve also learned you don’t need a perfect business plan, core values, a logo or website either. You need skills, hustle and clients!
Not necessary. Coming from someone with two. However, incredibly formative.
Completely agree. I've learned more from real experience and self study than I ever have in school.
I discouraged my kids from getting business degrees. If they were going to college, it had to be for a career that required a degree, such as medical, law, etc. I am not a big fan of spending money on a business degree for some of the reasons you mentioned. Spend the money on a successful business mentor.
No one needs a degree. No one needs anything: but the experience of going after a goal, be it a degree, or a program, teaches you. Sure, it teaches you steps and actions you can take, but it teaches you more about yourself, because 80% of business comes from within.
Fitness coach for dads | Christian first | The gym sheds dude | Sharing the lessons I learn as a new entrepreneur
3dThis post was inspired by someone (who cares for me) telling me I'll "never make it as an entrepreneur without a business degree". I politely disagreed, but appreciated their concern for me. 🙂 Always curious to hear others experiences though!