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I have 3 friends, all in their 40s, super talented and desirable to hire. All 3 lost their jobs due to corporate reshuffling. All 3 are in different fields entirely.
2 have entry level degrees and worked their way up to where they were. 1 has 3 degrees, professional status in their field and numerous certifications. Guess which one was out of work for only a couple of weeks and who is still looking after 18 months? The education totally matters by the tale these guys tell.
Friend #1 can only get entry level offers because that's what his degree indicates. He has 25 years experience of someone with a much higher level of education and it doesn't matter. Friend #2 got to where he is with an associates degree (running a department at a hospital). He's toast too. They both could have easily continued their education a long time ago, but they didn't and it's really hurting them now. Friend #3 had no issues whatever finding employment because he had the experience AND the education. They go hand in hand.
If you were to excel in STEM related careers, your educational background isn't enough. As an IT consultant, I get hired to work at big companies on some complex projects where majority of the workers have degrees but no experience or real working knowledge. Many don't have interests in the work, so why are they in these positions they have no real interest?
Trying to climb the corporate ladder through STEM related career path is like Jack in the Beanstalk. You better off getting a simple Business degree and minor in technology then enter a business oriented job where you don't have to manage any systems.
Exactly.
I work in a business analyst role under the IT umbrella. While we technically "manage systems," a lot of what we do is back office business paper pushing. Our QoL is higher than a lot of the purely technical people on staff.
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