Rant: Everyone told me to get a general business degree, but my focused 2-year technical certificate in HVAC from the local community college landed me a job paying $65k a year right out of school.

Has anyone else found that a specific, hands-on skill beats a broad degree in getting you hired fast?

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Went back for a welding certificate after my general studies degree got me nowhere. The focused training had me working in a shop within a month. Sometimes the direct path is the best one.

mason28310d ago

Yeah, I was just reading an article about how enrollment in trade programs is way up. @dylan_green58, your story is a perfect example of that shift. The piece said employers are really looking for those specific, hands-on skills right now, which a lot of four-year degrees just don't give you. It makes total sense that you got into a shop so fast.