Topic: Will you further your degree from school, or learn a new skill after college? (Read 877 times)

Well the too friends are not wrong in choosing their different part to follow.
In this modern era learning a skill after your first degree  is not actually bad choice seeing to the fact that some people just want to be self dependent and that's their own view of been actually successful and their happy with it..

While some individuals see it fit that a higher level of education springs them the opportunity to be very successful and respected in the society

If you are in a small village, your education is not high, but you have an outstanding skill, you can work in this small village and pay well. If you're in a big city, you don't have a high degree of education and only have one skill, some companies may prefer candidates with a high degree of education.

I think both are right, they do what they want, alluding to success, everyone has different views on the meaning of success and it's not an exact science, some say higher education is a success but some say money and position are a success.
so do what you like, don't be burdened with other people's opinions, and make other people's opinions just a consideration, if indeed it is contrary to your heart then leave it.

It will be their personal choice on what they want to pursue based on their life goals. If one wants to continue acquiring a higher degree then there's nothing wrong with it because having a higher degree will be an advantage for her to grab better opportunities on her chosen field. If one wants to learn new skills to broaden up her knowledge then it's also a good decision. As long as their choice will be for their own growth and success, both decisions are good steps for them to prepare for a better future.

You are right, everyone has their own path to success, we cannot imitate what other people do to make us successful. Don't follow what other people are too much because I think it will cover the skills we have because we are too motivated to do something exactly like other people. We can be motivated by hard work and effort that is done wholeheartedly and we must also apply it to ourselves to achieve something we want.

You can choose to continue to improve your education. When your professional knowledge and technology are strong enough, you can choose a company that suits your heart at will. While many positions are two-way options, your higher education will make it easier than others to get a job.

I will learn a new skill, and my friends around me have chosen to continue their education. When I entered the society and entered the company, I found that the knowledge I learned in school was far from enough to support me easily in the company. A lot of knowledge is new and not learned in school. There are also a lot of other knowledge used, and many majors are related, and you must master them all.
If you want to choose to improve your qualifications, you can choose other skills related to your major, which will be beneficial to your future work in the company.

Now that you mention it, a lot of fresh graduates also have ended up just leading a fast-food restaurant just to get their first experience in the work environment and it kinda sucks that I read some job postings requiring relevant experience to that field, but those people just find it hard to get experience. Some universities have internship as part of their curriculum in order to help their students the the stand at the door once they apply for work and not entirely go off the rails from their degree just to get a single experience.

Having higher education won't "increase" the chances of getting hired, but it would instead help you in the long run to land a promotion. This is why some companies tend to do the honors to provide the needs of the said "employee" for their higher education, just for the sake of keeping the employee and not outsourcing anymore. Why hire another and train all over again if you could just train one of your current employee and provide the means to attain the requirement to land the promotion.

Using what you've practiced and learn at school is just fine. Extending your capabilities and learning on other fields of interest is better. But either of the two would be fine. We're all different; some are school or book smart, and some are into skills or 'street smart'. What's important is how will you utilize it as an individual if you are seeking for success.
Possible but my take on this is lack of experience with their chosen field. Indeed they have a degree, but there are just companies who are requiring years of experience. This pushes graduates to move in other fileds who will accept and trust them despite of having no experience at all. But that is indeed true;urgency to get a job because they're breadwinners. That's just how tough living is, nowadays. Pride would be swallowed dometimes in order to fill the tummy.

Many college graduates now find jobs unrelated to their courses; I believe this is due to the pandemic, and they desperately need to find work to help their parents. With regards to culture, that is a big factor since it is your tradition to follow, and you shouldn't violate it, though it is still your choice since you are the one taking it and gaining from it. Imagine going to a college course or job you don't like. How can you enjoy it? That would be stressful a lot

I would say every place is different as from what I've seen over here are plenty of people that really hate their field that they went to college for, not all but quite a lot; culture can also play a role in this as well.

It didn't disappoint. It is what it is, only the dynamics of changing the world has changed.
Now I will explain, from my point of view, what the problem is. In a very simple example.
I received my first higher education, from 1990 to 1995. Real time systems software engineer. The theory was taught, at that time - from the 2nd to the 5th year of the institute. To be honest, at that time, the development of the market and technologies more or less coincided with the OBJECTIVITY of the knowledge provided. Taking into account a small lag associated with objective reasons, teachers themselves need to update their knowledge, prepare training materials, prepare the material and technical base, ...
Now, approximately from 2000-2005, the development of, at least technologies, has gained such speed that the above scheme, with the classical construction of training, began to stupidly lag behind, and strongly, noticeably and with an increase in the lag .... In the west, this process is organized a little differently (I did an internship and training in the USA, I know from personal experience). There is mentoring, there is involvement of external specialists, there is a strong connection between high-tech companies, market leaders, and educational institutions (this is a separate issue). Therefore, apart from the countries that occupy the leading positions in adaptive higher education or "upskilling", the gap is becoming more and more felt in the rest. The gap between reality and knowledge. You came to an institution to study, you come out not stupid, but ... your knowledge is 50% no longer relevant and not in demand ... Yes, there is such a problem. But who wants to learn and gain knowledge, will find how and where!

It may depend on her situation. However, if she has money and doesn't matter about the money to spend on education, I think that studying again will be okay as long as she really wants to do it and wants to explore more about the knowledge she learned in college. So that she can prepare herself to achieve the ideals according to her wishes. Especially if this is an urgent matter. However, if she is still not stable, why continue? It's better to start working while honing and deepening certain skills that she really wants, right? So that later the skill can really be useful and help her.

Each of them has the right to their own views. What works for you may not work for me since I may not be able to manage it as well as you do. The decision of what you want to become in the future and the road to take is influenced by your ideas and potential for success. If you want to follow a path to success in this life, it has to be with desire, and the path one travels in today's world is always driven by passion. Every one of them can pursue what is best for them, regardless of the path they will take to get there.

It is where mostly do prefer but there are really instances or situations which we do really end up on having a work which is really out of our interest because we do really end up on having no choice.

This is why it would really be that situational and not all really do falls down into this situation which if you do end up on working on a place which is really in the area of your interest then your'e lucky but if not

then you would need to sustain and survive it because we do all need some job for us to sustain our daily living needs and so on.Speaking about further degree or adding up more skills
then it would always boils down on someones preference and interest.

Life is about decisions and every body has a unique dream and goal in life. However, the best idea is having a good skill then furthering your studies for another degree to back the skill. Students, infact, forget that school is not all about degree, building networks in school shouldn't be neglected.

Anybody, anywhere, in any school can gain a master's degree but the difference is the kind of network they gained in the school, if networking is forsaked the degree may not worth it. Many a persons further their studies to reach out to other like-minded students about their skills and ideas such that after the program they'll have projects to handle together and build wealth.

A person with a PHD in a particular skill who pursues a business will make good connections than a person without a PhD in the same business.

First of all, I'd like to ask him what he wants to do with the degree he currently has. after that, what does he want to do after getting a higher degree. what plans he wants to do in the future, if it's to pursue his brighter future with the degree he has and equal to his abilities. then I will encourage him, to continue his studies at a higher level.

For the second, I will not prevent him if he does not want to continue his studies. chances are, I'll ask him. what skills does he want and what are the prospects for the future, whether after getting the skills it gives him high space and opportunity to create decent jobs or can bring in income that is equivalent to the skills he gets. furthermore, the choice is theirs.

It is just like the idea that I raised. Passion where it is not lucrative may also bring frustration at the end of the day. But passion in a lucrative field is already a plus. It is much as someone doing a job he has passion for already and getting paid for it. There are people who enjoy writing naturally and they working and getting paid in a media house where it is majorly about writing. An engineer that likes mathematics will see more joy doing mathematical works. So learning skills or furthering education in the area of interest and passion is a plus to success already.

Yes, this is indeed the choice of each individual, because according to them it is the path they prefer and they must take. They already have their own way of thinking and I'm afraid that any suggestions that come in will shake their beliefs and have a negative impact on the path they choose. They will definitely consider what they decide later. If I might be more supportive of his decision than having to advise on which path to choose, because that's basically what they need when making a decision. And I will give more advice to be more serious about what he chooses.

If after college people still ask this kind of question, then our education especially higher education has failed us. After college, you should always try to implement your skills in the real world, yes by working. There's no point to be an expert in your school and getting trolled in the real world. From my experience, the sooner you get your hands dirty, the faster your progression in the real world. Also, it's easier to get employed if you have lesser education since the "overqualified" problem is real. Employers will be hesitant to accept highly educated people since (1) they usually demand higher salaries and (2) still have no practical skills. In other words, garbage