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How to Get Ahead at Work Without a College Degree

Eat Your Career

In many organizations and in many positions, the degree you have or don’t have is of minor consequence. All of that is to say, don’t let your lack of a degree be a point of self-sabotage. I’ll give you a quick example: I earned my Bachelor’s Degree in marketing in 2001. That was before social media was even a thing.

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SUCCESS’ 2024 Women of Influence

Success

When she was a junior in high school, Arrington founded the nonprofit ScholarCHIPS, an organization that provides college scholarships, mentoring, mental health support and a peer support network to children of incarcerated parents. Meet Our Finalists Yasmine Arrington Founder, Executive Director, ScholarCHIPS, Inc.

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Will This Tough Job Market Change Generation Y?

On The Job

The National Association of Colleges and Employers , an organization of career counselors, says that employers will hire 22 percent fewer college graduates than last year. Then the 2001 recession hit the Telecom and IT sector. Destroying someone's self esteem doesn't actually make them better.

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