“If I can somehow craft a livelihood out of virtually no qualifications or marketable skills, surely you can too.”
Chris Guillebeau is a financially successful person who has a post on the site The Art of Non-Conformity about Qualifications. In it he explored how qualifications are somewhat overrated in our society. He does this by recounting his own childhood as a juvenile delinquent and his educational background, emphasising his lack of education and also his lack of skills in many areas. Most of his adult life has been spent working as an entrepreneur, writer, traveller and volunteer.
The real takeaways from the post was if things are going well in your life, to continually be grateful. Also, he provides the reminder that we all have choices, particularly in a country like Australia where we are incredibility fortunate in all manner of things including our career choices.
It is true that for some occupations you want the person to be qualified, such as a pilot, engineer, doctor, etc. However, for most business type roles there does seem to be an over reliance on qualifications, particularly when it comes
to recruiting or promotions.
Share your views on the subject, are educational qualifications overrated in business? Why do you think this is?
