How To Train For Your Cool Career Without A Degree

How can I train for my cool career without a degree?

The first thing you should do if you're training for your cool career without a degree is try to find a mentor; somebody who is going to help you outline your training programme. Let's say for example, I want to be something mundane. I want to be a marketing manager. Somehow that excites me; I want to be in marketing. I will find the finest marketing manager in whatever industry turns me on. I would maybe find one, two, or three marketing managers and I would write him or her a very polite letter that explained my passion for marketing, why I am interested, and that you have often heard that getting training at a university is long on theory and short on practice, expensive, and time consuming, and so you want to do your learning on your own with a combination of reading and workshops offered by professional associations and apprenticeships. Ask, “What would you recommend I read? What work shops or conferences should I attend? Where would you recommend I intern or apprentice?” Get that kind of mentorship from a really top practitioner. Not only will you get great training, but you will develop the relationship that will often lead to a great letter of recommendation and get to a great job.