DiamondDave
Army Vet
out of curiosity,
1) whats the industry? (i dont need the company name just general industry)
2) how long ago did they receive their college degrees?
3) how old are those with the experience vs.the one with college degrees?
i would say there is probably a substantial age gap between the two. if its greater than 4 or 5 years, that more than makes up for the time it takes to earn a degree.
1) Tech
2) 1-3 years
3) ages are not on resumes - If you were a professional, you would know that
based on job history and the amount of years in the work force, you can usually speculate age. so in essence your probably comparing a 23-24 year old against someone in their 30's, not exactly apples to apples
and certain tech jobs you dont need a degree such as software engineering and website design.
but try getting a job in any form of engineering (mechanical, aerospace, civil etc) without a degree. good luck
Not really... age is not easy to determine... resumes are shortened... some older experience left off...
I generally choose not to hire college trained... I prefer military experience, even if fresh out of service over college and X number of years in the work force... I have found that the majority of college educated ask for more for no reason, do not have the work ethic (never taught) and tend to overthink theoretical or book solutions rather than take action and using work wisdom...
And your assumption on mechanical etc is also ill advised... know many in the field, even in the government, with no college...
Most every job in the tech field, you can get a degree that is related... and in most every case, the information/education obtained is absolutely worthless