Through my work I come in contact with two groups – those with no or little qualifications and those who go to third level directly from secondary. I have observed individuals from both groups who have not progressed in their career.
I often ask – why?
My theory is as follows ……
When I was growing up the importance of qualifications was drilled into me by teachers, family and peers with comments like “if you don’t have qualifications you will end up in a dead end job” or “get a degree and you will be successful”. The unfortunate thing is that many believe these comments. Those without qualifications accept lower level jobs and never seek to better themselves because they believe it is not possible. Equally there are those you get a degree and enter the working world with a “made it” sign without realising that they must actually do some hard work.
Therefore my stance on qualification is as follows – you don’t need qualifications to be successful (don’t believe me – well some of the most successful people in the world will vouch for this). Qualifications will open more doors though BUT once you get through that door you have to actually work hard to earn success.
Attached is a link for MS Office training – again this will not guarantee success but it will enhance your CV and perhaps open more doors.
